Trouble Filtering using a slicer that's not connected to the data model

[Anonymous]

HI, I have a report that contains a directquery data model and I have no permissions to change it.
I had to create a few local tables and use them in the report. One of them i use as a slicer for the user to choose one or more of the options.

I created a slicer with a local table not connected to the dataset. 
I want to take the choice the user makes and filter the data that is part of the data model


in the table to be filtered, I created a measure that brings in data from another table that's not connected in the relationship, using the TREATAS function. It's a measure.

Since the rule is that you can't put a measure in a slicer, I did the following

1) Created that local table with the three options you see above

2) User chooses the option(s)

My goal is to filter , but I can't seem to write the code that makes this happen. I see examples of calculating numerical data but can't find examples of a slicer option filtering text against the same text in a table

Any help appreciated. Thank you!

[v-xiaotang]

Hi @Anonymous 

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[DataInsights · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous,

Create a measure using this pattern:

Row Count =
CALCULATE (
    COUNTROWS ( DIM_DATE ),
    SELECTEDVALUE ( SlicerTable[Month] ) = DIM_DATE[MONTH_DESC]
)

Assumptions:

1. DIM_DATE is a DirectQuery table.

2. SlicerTable is a disconnected table.

3. The slicer uses SlicerTable[Month].