Different color if string starts with specific charackter

[Learner22]

Dear Community,

I need your help. Image I have the following column

Column A

_XT

AB

_BT

CC

_TT

I want to use Column A as a slicer. If the text in the column A begins with _ (for example _XT) then I want to have for example the color green for this text.

How can I do this?

Many thanks.

[amitchandak]

@Learner22 , Not clear on the role if the slicer here, but you have conditional formatting using a color measure, use in field value option of conditional formatting

If(Left(Max(Table[Column1]), 1) = "_", "Green", "White")

How to do conditional formatting by measure and apply it on pie?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqBb5eBf_I4&list=PLPaNVDMhUXGYo50Ajmr4SgSV9HIQLxc8L
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/Power-BI-Conditional-formatting-the-Pie-Visual/ba-p/...
https://amitchandak.medium.com/power-bi-where-is-the-conditional-formatting-option-in-new-format-pan...

[Learner22]

I'm not clear how to use the created measure in connection with the Column A.

[NikhilChenna · Accepted solution]

Hi @Learner22 ,

Once you create the measure. 

1. Drag this column on to the report page. 

2. Once added, go to the visulisation pane on the right which is before the fields pane.

3. You'll see a tab as columns below in the visualisation pane, and you'll see column A there.

4. click on the down row which is there with the column A and select conditional formatting and it that select background color.

5. After that a pop up box will appear as below,

6. In the first drop down select the Format style as field value. 

7. After that select the measure which is created in the drop for this question " What field should we base this on ?"

8. After that click on Ok and its done. 

Follow this below links if you do not understand the steps - 

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-conditional-table-formatting

Regards, 
Nikhil Chenna

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[Anonymous]

Hi @Learner22,

You can refer below link.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/DAX-Commands-and-Tips/How-to-add-Color-using-If-Statement/m-p/23901...

Best Regards 

Shreya Mukkawar