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Bookmarks - Selected and All Visuals
Hi,
I am trying to use 4 separate visuals stacked over one another to allow my users to toggle how may columns of data are being shown. I created bookmark "3 Months" and selected that visual to be shown while hiding the other 3. Then I created bookmark "6 Months" and selected that visual to be shown while hiding the visual for "3 Months" along with the other 2. I did this for all 4 visuals so that only one visual was displayed. I made sure that Selected Visuals was checked for all 4 bookmarks, I made sure that only one visual was showing for each bookmark, and I updated the bookmark after hitting Selected Visuals and selecting only the one visual.
Now the fun part.
Power BI changes all the bookmarks back to All Visuals, and if I change them back to Selected Visuals it unhides all the visuals. Please help!
To accurately track bookmark behavior that toggles between visuals, it's important to have access to the .pbix file — in most cases where this setup doesn't work, the root cause is a timing issue between visibility settings and the moment the bookmark is updated. This is a very common mistake and often hard to spot without reviewing the file.
That said, for your use case — switching between different time spans (like 3 months, 6 months, etc.) — there's a simpler and more robust solution: Field Parameters.
Using Field Parameters allows the user to choose which columns or dimensions to display in a single visual, without having to stack multiple visuals or rely on bookmarks at all. It's easier to maintain and behaves more predictably.
Please refer to the linked guide :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nqEv2YXLsUIf this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly
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Thank you all! I found I had to open the Selections Panel, hold CTRL+ while selecting all the visuals AFTER hiding/unhiding them. The option to use Parameters was way easier, so thank you to all who suggested that route.
You may want to look into using Field Parameters instead, or "Personalize Visuals".
To accurately track bookmark behavior that toggles between visuals, it's important to have access to the .pbix file — in most cases where this setup doesn't work, the root cause is a timing issue between visibility settings and the moment the bookmark is updated. This is a very common mistake and often hard to spot without reviewing the file.
That said, for your use case — switching between different time spans (like 3 months, 6 months, etc.) — there's a simpler and more robust solution: Field Parameters.
Using Field Parameters allows the user to choose which columns or dimensions to display in a single visual, without having to stack multiple visuals or rely on bookmarks at all. It's easier to maintain and behaves more predictably.
Please refer to the linked guide :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nqEv2YXLsUIf this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly
Hi Joshua-Phillips,
It looks like Power BI isn't retaining the "Selected Visuals" setting for your bookmarks, which is causing all visuals to reappear. I suggest checking the Bookmarks Pane, right-clicking each bookmark, selecting Update, and ensuring that only "Display" is checked while "Data" remains unchecked. If your visuals are in Groups, try ungrouping them, as hidden objects in groups can sometimes reset unexpectedly. Before updating each bookmark, manually hide the unnecessary visuals using the Selection Pane, making sure only the desired visual is visible. Then, update the bookmark instead of creating a new one. Another approach you can try is using Buttons to toggle between bookmarks by inserting a Bookmark Navigator. If the issue still persists, I recommend deleting and recreating the bookmarks step by step, ensuring that unwanted visuals are hidden before updating each one. Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Prashanth Are
