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Data Formatting Issue : How to fix Scientific Value Shown on a value that supposed to be Zero

Asyifa — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 04:15:43 GMT

Hello everyone,

I am experiencing a data formatting issue where a value that is supposed to be 0 is displayed in scientific notation instead.

I have already checked and adjusted the data formatting settings, attached screenshots showing:

The result displayed in the report
The data formatting settings configuration

I use the same formatting for the other column and the value was correct.

Could you please advise on what might be causing this behavior?

Thank you very much for your help.

Re: Data Formatting Issue : How to fix Scientific Value Shown on a value that supposed to be Zero

cengizhanarslan — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:13:13 GMT

Power BI (DAX) uses floating-point math. After calculations (division, subtraction, percentages, averages, etc.), values that should be zero often end up as something like: 0.0000000000046. When the number is extremely small, Power BI switches to scientific notation to represent it. To fix it you need to correct your column format setting. Instead of using "general", use "Whole Number" or "Decimal" depending on your need.

Re: Data Formatting Issue : How to fix Scientific Value Shown on a value that supposed to be Zero

Asyifa — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:13:48 GMT

Hi @cengizhanarslan , thanks for your reply, but here as on my snapshot the data format already set to whole number.. for more context to manage the pbi i divide the pbix file into 2 part one for managing the dataset and one for the report, in this case in pbix dataset file i already set the data format to whole number but in the pbix reporting file i check it is set to general but i cannot update it it is lock..

do you have any other insight on this? thanks..

Re: Data Formatting Issue : How to fix Scientific Value Shown on a value that supposed to be Zero

cengizhanarslan — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:13:34 GMT

You need to change your column format in your dataset not thin report. Thin report is the one that is live connected to your semantic model in service and you cannot change anything on the model by using a thin report.

Re: Data Formatting Issue : How to fix Scientific Value Shown on a value that supposed to be Zero

v-sshirivolu — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:27:24 GMT

Hi @Asyifa ,
Thanks for the update, since this report is connected to a semantic model and you don’t have permission to change the dataset, the scientific notation you’re seeing is most likely happening because the value isn’t truly zero. Power BI sometimes produces extremely tiny numbers (like 0.0000000001) due to calculation precision, and formatting alone won’t hide that. A simple workaround is to create a new measure in the report that rounds the value or treats very small numbers as zero, then use that new measure in your visuals with the format you want. This way you can fix how the number displays without needing any changes to the dataset.

Re: Data Formatting Issue : How to fix Scientific Value Shown on a value that supposed to be Zero

v-sshirivolu — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:00:21 GMT

Hi @Asyifa ,
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Re: Data Formatting Issue : How to fix Scientific Value Shown on a value that supposed to be Zero

v-sshirivolu — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:23:36 GMT

Hi @Asyifa ,

I hope the above details help you fix the issue. If you still have any questions or need more help, feel free to reach out. We’re always here to support you