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Power BI Ideas Admin on 03 Oct 2014 07:12:28

Create a filter that allows me to say 'Show the top N categories by value', e.g. 'Top 5 countries by sales'

Administrator on 14 Apr 2021 09:53:26

I'm very pleased to say we've just released the ability to add TopN filters to your visuals in our October update. More details here: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-october-feature-summary/#analytics Please keep submitting ideas and suggestions for other things we can do in this area!

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645e5e0d 127c-4b68-b03d-7e45a61b6db9 on 05 Jul 2020 22:14:49

RE: Top N Filters

why it is not even in the default filter?

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431581a6 37a5-4ca4-bafe-46baf59d7e7a on 05 Jul 2020 22:14:26

RE: Top N Filters

It is much needed for presenting insights and summaries . thanks

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3a120d02 ff43-43d9-a528-a534f6829902 on 05 Jul 2020 22:14:00

RE: Top N Filters

Can't believe a BI product is designed without it > Who are my Top 10 customers, products, sales people

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e15e7568 a00d-45a1-94fd-a9497c98b84b on 05 Jul 2020 22:13:57

RE: Top N Filters

This functionality is available in Excel Pivots. Hoping this to be added in Power BI Visuals.

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1b27a455 8577-489b-8211-ee2efed5aeac on 05 Jul 2020 22:13:37

RE: Top N Filters

Yes please most useful

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e92277ad 5e05-48e3-9d00-620b58067e23 on 05 Jul 2020 22:13:17

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Would be a very useful filter

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88ffa370 14cd-4639-b5ad-0bc910675dc8 on 05 Jul 2020 22:13:09

RE: Top N Filters

Need a way from which we can create some visualization for Top n say Top 10 subsidiaries in sales without doing any changes in model. This should also work with live connections.

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07732b6d 288a-4f8d-b103-5c04fa8f99c8 on 05 Jul 2020 22:12:48

RE: Top N Filters

To those saying that the RANKX () workaround as described in the link below is a sufficient workaround, I disagree very strongly. This requires the model designer to know in advance exactly which field and measure combination needs to be able to have a Top N filter. This is unreasonable, especially if a report includes many Top N visuals. One of the major promises of the Power BI Service is that the same user need not understand modelling to be able to put together powerful reports.

https://dataonwheels.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/adding-top-10-charts-to-power-view-which-honor-filters/

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bd64fa7e fcd8-48b8-b545-a761c455a606 on 05 Jul 2020 22:12:24

RE: Top N Filters

As Michiel Rozema stated, you can include the top10 rule via DAX, using the RANKX function

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54b85126 abe4-48ff-baff-5649da7dd407 on 05 Jul 2020 22:12:19

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Top 10 AND Cummulative (eg. Cumulative % of sales, etc.) ...please.