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Cannot edit interactions anymore and filtering issues
Hello,
I'm looking for help and I hope I'm posting at the right place.
Here is my problem:
- I recently downloaded the latest version of Power BI desktop (Version: 2.144.679.0 64-bit (June 2025))
- I've downloaded one of my report and trying to update it
- For any reason I am unable with this version to manage the filtering anymore
- First symptom - this dorpdown is inactive
- another symptom - if I activate Edit Interactions
then the only choice given is to switch to none and I can't go back once clicked on none - another symptom - filtering doesn't work in some cases - example below the dropdown is inactive
- First symptom - this dorpdown is inactive
Could this be a bug in the version ?
Note that I tried from a new report and got same behaviour, asked a collegue to try same problem for him.
Looking forward for any hint.
Thanks
Hi DonBozo
I tested the same build (Desktop v 2.144.679.0 – June 2025) and everything behaves as expected, so it doesn’t look like a regression.
1. “Apply drill down filters to” dropdown
The control stays greyed-out until you select a drill-able visual and turn on the drill-down button. Once you drill, the dropdown lets you choose whether the drill filter applies to the visual only or to the whole page.
learn.microsoft.com2. Edit Interactions on a table
Tables and matrices never get a Highlight option – only Filter or None. If you pick None, simply turn Edit Interactions back on and select the Filter icon; there’s no “back to highlight” for that visual type.
learn.microsoft.com3. Filter card seems disabled
The Contains operator is enabled only for text columns. If the field you dropped is numeric or a measure, the textbox is intentionally disabled. Try:
• Changing the operator (e.g., is, >=)
• Using a text column instead of a measure
• Confirming you’re filtering the visual, not the entire page.
If that still fails, please share a trimmed-down PBIX so the community can reproduce the issue.If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly
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Hi DonBozo
I tested the same build (Desktop v 2.144.679.0 – June 2025) and everything behaves as expected, so it doesn’t look like a regression.
1. “Apply drill down filters to” dropdown
The control stays greyed-out until you select a drill-able visual and turn on the drill-down button. Once you drill, the dropdown lets you choose whether the drill filter applies to the visual only or to the whole page.
learn.microsoft.com2. Edit Interactions on a table
Tables and matrices never get a Highlight option – only Filter or None. If you pick None, simply turn Edit Interactions back on and select the Filter icon; there’s no “back to highlight” for that visual type.
learn.microsoft.com3. Filter card seems disabled
The Contains operator is enabled only for text columns. If the field you dropped is numeric or a measure, the textbox is intentionally disabled. Try:
• Changing the operator (e.g., is, >=)
• Using a text column instead of a measure
• Confirming you’re filtering the visual, not the entire page.
If that still fails, please share a trimmed-down PBIX so the community can reproduce the issue.If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly
Hello Rita,
Thanks a lot for your quick reply and your time.
I'm confused as it sounds the regression was on my side 😉 actually it's been a while I didn't use PowerBI Desktop and it seems I forgot a bit.
The problem I was facing had it root cause in the data... not in the filtering options.
Regarding the 3rd symptom I mentioned, I didn't realize but the data in visual was set as "First" so I guess it's logic that you can't filter a First. However the GUI is confusing as it looks like you could apply a filter ...Thank you again for your help
Bruno
