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Clarification Required – Difference Between New “List Slicer” Visual vs Traditional “Slicer”
Hi Sreethar_14,
Ritaf1983, Thanks for your prompt resposnse
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Hi Sreethar_14
The differences between the traditional slicer (in List mode) and the new List Slicer are not performance-related but mostly about UX/UI improvements.
The new List Slicer includes enhanced visual design capabilities:
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A more modern default look
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Visual states like pressed or selected
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Rounded corners
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Better theme and formatting integration
Functionally, both slicers behave the same, especially with hierarchical fields. But if visual consistency, user experience, or modern design are priorities, the new List Slicer offers more flexibility.
More information about the new list slicer is in the linked video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSn08LiATGo
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Hi Rita Fainshtein,
Thank you for the detailed explanation and the video reference regarding the new List Slicer. I understand that the new List Slicer introduces UI/UX improvements like a modern look, rounded corners, and better theme integration, which are helpful from a design perspective.
However, from a functional and practical usage standpoint, I would like to share my observations and raise a few points for further clarity:
Both the traditional slicer (in list mode) and the new List Slicer appear to provide the same core functionality when it comes to filtering and selection behavior, including single or multi-select.
The traditional slicer supports both dropdown and vertical list layouts, while the new List Slicer is currently limited to the list view only.
The visual difference between the two lies mainly in the UI: the traditional slicer uses square checkboxes, whereas the List Slicer uses circular radio buttons for single select.
In terms of space usage, the new List Slicer generally occupies more space, which may be a limiting factor when designing space-efficient dashboards.
To me, while the List Slicer offers improved aesthetics, there doesn’t seem to be a significant functional advantage or new capability over the existing slicer visual.
In this context, my question is:
Are there any future enhancements planned that would bring functional differences to the List Slicer, or is it primarily a visual/formatting improvement?I appreciate your insights on this and look forward to learning more from the community’s experience.
Best regards,
Sreethar
Power BI Developer | Data AnalystThe new list slicer also appears to hide ragged hierarchies when the following hiearchy levels are blank or ''.
The original drop down slicer was unable to do this.
HOWEVER, the new list slicer can't function in drop down mode (as mentioned earlier) which is a SUBTANTIAL limiting factor of its usefulness.
