One of the most important data modeling features of Power BI, which is shared with SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular 2016 and later versions, is the control the modeler has over defining the filtering behavior through relationships. In addition to one-to-many single direction relationships, Power BI models can contain bidirectional relationships as well as DAX measures that contain their own relationship filtering logic via the new CROSSFILTER() function. These relationship tools, along with modifying the filter context of measures through DAX, can be used to support many-to-many modeling scenarios and provide alternative model behaviors for multiple business requirements.
In this recipe, we look at the primary use cases for bidirectional relationships and DAX-based cross filtering. The first example uses a bidirectional relationship...
