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Anonymous
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Custom Data Labels Disabled

Hello community, I am having problems when using Custom Data Labels in Power BI visuals. It's only possible to turn on/off the Custom Data Labels function, but I can't bring the DAX formula into the field, as you can see in the image below.

 

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I've already uninstalled and installed Power BI Desktop a couple of times, and I've tried using both 64-bit and 32-bit versions, but nothing seems to work. Is there any solution for this problem? Thanks in advance!

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gihefaine
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I have the same problem, although I have only one series in this visual.

I am using PowerBI in French: maybe is there a bug when using a non-english version?

lbendlin
Super User
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You must have more than one series in your data, and you must explicitly select the series.

 

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Once you have assigned the field for the custom label you can actually remove the other series again.  I would call this behavior buggy.

 

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