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swwong1
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Conditional Formatting on Matrix Row

Hi All,

 

Just wondering if it's possible to conditional format based on another value (not part of the matrix).

 

Referring to the first table, each client has a particular category based on spending. I would like to present the second table where it only shows the Client Name and Revenue. However, I would like the set the entire row to be a specific colour depending on the category (but I don't want to show category as a column, just by the colour of the row)

swwong1_0-1625577360364.png

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0kpat5vnkzvbzpg/PBI%20File.pbix?dl=0 

 

Many thanks

 

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Thanks, I probably chose the wrong example as Gold/Silver/Bronze is a category rather than the colour I want.

 

After some research, it seems like you can't set colours based on specific text (by default) - as in Gold category should be in blue font. Instead, I have created a measure through SWITCH and set up a rule under conditional formatting.

 

If anyone is interested, I have updated it on my PBI file in the link.

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tdaniel
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Hey, 

So If you select the Matrix and then go into the "Format" section and go to the "Conditional Formatting" dropdown make sure "Client" is seleted and then turn on "Backgroud Color" and then set the fields to the Screenshot below. This should work and set the Client names to their Category.

 

tdaniel_0-1625578425937.png

 

Thanks, I probably chose the wrong example as Gold/Silver/Bronze is a category rather than the colour I want.

 

After some research, it seems like you can't set colours based on specific text (by default) - as in Gold category should be in blue font. Instead, I have created a measure through SWITCH and set up a rule under conditional formatting.

 

If anyone is interested, I have updated it on my PBI file in the link.

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