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PBI_AMS
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Creating a list of short blurbs with titles in PowerBI report

‎04-06-2024 11:24 AM

I know I can probably do this with Paginated Reports, but I'd really like to be able to do it within a Power BI report. Basically, I'm parsing several RSS feeds to produce short blurbs with titles and URLS for things that have been published across several websites.  These will update daily, but, on a monthly basis, when I issue my report to stakeholders, I want to include a nicely formatted list of articles with blurbs and where the titles are links to the URLS.  I can obviously create a table visual, but I'd REALLY like it to have a nicer format than that. Concatenating the Title and Blurb Text with some HTML is possible, but then I don't think I can create a hyperlink.  Anyone have suggestions or examples they could point to?  

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OwenAuger
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‎04-06-2024 05:54 PM

Hi @PBI_AMS 

A visual like HTML Content (lite) might be a nice solution.

 

See an example in the attached PBIX.

 

I have a table Articles:

OwenAuger_0-1712449987029.png

and a measure Articles Table HTML:

Articles Table HTML = 
VAR TableStyle =
"<head>
<style>
table {
  border-collapse: collapse;
  width: 100%;
}

th, td {
  padding: 8px;
  text-align: left;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #DDD;
}

tr:hover {background-color: #D6EEEE;}
</style>
</head>"
VAR TableHeaders =
    "<tr><th>Title</th><th>Blurb</th><th>Author</th><th>Date</th></tr>"

VAR TableRows =
    CONCATENATEX (
        Articles,
        "<tr>"
        & "<td><a href='" & Articles[URL] & "' style = 'color:blue'>" & Articles[Title] & "</a></td>"
        & "<td>" & Articles[Blurb] & "</td>"
        & "<td>" & Articles[Author] & "</td>"
        & "<td>" & FORMAT ( Articles[Date], "mmm d, yyyy" ) & "</td>",
        "",
        Articles[Date], DESC
    )
    
VAR Result =
    TableStyle
    & "<body><table style='width:100%'>"
    & TableHeaders
    & TableRows
    & "</table></body>"

RETURN
    Result

 

Then place this measure in the Values field well of the HTML Content (lite) visual, ensuring that Format > Content Formatting > Allow opening URLs is set to On.

OwenAuger_1-1712450121240.png

Do you think this method is workable for you?

 

Regards


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‎04-10-2024 10:56 PM

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lbendlin
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‎04-06-2024 05:55 PM

Have a look at the HTML5 and HTML5 lite visuals. They can render your RSS blurbs, even with clickable URLs.

 

Like this 🙂

 

lbendlin_1-1712451418796.png

 

 

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OwenAuger
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‎04-06-2024 05:54 PM

Hi @PBI_AMS 

A visual like HTML Content (lite) might be a nice solution.

 

See an example in the attached PBIX.

 

I have a table Articles:

OwenAuger_0-1712449987029.png

and a measure Articles Table HTML:

Articles Table HTML = 
VAR TableStyle =
"<head>
<style>
table {
  border-collapse: collapse;
  width: 100%;
}

th, td {
  padding: 8px;
  text-align: left;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #DDD;
}

tr:hover {background-color: #D6EEEE;}
</style>
</head>"
VAR TableHeaders =
    "<tr><th>Title</th><th>Blurb</th><th>Author</th><th>Date</th></tr>"

VAR TableRows =
    CONCATENATEX (
        Articles,
        "<tr>"
        & "<td><a href='" & Articles[URL] & "' style = 'color:blue'>" & Articles[Title] & "</a></td>"
        & "<td>" & Articles[Blurb] & "</td>"
        & "<td>" & Articles[Author] & "</td>"
        & "<td>" & FORMAT ( Articles[Date], "mmm d, yyyy" ) & "</td>",
        "",
        Articles[Date], DESC
    )
    
VAR Result =
    TableStyle
    & "<body><table style='width:100%'>"
    & TableHeaders
    & TableRows
    & "</table></body>"

RETURN
    Result

 

Then place this measure in the Values field well of the HTML Content (lite) visual, ensuring that Format > Content Formatting > Allow opening URLs is set to On.

OwenAuger_1-1712450121240.png

Do you think this method is workable for you?

 

Regards


Owen Auger
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