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Key Concepts

Relationship

Edit Relationship

Bi-Direction cross filtration

Cardinality
 Relationship

A relationship is used to perform data filtration between two tables.

This also key

If there is no relationship between the tables, the values will be same in indication in
visual that there
the visual graphs. (It will show aggregated value for all visuals) is no relationship

Two types of Relationships

Active Inactive
Relationship
 We cannot perform Data Filtration
Inactive

We can perform Data Filtration

Active
Click on “Relationship”
line and right click >
Select properties.

The “Edit relationship”

window will open,
there you can see the
“Make this relationship
active”
 The way of Data
Filtering

Active/Inactive
Relationship
 Cross Filter Direction

It will define the way of data filtration between the two tables
Example for Cross Filter Direction

DimAccount is connected to FactFinanace with Account key

DimAccount Can filter FactFinance

But
FactFinance Cannot filter DimAccount

Cross filter Direction : Single

 DimAccount> Operator Column
FactFinance > Amount Column

In this scenario,
X axis : Details (DimAccount)
Y axis : Values (FactFinance)

Now, we can see the filtration

from DimAccount to FactFinance.

Similarly, in X-axis we update

with FactFinance, in Y-axis we
update with DimAccount.
DimAccount> Operator Column
FactFinance > Amount Column

In X-axis we update with

FactFinance, in Y-axis we
update with DimAccount.

The values are showing 86

for all, it is due to single
direction from DimAccount
to FactFinance.

If we update with Both

direction, the filtration will
take place from FactFinance
to DimAccount.
If we update with Both direction, the
filtration is applied from FactFinance
to DimAccount.