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PowerBI mapping between sources
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PowerBI mapping between sources
Hi,
I'm a new user to PowerBI and have come up stuck trying to create a new project, as outlined below.
Table 1 has film names in variation (e.g. The Post).
Table 2 has film names in another variation (e.g. Post, The), but also has a unique title number.
I have mapping table from Excel that has the unique title numbers (Table 2) in one column, and the Table 1 film names in the other column.
I’ve added all 3 tables to my PowerBI project, but I am struggling to know how to get them to talk to each other. I’ve created the relationships, but I still can’t pull data from Table 2 using the film names from Table 1.
What am I doing wrong / do I need to create extra measures or columns? Do I need to append queries or something like this?
Thanks!
RE: PowerBI mapping between sources
Hi Alex,
Thank you for the forum question.
How to map tables correctly.
Do you have a many to one relationship between table 1 and table 2. (can you have The Post/Post, The many times in one of the tables and only one time in the second table) .
Do you have a one to one relationship or a many to many.
Please let me know this then I can help you with the mapping.
Kind regards
Jens Bonde
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RE: PowerBI mapping between sources
Hi Jens,
Thanks for the quick response.
In Table 1 and Table 2, I have many instances of each title name. In my mapping file, I have each title and the unique title number just once.
So I have a One/Many relationship between [Mapping] and [Table 1] using the Title Name, and a One/Many relationship between [Mapping] and [Table 2] using the unique Title Numbers.
Thanks,
Alex
RE: PowerBI mapping between sources
Hi Alex,
Then you should be able to get what you want, but your visuals must be grouped by the mapping table.
If you in the two source tables contain the "same" let us say have ticket sales, you do not have related tables you have tables which need to be appended to one table in the query. If you in the query editor append the two tables and relate the mapping table to the table you be able to make the visuals you need.
Kind regards
Jens Bonde
Microsoft Office Specialist Trainer
Tel: 0207 987 3777
STL - https://www.stl-training.co.uk
98%+ recommend us
London's leader with UK wide delivery in Microsoft Office training and management training to global brands, FTSE 100, SME's and the public sector
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