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1 year ago

I have run into an issue with the Timeline Slicer visual not getting updated. Both the desktop and online versions of BI are installing version 2.4.0 from Appsource. In Desktop I can just force it to ignore appsource and install a newer version from a local file but this doesn't help with my published reports. Is there something I can do to get version 2.5.11 in PowerBI Service?

  • ekwon's avatar
    ekwon
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    1 year ago

    Hi Support,

    The Timeline Slicer 2.5.11.0 in Power BI caused issues today.
    The Timeline Slicer visual automatically updated to 2.5.11.0 in Power BI Service.

     

    1. This caused the settings to reset to default.
      1. We have very many reports and to update them all will be a tremendous effort.
    2. It also caused the vertical scroll bar to appear and unable to remove it unless we resized the visual to 165 height.
    3. We are unable to update the Timeline Slicer visual from 2.4 to 2.5 in desktop.


    Please Advise workaround or ETA on fix.

    • Marc_Ponick's avatar
      Marc_Ponick
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      1 year ago

      Same issue here. It looks like the version for download claims to be 2.5 but it's really 2.4.

      Tried a new blank report with no custom visuals, and it downloaded the 2.4 version as well.

      Desktop shows the visual as I want it to appear, but online the visual is showing all options as per default settings.

      We have this in 100s of views, so a fix is needed asap.

      • wilkstep's avatar
        wilkstep
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        1 year ago

        I also have the same issue.  What I have noticed about now getting a vertical scroll bar, is that suddenly the Timeline Slicer visual in the Power BI Service is no longer holding on to the 'Off' selection of the 'Display all' toggle under the Labels section of the Formatting pane.  When opening the Desktop app file, the 'Display all' toggle under the Labels section is turned off (as desired).  However, after publishing, the visual in the Service is behaving as though the 'Display all' toggle under Labels is turned On, and therefore there is no longer enough vertical space on the visual and it presents an undesirable vertical scrollbar.  Can this be fixed?  Thanks!

         

  • R_XAV's avatar
    R_XAV
    Regular Visitor
    1 year ago

    Hello Support,
    The problem is apparently general: I have this problem with the "TimeLine Slicer" visual on all pages of all my reports! The PBI DESKTOP version (V. 2.4.0) is not the same as the PBI SERVICE version (V.2.5.11.0)... This is a lot of work to edit all pages of all reports and publish everything... Please publish a fix soon...

    • misaacs's avatar
      misaacs
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      1 year ago

      The Powerbi timeline visual in the web is version 2.5.13.0 but version 2.4 in PBI desktop (Version: 2.143.878.0 64-bit (May 2025). 2.5.13.0 in the web has a bug where it does not maintain the setting under Force selection - latest availabe per period. This is causing our automated executive reports that are emailed to not display the right information in the email because it's not defaulting to the latest available period. This was a previous but we've experienced before and now it seems like it's back. 

      • Murten's avatar
        Murten
        Frequent Visitor
        1 year ago

        I have had the exact same issue the past 3 weeks or so... is there a workaround or fix?

  • chucky69's avatar
    chucky69
    Frequent Visitor
    1 year ago

    For us, the problem is solved this morning, release 2.4.0 is back on the Power BI Services platform

    • wilkstep's avatar
      wilkstep
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      1 year ago

      Just noticed the same thing.  Everything is magically back to normal for the Timeline Slicer.  Thank you to the folks that solved it!

  • wilkstep's avatar
    wilkstep
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    1 year ago

    I'm seeing a new issue with the Timeline Slicer visual now.  It seems that the PBI Service site is no longer respecting the Force Selection of the 'latest available period'.  It still does in the Desktop app, but not in the service.  When activity rolls to a new month, the slicer in the service is simply staying on whatever the most recent month was when last published.  It used to work, but have noticed this anomaly over the last 2-3 weeks.  Any ideas for a fix?

     

     

    • WOLF81's avatar
      WOLF81
      Frequent Visitor
      1 year ago

      Yeah, it has been like this for well over a month now if not longer. It is quite annoying