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alielzaa
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Colour formatting on Measure

Heya everyone!

 

Ive got another query, in my report I have a measure which states that if a text contains "true" it will display active and if its false it will display "closed".

 

Status = IF(MAX('table'[column]) = "True","Closed","Active")

I also wanted to add colour formatting to this in my quick measure. After some research I heard that colour formatting is not a option within DAX but I wanted to confirm

 

IF its not possible, Could I possible make a measure to display a green "active" if true else display a "red" closed by using two different text boxes?

 

Any help is appreciated.

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Anonymous
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@alielzaa Please create a measure for color formatting

Color = IF(MAX('Table'[Status])="Closed","#ff0000","#66ff33")

Right click on status measure

Select conditional formatting >> Background color

Select format by field value

In based on field select Color measure created above

click oKcolorformatting.png 

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Anonymous
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@alielzaa Please create a measure for color formatting

Color = IF(MAX('Table'[Status])="Closed","#ff0000","#66ff33")

Right click on status measure

Select conditional formatting >> Background color

Select format by field value

In based on field select Color measure created above

click oKcolorformatting.png 

Hey Vimal,

 

I cannot seem to find the conditional formatting option when I right click on status measure:

 

 

status measure.PNG

 

Kind regards,

Ali

Anonymous
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Add that measure in to a table visual and right click on the measure name under visualizations. Please refer the scrrenshot for the same.

 

Untitled.png

Hello @Anonymous 

I have it already on my vizualisation and added the field but i still do not get the colour formatting option.

 

Kind regards,

Ali

Anonymous
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Right click on the measure name under fileds or you can find the option under format, next to fileld tab.

Tahreem24
Super User
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Hi @alielzaa ,

 

You can create a masure like below with up and down arrow to show you status:

 

Icon = SWITCH([Status],"Closed",UNICHAR(129095),"Active",UNICHAR(129093))
 
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