Conditional formatting for multiple columns issue - Need Help

[Anonymous]

Hi Community,

I am new to Power BI. Some one please provide me a solution for the following issue.

I have a double heading matrix where customers are in Rows, two columns Status and Description are in the columns section (Both columns are from same lookup table), and a measure in the values section which will display the distinct count in the matrix. Following is the DAX.

DistinctRoster:= IF(CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(FactStatus[RosterId])) = BLANK(), 0, CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(FactStatus[RosterId])))

The matrix is like

Issue: I have to implement background color for column Active placements based on column Placed Duration in Fact table and for column Pending based on  column Pending Duration in fact table.

I added background color for column Active Placements by going to conditional formatting --> Format By rules--> and BAsed on field. It worked great for that column.

But how i can implement the background color for column Pending? I got stuck at this point.

TIA.

[amitchandak · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous , In a matrix you should be able to define a rule for all the columns.

You can create a color measure and use that with "Field" Option

color =
switch ( true(),
FIRSTNONBLANK(Table[commodity],"NA") ="commodity1" && sum(Table[Value]) >500,"lightgreen",
FIRSTNONBLANK(Table[commodity],"NA") ="commodity2" && sum(Table[Value]) >1000,"lightgreen",
/// Add more conditions
"red"
)

Color Field - Color Measure - Conditional formatting
https://radacad.com/dax-and-conditional-formatting-better-together-find-the-biggest-and-smallest-numbers-in-the-column
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-conditional-table-formatting#color-by-color-values
https://exceleratorbi.com.au/conditional-formatting-using-icons-in-power-bi/
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/FORMAT-icon-set-for-use-in-a-data-card/td-p/811692

[v-yingjl · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

Create a measure like this, choose Field value in the conditonal format page, apply it on the background of the previous measure:

color = 
SWITCH(
    TRUE(),
    SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Group]) = "A" && 'Table'[test] >=1 && 'Table'[test] <=15, "#1E90FF",
    SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Group]) = "B" && 'Table'[test] >=1 && 'Table'[test] <=30, "#00FA9A",
    SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Group]) = "C" && 'Table'[test] >=1 && 'Table'[test] <=45, "#8A2BE2",
    "#FF0000"
)

 

Attached a sample file that hopes to help you: conditional format.pbix

Best Regards,
Yingjie Li

If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

[amitchandak · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous , In a matrix you should be able to define a rule for all the columns.

You can create a color measure and use that with "Field" Option

color =
switch ( true(),
FIRSTNONBLANK(Table[commodity],"NA") ="commodity1" && sum(Table[Value]) >500,"lightgreen",
FIRSTNONBLANK(Table[commodity],"NA") ="commodity2" && sum(Table[Value]) >1000,"lightgreen",
/// Add more conditions
"red"
)

Color Field - Color Measure - Conditional formatting
https://radacad.com/dax-and-conditional-formatting-better-together-find-the-biggest-and-smallest-numbers-in-the-column
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-conditional-table-formatting#color-by-color-values
https://exceleratorbi.com.au/conditional-formatting-using-icons-in-power-bi/
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/FORMAT-icon-set-for-use-in-a-data-card/td-p/811692