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Software ==>	Power BI (160 exercises)
Topic ==>	Basic parameters (2 exercises)
Level ==>	Average difficulty
Subject ==>	Power BI training

Use parameters to filter data before it enters the data model.

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Create a model using all the sheets in the above excel file. The aim is to create a parameter to filter the query editor based on a given Genre like so:

Checking the genre column filter in the data model should only show a single value in the list when you are finished.

To start with, create a parameter which will take in a genre entered by the user. Within the query editor choose Manage Parameter on the Home tab.

Required will prevent you from leaving the Current Value blank. Choosing Any value from Suggested Values gives your users an input box for the parameter value.

Click the top of the column you want to apply a filter to: