How to split multi-select person field (Sharepoint) for slicer?

[wolfgangkb-work]

I am importing a sharepoint list with one mutli-value person field. I found some guides on the net to use the ValueasText to get the names, but all coloumns with two or more fields show as ";"-separated text. If I place a slicer on this coloumn I can only select the combinations (as they are written in the field) and not the single user and also see his combinations...

How can I trick this to get only single names in the slicer (and see all their involvements when selcting them)?

[amitchandak]

@wolfgangkb-work , Not sure I got it. If data in import mode, you should have split these names into rows

https://www.tutorialgateway.org/how-to-split-columns-in-power-bi/

[wolfgangkb-work]

Hi, thx for the reply. I don't think this will help as I have to users in separate coloumns after this. I need PowerBI to realize that the coloumn is an array, or list and reads the people in that field as seperate entries... 😕

[v-lili6-msft]

hi  @wolfgangkb-work 

For your case, you need two steps in power query as below:

Step1:

Split this column by ";" 

https://www.tutorialgateway.org/how-to-split-columns-in-power-bi/

Step2:

Then unpivot these columns into one column and filter out blank value.

https://radacad.com/pivot-and-unpivot-with-power-bi

Now you could use this new column in a slicer.

Regards,

Lin 

[saraMissBI]

Hi @wolfgangkb-work 

Maybe consider splitting your columns in Power Query?...That way you'll have more ability to manipluate your data as needed in the reporting....