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BookMark, Slider Date and Gateway Problem!
months ago, everything worked. Now the gateway updates the data and the slider object between dates simply doesn't update to the last date of the loaded data, forcing the user to pull the slider to the right to see the last records loaded today. Slider object between dates broke in these recent PowerBI Desktop updates?
I used a Bookmark to clear filters and in addition to clearing the filters, I preselected some as Status=active. Now my bookmark to clear filters resets the slider object between dates to the point where the bookmark was saved, causing the user to pull the slider again to the right.
It is necessary that PowerBi has a behavior control for the slider object, so that it is updated with the last date and selects it daily when updating the data through the gateway or not...
It is necessary that an object can be unaffected by the data bookmark "in the case of the slide between dates".
At the current point, I will have to remove the date filter between the panels as it is getting fixed on the day of posting to the powerbi service and preventing the automatic display of new records updated by the gateway daily!
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Hi tmorais,
Thank you for the detailed description — this is indeed a frustrating behavior that several users have reported since recent Power BI Desktop updates.
The issue is that Bookmarks capture the state of all visuals by default, including the date slider position. When a bookmark is applied to clear filters, it also resets the slider to the position it was in when the bookmark was saved.
Here are some workarounds:
1. Uncheck "Data" in the Bookmark: When editing your bookmark (View → Bookmarks → right-click → Edit), uncheck the Data option so that the bookmark only captures visual/display settings and not the filter state of the slicer.
2. Use a "Relative Date" slicer: Instead of a fixed date range slider, switch to a Relative date slicer (e.g., "Last 30 days" or "This month"). This type of slicer always evaluates relative to today and is not affected by bookmarks or gateway refresh timing.
3. Reset slicer button: Add a "Reset" button linked to a bookmark that has the slicer set to its maximum range, so users can easily restore the default view.
Regarding automatic update to the latest date: Power BI does not natively support dynamic slicer default values. I would recommend voting for this feature on the Fabric Ideas board.
Hope this helps!
