Lamin Jobe on 13 Dec 2018 00:54:04
Support Display Folders for Table Objects and not just columns
Administrator on 30 Sep 2021 23:09:58
Thanks, we are currently looking at supporting this, no timelines yet though.
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RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects
We already can group measures into a folder and the fields within a table into a folder. We need a way to group tables into a folder and this should not be that difficult to achieve. We need this especially while building out large data models so that we can better organize our tables into folders without which it is difficult for report developers/data model consumers to wrap their head around the data model.Currently we are using Power BI Embedded (Embed for your customers) as a part of our application and we expose our data model to our customers so that they can build their own reports on top of our data model. As we keep extending our data model it is getting difficult to organize our tables and our customers get thrown-off when they see hundreds of tables and are finding it difficult to use it for building their reports. We definitely need to be able to create folder structures for tables as well, because workarounds like renaming tables for grouping/sorting them is not so neat.
RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects
Agreed that this is key!
RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects
It would be nice with some kind of organizing level above the table level in a (tabular) data model in Power BI, SSAS etc. For instance, by using "Display folders" to include measures, columns etc. from multiple tables in the same folder.
There's a lot of business value to tap into between and across organizational boundries and tables, or from a wider overview, which is restricted by the tables as the top level in larger data models.
The concept quickly and superficially illustrated by a fictive AdventureWorks example: https://oxcrx34285.i.lithium.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/166559i041B82FEAEB0C494/image-size/large
Maybe one could also have a choice between showing the traditional table views and this virtual folder structure, when one needs the underlying tables/table structure for whatever reason.
RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects
That would make my and other's life so much easier! It just makes sense
RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects
Any form of organization in the Fields pane would be super helpful. At LEAST it should mark/sort/group tables coming from different connections together. There are also first class, second class, and third class tables that are currently all sitting together in the same view, displayed as equally important.
RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects
This feature is nearly a must if you add lots of tables to your model or tables from different sources. Yes, you can rename them, but it gets nasty. Thumbs up for this idea!
RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects
This would be helpful. Especially to keep disconnected tables and calculation groups separated from all other tables.
RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects
We already use folders for columns and could definitely use it for tables
RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects
A very important feature to build powerful semantic layer
RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects
Please merge with https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=828cdf79-6b04-4eed-912e-a30e2e4d43eb
This would be so helpful when working with large models. Renaming tables should be the last resort, really. And the arbitrary sort order of the alphabet is probably the most unsuitable one.
Folders would be great, or the ability to drag and drop tables to change the order in which they appear.