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    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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    Ingeborg Hawighorst on 10 Feb 2021 20:39:26

    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.

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    Joseph Hughes on 09 Feb 2021 02:30:42

    RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects

    I support this idea. I am in a situation where I am managing a power bi dataset that includes data from multiple data sources in attempt to streamline my workflow. I can only do so much with standardizing the table naming convention and it would make it easier if I can group the tables in their own display folders, similar to a measure table.

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    Ben Moore on 19 Jan 2021 17:52:35

    RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects

    We need this functionality! :) I'm tired of naming all my tables DIM_ and FACT_

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    Mark Strait on 15 Jan 2021 21:09:06

    RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects

    I would love this feature as well. I would like to have Display folders for the tables and not just the fields that belong to a table (that is available now). This is much needed to group tables together in a folder the same way fields can be grouped together in a folder. Large data models with numerous tables from numerous data source can get confusing. It would be great to group the tables that belong to each data sources together. Let's add this ASAP. :-)

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    Sam Nseir on 26 Dec 2020 04:25:18

    RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects

    Add to this with the recent feature of connecting to multiple datasets. If each dataset was under its own folder then it would help with manageability so much more.

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    Wyn Hopkins on 13 Nov 2020 11:37:38

    RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects

    I think would be really useful in the fields list and model view

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    Frank Kearney on 16 Oct 2020 14:00:58

    RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects

    Any update on this request?

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    Max Walker on 25 Aug 2020 10:09:36

    RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects

    This indeed would be very helpful - if we could nest our tables on the Fields pane. it would make things much easier for dashboards with large numbers of tables.

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    Helene Seyr on 16 Aug 2020 04:15:13

    RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects

    This would be helpful for large data models.

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    Till Pannier on 16 Aug 2020 04:14:28

    RE: Support Display Folders for Table Objects

    This is necessary for complicated data models with many tables.

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