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sande_ch
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Label is truncated for bar chart with hierarchical categories

Hi there

 

I have a horizontal bar chart with hierarchical categories (category and subcategory). When displayed at the lowest data level, the category label is vertical. As a result, it cuts off the label if I only have a few subcategories. Is there a way to make the category label horizontal, or to create more space so that the label is not cut off?

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lbendlin
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Your visual likely won't fit on a regular sized screen.  Consider using less data or choosing a different visual

 

anyway, If this is important to you please consider voting for an existing idea or raising a new one at https://ideas.fabric.microsoft.com

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lbendlin
Super User
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Your visual likely won't fit on a regular sized screen.  Consider using less data or choosing a different visual

 

anyway, If this is important to you please consider voting for an existing idea or raising a new one at https://ideas.fabric.microsoft.com

Hi @lbendlin 

Thanks for the advice! I will try to display fewer categories so that the visual is shorter. However, the problem with the cut-off label will remain. Is there no solution / workaround for this?

Thanks!

do you see it as a bug, or as something that could be improved?

 

If you have a Pro license you can open a Pro ticket at https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com/newsupportticket/powerbi
Otherwise you can raise an issue at https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues .

 

If this is important to you please consider voting for an existing idea or raising a new one at https://ideas.fabric.microsoft.com

Hi @sande_ch ,

Could you please confirm if you've submitted this as an idea in the Ideas Forum? If so, sharing the link here would be helpful for other community members who may have similar feedback.

As we haven’t heard back from you in a long while, we’re closing this thread. For any further discussions or questions, please start a new thread in the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum  we’ll be happy to assist.

Thank you for being part of the Microsoft Fabric Community.

Hi @v-dineshya 

I haven't submitted this as an idea in the Ideas Forum yet. If I do that, I will share the link here.

My solution for the length of the visual: I have programmed dynamic TopN and Others in the bar chart. This allows the customer to choose how many categories they want to see.

Thanks for the help!

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