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gooranga1
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Colon (:) in a field name will prevent it from displaying value in tooltips

Just noticed that if you do have a field name/ measure that contains a colon ( : ) that has spaces either side it will not display the value on a tooltip, it will be blank. If your field name end in colon it will not appear on the tooltip at all.

 

It is unlikely that you will usea colon but I had just the experience now and have spent 30 minutes trying to work out why!

 

"Test" and "Test : A" are both exactly the same measure but the field name with a colon will not display as a tooltip. 

 

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If the field name ends in a colon the tooltip pane is totally blank.

 

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v-cherch-msft
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Hi @gooranga1

 

I have reported this issue internally and post back once I get updates.

 

Regards,

Cherie

Community Support Team _ Cherie Chen
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