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SanderVeeken
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Bar colors reset when switching field parameter

Hi everyone,


I'm working on a questionnaire response report that I have to translate into about 7 languages. I'm (obviously) using lots of field parameters. My basic data model consists of a bunch of measures, and (dim)tables that look like this:

ID    label_en  label_es label_fr

etc. 

I'm using field parameters hooked up to my language table to switch between the columns for display names and measures to count or sum or whatever.

 

My issue has nothing to do with my data model but with formatting:

When I use visuals that apply custom colors to for instance bars, as in the 100% stacked bar chart, the colors don't "stick" when I switch the language. E.g. I have categories "none", "a little", "a lot", "I don't know" and all corresponding translations in their respective columns. I will set the colors the way I like them (the way the client wants because of house styling), switch to another language and I have to do it all over again.

 

Does anyone know a way around this? I have a whole bunch of visuals and 7 languages to tackle and that is a lot of finicky work that's very error prone. Thanks in advance!

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Anonymous
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Hi @SanderVeeken ,

Can you please share a pbix or some dummy data that keep the raw data structure with expected results? It should help us clarify your scenario and test to coding formula.

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Xiaoxin Sheng

I've made a simple PBIX here:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AuCIkVI-wa77g9Esn0v_SwdQ73MBlg?e=1JOssd

 

I've set the colors of the "English version" the way I want them. When you switch to another language with the parameter, all colors switch back to the default and you have to set them individually for each language label.

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