Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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An awesome simple explanation of HOW TO BUILD a robust multi row dependent drop down list in Excel
I realised after recording that Mark suggested this exact solution at the start of our UNPIVOT podcast and I didn't realise until listening back to the podcast a few days later.
Hear the discussion youtu.be/OFNDtXxrk0g
⏬ Download the file:
aasolutions.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/PubliclyAvailableContent/Es1QX19t3ElLmyoMq_hntlwBDLD_D97_7ztOlRPVfSTqMQ?e=buxjaM
Mark’s video
youtu.be/L3jWMoE6KnI?si=b5HxJRYcZBAciU37
My previous video of “easiest dependent drop down list”
youtu.be/U3WnM2JCrVc?si=ldYgW3oatoJt-0to
00:00 the aim
00:48 table set up
02:13 range name set up
04:00 the magic XLOOKUP : XLOOKUP
09:00 conditional formatting to flag invalid choices
13:43 if you can’t rely on a sorted table
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The team and I at Access Analytic develop Power BI and Excel solutions for clients in Australia and deliver training around the World. https://accessanalytic.com.au/
Did you know I've written a book "Power BI for the Excel Analyst"?
https://pbi.guide/book/
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👩🏻🎓 Check out my Professional Excel Productivity & Power BI courses
accessanalytic.thinkific.com
An awesome simple explanation of HOW TO BUILD a robust multi row dependent drop down list in Excel
I realised after recording that Mark suggested this exact solution at the start of our UNPIVOT podcast and I didn't realise until listening back to the podcast a few days later.
Hear the discussion youtu.be/OFNDtXxrk0g
⏬ Download the file:
aasolutions.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/PubliclyAvailableContent/Es1QX19t3ElLmyoMq_hntlwBDLD_D97_7ztOlRPVfSTqMQ?e=buxjaM
Mark’s video
youtu.be/L3jWMoE6KnI?si=b5HxJRYcZBAciU37
My previous video of “easiest dependent drop down list”
youtu.be/U3WnM2JCrVc?si=ldYgW3oatoJt-0to
00:00 the aim
00:48 table set up
02:13 range name set up
04:00 the magic XLOOKUP : XLOOKUP
09:00 conditional formatting to flag invalid choices
13:43 if you can’t rely on a sorted table
🧑🏻🎓Check out our Power BI Training Course
accessanalytic.thinkific.com
The team and I at Access Analytic develop Power BI and Excel solutions for clients in Australia and deliver training around the World. https://accessanalytic.com.au/
Did you know I've written a book "Power BI for the Excel Analyst"?
https://pbi.guide/book/
Connect with me
wyn.bio.link

![Visual Calculations in Power BI
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A first look at Visual Level Calculations in the February 2024 release of Power BI Desktop. Looks very promising, should simplify a lot of common DAX requirements.
⚠️ Formatting Update:
Theres new formatting options as of August 2024
https://youtu.be/a6lI_B58wqQ?si=t0ldp_zZUb5B06Oy
For more format options see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-au/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-custom-format-strings?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5002589
If you need to do further calculations on a field AND you want to display it formatted then you will need to create a duplicate unformatted column and hide the original non formatted column that is used in further calculations.
At this stage you also cannot sort by a measure value (the RUNNINGSUM doesnt respect the sort order of a visual if its sorted by a measure) Instead youd need to do something like this
RUNNING TOTAL by Units= SUMX(WINDOW(1, ABS, 0, REL, ROWS, ORDERBY([Units], ASC)), [Units])
The team and I at Access Analytic develop Power BI and Excel solutions for clients in Australia and deliver training around the World. https://accessanalytic.com.au/
Did you know Ive written a book Power BI for the Excel Analyst?
https://pbi.guide/book/
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