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kdesai
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Conditional Coloring -Matrix

Hi I am trying to highlight a row of a matrix in Red if the ratio is higher than the organization ratio.

 

I have calculated the organization's ratio in a measure which is say =1.22%

 

I want to highlight below rows in Red which have a % ratio > 1.22%

 

i.e, first 5 rows.

 

The conditional formatting-->Background scales option assigns a scale of colors and not a single color as I want.

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v-yulgu-msft
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Hi @kdesai,

 

As ValentinBIA said, conditional formatting can be set based on value rules. However, you should type into the values manually, using a measure instead is not supported.

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Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
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v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @kdesai,

 

As ValentinBIA said, conditional formatting can be set based on value rules. However, you should type into the values manually, using a measure instead is not supported.

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Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Yeah . Currently I am calculating the value of the measure and putting it in the "Rules" manually.

 

My only worrie is that, I have to keep a track of the measure value, in case it changes.

 

Thank You for your reply. 🙂

ValentinBIA
Resolver I
Resolver I

Hi @kdesai,

 

When you turn on the background color (in conditional formatting), it opens up a windows that lets you change the colour of the scale.

On the top left of this window you can see " Format by" Color Scale

Change it to "Format By" Rules, and there you can decide on a rule for your conditional formatting

 

Hope that helps

Best,

Valentin

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