Dynamically FIltering Data Based on Custom Parameter

[mohit_K]

I have a data table like :-

id	engineer	tester	manager
1	10	20	15
1	20	30	10
2	15	10	20
3	20	10	30
4	10	10	25
5	30	20	35
1	40	30	30
2	15	30	10
4	50	30	15
4	5	45	20

I am applying Dynamic Row Level Security to my Power Bi reports and using that I am filtering the report based
on the logged in user which I am getting using USERPRINCIPALNAME() parameter.
I want to apply some more dynamic filters in my report but it is not based on USERPRINCIPALNAME(),
Is it possible to create a custom parameter and pass it to the reports and filter the report accordingly (in both power bi Desktop

and power bi Service).
Like CUSTOMPARAMETER = 'Engineer'
So the output becomes :-

id	engineer
1	10
1	20
2	15
3	20
4	10
5	30
1	40
2	15
4	50
4	5

Similar output should be there for Tester and manager that is based on the value of the custom parameter we should be able to 

see the data.

[v-yalanwu-msft]

Hi @mohit_K , 

According to the official document,Row-level security (RLS) with Power BI can be used to restrict data access for given users. Filters restrict data access at the row level,So ,it can’t be used Column level security.

https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=3c6dd5d0-a2f9-44ae-a213-3a8c0d14dfd0，and you could vote for it.

Or, There are workarounds that might be able to assist. Check out this blog post on it 

Another idea is transpose the columns to rows in Power Query first, and then set the roles.

Reference:

https://www.bluegranite.com/blog/using-dynamic-row-level-security-with-organizational-hierarchies

Best Regards,
Community Support Team_ Yalan Wu
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