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Grouping Fields into dimensions and measure

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abhishek sreesaila on 05 Jan 2015 04:25:31

Grouping Fields into dimensions and measures will allow for quickly locating the fields and helps design reports faster, rather than searching the long list of fields.

Administrator on 24 Jan 2015 06:11:41

Thanks Abhishek, this is a great idea! We'll consider it for the future, please add your votes it you agree!

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1a0fb770 9423-4214-98f9-a3a8bd6bc5e0 on 06 Jul 2020 00:15:19

RE: Grouping Fields into dimensions and measure

And to add, measures should be organized in folders that are totally independent of underlying tables. The user does not care of the underlying data-model structure.

The current implementation of folders 'within' a Logical table does not go far enough. Future state needs for the designer to have the ability to hide logical tables and create a 'Business Friendly' structure where the underlying fields are mapped.

I have built ad-hoc implementations like this for customers, so I know this is a TRUE need. To wit, these structures vary based on Role - just putting it out there for the Power BI product managers!

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3bfb54b9 1b6a-4366-9d83-8383383a8c2f on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:09

RE: Grouping Fields into dimensions and measure

"We’ll consider it for the future"

Wow. 3 years ago O_o

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8b8e2117 1c6a-40e9-9382-65db4a34287f on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:04

RE: Grouping Fields into dimensions and measure

This feature is a no-brainer. How is it not in Power BI?!!! This is a deal breaker!

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8b8e2117 1c6a-40e9-9382-65db4a34287f on 05 Jul 2020 23:32:06

RE: Grouping Fields into dimensions and measure

This feature is available in almost all other self-serving BI tools and it is a must-have! Please make it happen!

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a474b6f6 a706-45df-896e-3e7e46f004e9 on 05 Jul 2020 23:30:41

RE: Grouping Fields into dimensions and measure

feature absolutely needed!

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a3309361 99be-ea11-a812-000d3a8ddfb2 on 05 Jul 2020 23:25:50

RE: Grouping Fields into dimensions and measure

Just a slicer for dimensions vs measures at the top of the search bar would be lovely!

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a103f8c7 c019-4a73-94aa-acf100f6f20d on 05 Jul 2020 23:11:22

RE: Grouping Fields into dimensions and measure

This make sense and will make it easier for the business to locate objects

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aed038dd e308-4c4a-8319-f54f0cd7e7a7 on 05 Jul 2020 23:11:08

RE: Grouping Fields into dimensions and measure

This similar idea has 500+ votes. You can vote for it also:

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/16783000-measure-dependency-view-similar-to-the-query-depe

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4820185a b4d4-4898-8cf8-f92d4588a2d0 on 05 Jul 2020 22:58:40

RE: Grouping Fields into dimensions and measure

In a similar vein, it would be nice to have a little "Show Active Only" button at the top of the Fields pane. Clicking this button would hide all tables and all all fields except those included in the currently selected visualization. Currently Yellow highlighting provides similar functionality, but the feature could be strengthened by just allowing user to hide all the stuff that is not present in a given visualization. This would make training/adoption easier. [And yes, we can and should hide fields that we don't want anyone to see, but that's a separate issue). Thank you.

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db2fbace 0221-4f38-b2b3-fe170a8b9e5b on 05 Jul 2020 22:57:22

RE: Grouping Fields into dimensions and measure

Yes please, add this improve