Pass selected slicer value(Text) into a measure

[Returnofthemack]

Hi,

*I'm using Report Server Desktop "RS".

I have a slicer that shows text values instead of numbers.  I would like to create a measure that takes the selected "text"value(Column A) in a slicer, filters Column B based on the selected value in Column A. Then returns a "count" or "distinct count" of the filtered rows. 

I tried building a measure but I'm returned with a message "Cannot convert value XXXX of type Text to type Number".

This seems like a simple formula but I'm not using the right syntax for DAX.

Heres a table example:

Column A-Slicer filters on this column

Dog

Cat

Mouse

Horse

Column B

PitBull

Corgi

Tabby Cat

Jack Russell

Thank you

[v-rongtiep-msft]

Hi @Returnofthemack ,

The error message "Cannot convert value XXXX of type Text to type Number" suggests that there might be a mismatch in data types being compared or operated on in your DAX formula. This is a common issue when dealing with text and numeric data types, as DAX expects explicit data type alignment for operations.

How would you like column A to be filtered and column B to be filtered? For example, if you select dog in slicer, will column B filter PitBull and Corgi? Is there another column that proves that PitBull and Corgi belong to dog?

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[Returnofthemack]

Hello,

Yes, if I select dog in slicer, column B will filter PitBull and Corgi. 

Also Column A and B are apart of the same table.  I would like the measure to count the filtered column B and return a number count.