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ericOnline
Post Patron
7 years ago

Add an Event to Line Chart?

Hello,    How can I add events to a Line Chart?   Example:   Thank you
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themistoklis
Community Champion
7 years ago

Hi v-piga-msft,

 

I think ericOnline is talking about adding reference lines to graphs.

These lines can be vertical or horizontal depending on the the type of graph.

 

They are quite useful features especially on trend lines where you can easily spot if a specific 'event' has an impact to the metric you are monitoring.

 

Here is an example

 

 

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themistoklis
Community Champion
7 years ago

ericOnline

This image will point you to the location where you can add a reference line to a chart

 

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    ericOnline
    Post Patron
    7 years ago

    Thank you for the idea. Do you know how to add a VERTICAL LINE with unique info? Ideally I'd like to have a table of "events" and be able to plot them on the data as a vertical line with a little "flag" describing the event.

     

    Ideas?

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      themistoklis
      Community Champion
      7 years ago

      Hello ericOnline

       

      It seems that PowerBI automatically detects where to put the reference line (X or Y axis).

       

      There is a workaround which is described here

       

      This is also an idea which you can vote here

       

       

    • v-piga-msft's avatar
      v-piga-msft
      Resident Rockstar
      7 years ago

      Hi ericOnline,

       

      The workaround from themistoklis may help you.

       

      Have you solved your problem?

       

      If you have solved, please always accept the replies making sense as solution to your question so that people who may have the same question can get the solution directly.

       

      Best Regards,

      Cherry