# How to Add a Drill Through in Power BI

> To add a drill through in Power BI, select a table in the Data pane, drag a preferred field to the Drill Through section in the visualizations pane, choose a filter from the Filter menu, and tick the checkbox next to your desired dataset.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-add-a-drill-through-in-power-bi/
Apps: Power BI
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a011c243f01ed60a4ecdb/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. Under the Data pane, click the table that contains the field you want to use.
2. Following that, select your preferred field and then drag it to the Drill Through section in the visualizations pane.
3. Tap the Filter menu and select one from the given choices.
4. Subsequently, tick the checkbox next to the dataset you want to use.
5. After completing these steps, a Drill Through will be added to your Power BI report based on your input.