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Advocate IInput Slicer visual no longer correctly processes pasted multiline values
The Microsoft Input Slicer visual no longer correctly processes pasted multiline values.
Historically, users could copy a column of values from Excel and paste directly into the Input Slicer.
Each line would be interpreted as a separate value and applied as a multi-value filter.
The current behaviour converts line breaks into spaces, resulting in a single search string instead of multiple filter values.
Observations:
- Issue reproduced using Notepad, therefore not related to Excel clipboard formatting.
- The visual appears to replace carriage returns / line feeds with spaces before parsing the values.
- Behaviour differs from previous functionality where bulk paste of multiple values was supported.
Environment:
- Power BI Desktop: 2.156.951.0 (July 2026)
- OS: Windows 11 (Build 26200)
- Model Mode: DirectQuery
- Input Slicer: Microsoft published visual
Impact:
Users can no longer efficiently paste lists of IDs, emails, personnel numbers, trade IDs, or other identifiers into the Input Slicer for ad-hoc analysis. Values must now be entered individually using Ctrl+Enter, which is impractical for larger lists.
IoannisT Check the Issues forum and if this issue is not there you can submit it: Issues - Microsoft Fabric Community
2 Replies
- GeraldGEmerick
Memorable Member
IoannisT Check the Issues forum and if this issue is not there you can submit it: Issues - Microsoft Fabric Community
- Kagiyama_yutaka
Skilled Sharer
the current Desktop build treats pasted multi‑line text as one value. your repro shows it behaves differently from older versions.
splitting the list in Notepad and adding each line with Ctrl+Enter still registers multiple values.
since the behavior changed, posting it in the Issues forum is the right way to see whether the change is intentional.
