Visualisation (Slicer and Button Slicer)

Hi!

What you're asking for requires slicer synchronization with bidirectional filtering, but unfortunately Power BI slicers don't automatically highlight related values in other slicers based on relationships alone.

However, here are your options:

For Questions 1 & 2 (cascading highlights between Quarter/Month):

• You'd need to use DAX measures with conditional formatting to change the background color based on what's selected in the other slicer
• This gets complex quickly and isn't truly "automatic"

For Question 3 (Year selection highlights all quarters/months):

• Similar issue - slicers filter data but don't visually highlight other slicers automatically

Better alternatives:

1. Use hierarchical slicers: Put Year > Quarter > Month in a single slicer using the date hierarchy
2. Sync slicer selections: In View > Sync slicers, you can sync selections across slicers, but this still requires manual clicking
3. Custom visuals: Look for custom slicers in AppSource that support cascading or parent-child highlighting

The native slicer behavior you're showing would require custom visual development or complex DAX workarounds that might not be worth the effort.

Best regards!

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