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sebastian_ebg
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Custom Data Labels

I'm trying to get a report to show custom data labels. You can do this very easily in Excel, but I can't seem to find a way to get it to work in PowerBI.

 

Example in ExcelExample in Excel

I can kind of get it working by using a measure to return the related string in the Tooltip section of a graph, but it's not exactly visual enough that way. I was also thinking of making a custom measure for saturation to at least visually highlight which data points have a tooltip. Both these would be less than optimal however, as I'd really rather a data label based on something other than the values.

 

Is this achievable in PowerBI using the standard visuals? Or is this custom visual territory (like Pulse Chart)?

 

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v-sihou-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

@sebastian_ebg

 

Currently, it's not supported to edit the data label. Pulse chart is the best approach. But it still can't give the custom labe for specific points. I suggest you submit a feature request to: pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

 

Regards,

dkay84_PowerBI
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Pulse chart is the way to go based on your description

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