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Tabular Modeling with SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services Cookbook
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Tabular Modeling with SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services Cookbook

by Derek Wilson
January 2017
Beginner to intermediate
372 pages
5h 55m
English
Packt Publishing
Content preview from Tabular Modeling with SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services Cookbook

Using the timeline filter with pivot tables

In this recipe, you will create a new timeline filter that enables users to quickly choose the time frame that they want to analyze. The timeline filter is easier to use than having to select rows from the pivot table fields.

How to do it...

  1. Open Excel and connect to the Crash_Data_SSASTM model and create a new pivot table report.
  2. Add WEATHER_CONDITION to columns, from the MasterCalendar_T select YQMD, and finally add Count_of_Crashes to the values.

    How to do it...

  3. Select the Insert menu and then in the filter area select Timeline.
  4. On the Insert Timelines windows, select the MasterCalendar_T table and click OK.

  5. A new filter ...
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ISBN: 9781786468611