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Hello - I am having an issue with conditional formatting as detailed below. Please let me know where I am going wrong.
As you can see from the table below, I have tried with both column and measure for color. Also notice that there is no record for the month of "May".
When I do the conditional formatting --> background color using color column, it works fine when there is no data for "May" for any metrics.
As soon as I add a metric that has value for "May", it colors for other metrics though it doesn't have any value.
When I try with the measure, it shows only 1 color.
Any inputs here would be really helpful.
Thanks,
Phani
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Hi @PS_78 ,
I've noticed that when you introduce an indicator with a value of “May” it causes the other indicators to be colored, even if they don't have a value. So when “May” is introduced, it recalculates the formatting in the dataset. So first I think you might consider adding placeholder values (e.g., 0 or null) for “May” in other indicators to keep the formatting consistent.
Secondly I think you can re-edit your Measure, try using the SWITCH(), IF() functions.
Measure = IF(MAX('Table'[Total]) > 50,"Green", "Red")
Best Regards
Yilong Zhou
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Hi @PS_78 ,
I've noticed that when you introduce an indicator with a value of “May” it causes the other indicators to be colored, even if they don't have a value. So when “May” is introduced, it recalculates the formatting in the dataset. So first I think you might consider adding placeholder values (e.g., 0 or null) for “May” in other indicators to keep the formatting consistent.
Secondly I think you can re-edit your Measure, try using the SWITCH(), IF() functions.
Measure = IF(MAX('Table'[Total]) > 50,"Green", "Red")
Best Regards
Yilong Zhou
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Thanks @Anonymous . I accepted this as a solution. I modified the column and did not add any color when the measure value is 0. It worked.
Thanks,
Phani
Hello @Anonymous - Thanks for the response. Can you please let me know how we can add a placeholder values?
Thanks,
Phani
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