How to link table row content to source in Power View - excel

I am currently able to use Power View to view, filter, and highlight my data. However I haven't figured out a way to link my table rows to the data source (i.e. tables in other tabs of the Excel spreadsheet).
so that if I double-click on a row, Excel will direct me to the appropriate table and show me the full content of that row (so that I can see data in the other columns that I wasn't showing in the Power View dashboard).
For example, I wouldn't put a "Description" column into the dashboard but I would want the user to be able to find and see the paragraph-long description for each item if he or she chooses to drill down.
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I want to be able to click on any of those five line items and go to that table with that table filtered for only that item.
Does any one know how to do this?

This is not something that's supported in Power View.
HTH,
-Lukasz

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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-drillthrough

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Note: Photos are taken from Excel 2016
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Select the appropriate sheets in which your tables are found, and confirm that they are displaying properly
If you notice that the table is not correct, you can make changes to it via the Edit button below.
For example, if you notice that your Column headers are being treated as a normal value, you can click Use First Row as Headers under the Power Query Editor Home -> Transform
I would also recommend changing the name of the query so it makes more sense down the line
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Select Only Create Connection to add it into your Workbook Queries without duplicating the table.
Repeat the above steps for each table in which you are looking to merge.
Once you have all of your tables linked via Queries, you can now move on to merging them:
Under the same section of New Query select Combine Queries -> Merge
Select the two queries you are looking to merge in each of the respective boxes
Confirm that they are correct via the preview window (don't worry if not all rows show)
Rule of thumb would also be to select your largest query first, and the smaller second
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If at any point you make a mistake, you can retrace your changes under Applied Steps within the Query Settings Pane
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I am new to Power BI. I have searched a solution, but I can't find the one match my issue.
I use direct query to SQL Server to generate data table in Power BI. My query result as below:
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