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Having a set of properties for each column in a custom visual

Master_T — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:27:31 GMT

Hello everyone

I'm developing a custom visual that displays a simple table, each column of the table is defined by a field (grouping or measure) that can be added to the fields panel of the visual, just like a normal native Power BI table.

Now, what I would like to do is have a dedicated section in the "format" panel for each column, in other words: for each fieeld that is added to the visual. This would allow me to customize each column separately, for example by assigning a color or custom header to each one.

However, I've been reading the documentation but I can't find any examples on how to do this. I've read about data-bound properties, but the docs are incredibly vague, so much that I'm not even sure that is the right approach, let alone how to actually implement it.

Are there any examples on how to do this? Can it even be done at all?

Re: Having a set of properties for each column in a custom visual

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 01:31:30 GMT

HI @Master_T,

What type of detail configurations did you mean? Adding common axis, row/column field formatting options or do configuration on each record?

If you mean the first one, you can check the official document about adding formatting options:

Adding formatting options to a Power BI custom visual - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

If you mean the second one, I don't think it is possible to accurately configuration each row's properties.
If you mean the conditional formatting, please check the following link about adding conditional formatting support in custom visuals.

Conditional formatting in Power BI embedded analytics - Power BI | Microsoft Docs
Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

Re: Having a set of properties for each column in a custom visual

Master_T — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:48:41 GMT

Hello @Anonymous

I've posted a more detailed explanation on stackoverflow with a screenshot showing what I would like, here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70202595/power-bi-custom-visual-having-a-property-panel-for-each-column

Basically, I would like to have a cusotm properties panel for each FIELD (aka: column, not row), but I don't know if this is possible.

Re: Having a set of properties for each column in a custom visual

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 06:17:14 GMT

HI @Master_T,

Perhaps you can take a look at the following link which mentioned a similar requirement:

Solved: How to add drop down selections in custom visual f... - Microsoft Power BI Community

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng