Color Coding Specific data in a Matrix.

[JChouris]

I have a matrix and need certain things to come with a color background. I am fairly new to BI and conditional formatting is not my strong suit. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Example. ESC should be Gray, ACC should be Blue etc. Thank you in advance for any help.

[v-yanjiang-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @JChouris ,

According to your description, here's my solution, create a measure.

Color =
SWITCH ( MAX ( 'Table'[Resets] ), "ESC", "Gray", "ACC", "Blue" )

In the visual formatting pane>Visual>Cell elements, turn on the Backgroud color option, and select fx button.

Select the color measure in the field.

Ge the correct result.

More information about conditional formatting, you can refer to this documnet: 

Apply conditional table formatting in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

I attach my sample below for your reference.

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ kalyj

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[JChouris]

It works great .Thank you so much.

[JChouris]

Here is a sample of the table i draw these specs from.

Resets	Reset ID	Description
ESC	1	Electronic Stability Control - Optional Feature - Reset Required if present. Use OEM scan tool (No Codelink Support Yet)
ESC*	2	Electronic Stability Control - Reset Required - Standard Feature. Use OEM scan tool (No CL Support Yet)
ESC►	3	Electronic Stability Control - Optional Feature - Reset Required if present. Use CodeLink or OEM scan tool
ESC→	4	Electronic Stability Control - Reset Required - Standard Feature. Use CodeLink or OEM scan tool
EPS	5	Electronic Power Steering - Optional Feature - Reset Required if present. Use OEM scan tool (No Codelink Support Yet)
EPS*	6	Electronic Power Steering - Reset Required - Standard Feature. Use OEM scan tool (No CL Support Yet)
EPS►	7	Electronic Power Steering - Optional Feature - Reset Required if present. Use CodeLink or OEM scan tool
EPS→	8	Electronic Power Steering - Reset Required - Standard Feature. Use CodeLink or OEM scan tool
ACC	9	Adaptice Cruise Control - Optional Feature - Reset Required if present. Use OEM scan tool (No Codelink Support Yet)
ACC*	10	Adaptice Cruise Control - Reset Required - Standard Feature. Use OEM scan tool (No CL Support Yet)
ACC►	11	Adaptice Cruise Control - Optional Feature - Reset Required if present. Use CodeLink or OEM scan tool
ACC→	12	Adaptice Cruise Control - Reset Required - Standard Feature. Use CodeLink or OEM scan tool
AEB	13	Automatic Emergency Braking - Optional Feature - Reset Required if present. Use OEM scan tool (No Codelink Support Yet)
AEB*	14	Automatic Emergency Braking - Reset Required - Standard Feature. Use OEM scan tool (No CL Support Yet)
AEB►	15	Automatic Emergency Braking - Optional Feature - Reset Required if present. Use CodeLink or OEM scan tool
AEB→	16	Automatic Emergency Braking - Reset Required - Standard Feature. Use CodeLink or OEM scan tool
EPS³	17	Electronic Power Steering - Reset Required - Standard Feature Use CodeLink or OEM Scan Tool
EPS³☼	18	Electronic Power Steering - Reset Required - Standard Feature Use CodeLink or OEM Scan Tool (Requires CodeLink OEM expansion cable)
EPS³►	19	Electronic Power Steering - Reset Required - Standard Feature Use CodeLink or OEM Scan Tool
EPS³☼	20	Electronic Power Steering - Reset Required - Standard Feature. Use CodeLink or OEM scan tool

[JChouris]

This is the database i draw from. Each Reset needs a color coding. Just unsure how to conditional format these as they are not numerical values. I need them to show up colored

[lbendlin]

Easiest would be to create a reference table with each Reset value and the color name of the color you want to assign to that Reset.  Tie that table into the data model and then use the color field for the formatting  - use any aggregation your want, for example max([color])

[JChouris]

Not really sure how to go about doing that. Sorry still really new to this and might have bitten off more than i can chew with this project.

[lbendlin]

Each Reset needs a color coding

Can you provide a couple of examples which Reset needs which color?

[lbendlin]

Please provide sanitized sample data that fully covers your issue. I can only help you with meaningful sample data.
Please paste the data into a table in your post or use one of the file services like OneDrive or Google Drive.
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-provide-sample-data-in-the-Power-BI-Forum/ba-...

Please show the expected outcome based on the sample data you provided. Screenshots of the expected outcome are ok.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/m-p/1447523

[JChouris]

I tried conditional formating but it seems to only allow for numerical formating. I need to color format the terms in the cells.

[lbendlin]

What have you tried and where are you stuck?

Please provide sanitized sample data that fully covers your issue.
Please show the expected outcome based on the sample data you provided.