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PowerBI Matrix - Unable to do some conditional formats on values

mitchsue — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:22:21 GMT

I am trying to do conditional formatting on a matrix.

Its not just based on a value (like high or low), it's comparing values from the same table column [formatted value]. And not all rows have the same rule on how to highlight the value. Some are ">", others are "<" .

Here's an example of my data in table: Note: The Formatted value is a measure to present data as either a decimal or percent.

Measue	Time Value	Program	Formatted Value
ACP	Q3 2024	Organization Program	32.00%
ACP	Q3 2024	State Programs	51.50%
Avg Days CPC	Q3 2024	Organization Program	157.4
Avg Days CPC	Q3 2024	State Programs	134.6
CPC	Q3 2024	Organization Program	44.50%
CPC	Q3 2024	State Programs	64.80%

The rules I need to get to is as follows:

if measure = ACP if Column3 is < than Column4 Then highlight red Else No Highlight
if measure = Avg Days CPC if Column3 is > than Column4 Then highlight red Else No Highlight
if measure = CPC if Column3 is < than Column4 Then highlight red Else No Highlight
if measure = Enroll if Column3 is < than Column4 Then highlight red Else No Highlight
if measure = Positive Screen if Column3 is > than Column4 Then highlight red Else No Highlight

And Here's an example of how it should be presented in matrix:

Measure	TimeValue	Column3	Column4
ACP	Q3 2024	32%	52%
Avg Days CPC	Q3 2024	157.4	134.6
CPC	Q3 2024	45%	65%
Enroll	Q4 2024	14%	12%
Positive Screen	Q3 2024	52%	78%

Is this possible in power BI? Any suggestion on how to achieve this?

Thanks

Re: PowerBI Matrix - Unable to do some conditional formats on values

lbendlin — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:00:29 GMT

yes. possible - just don't try to do that with the formatted text. Have a separate measure that produces the font color based on the actual data and your rules. You will need to materialize your measures to compare them.

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Re: PowerBI Matrix - Unable to do some conditional formats on values

mitchsue — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:00:29 GMT

Thank you for your reply. Below is a table on how I need the data to be represented in the matrix. Like I said above, there are different rules based on the measure. Just a note on the 'formatted value' = that is a measure that just formats the value in either percentage or decmimal, based on the measure.

Measure	TimeValue	Organization Program (field = formatted value)	State Program (field = formatted value)
ACP	Q3 2024	32%	52%
Avg Days CPC	Q3 2024	154.4	134.6
CPC	Q3 2024	45%	65%
Screening	Q3 2024	33%	49%
Disenrollment	Q4 2024	13%	8%
Enrollment	Q4 2024	14%	12%
Positive Screen	Q3 2024	52%	78%

Re: PowerBI Matrix - Unable to do some conditional formats on values

lbendlin — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:43:40 GMT

I would create a Rules table for that

and then apply those rules in the font color conditional formatting