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JR_CO42
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Data labels don't appear on bar chart with custom label and small multiples

I have a 100% Stacked bar chart with small multiples of 1 row and 4 columns. When I try to use a custom label for the data label, they do not appear with small multiples on, but do appear without small multples. 

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vs.

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Is there a way to force the labels to appear here with small multiples?

 

 

 

 

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Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @JR_CO42 
It seems like some bug, you can report it as an issue here:
https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues

As an alternative just use measures like those me.

It comes with a "legend" automatically.

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

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

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SH2021
Advocate I
Advocate I

@JR_CO42 Thanks for sharing this, good to know I am not the only one struggling.

I reported the issue now, please vote up: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Issues/Custom-data-labels-disappear-when-using-small-multi...

Cheers
Sean

Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @JR_CO42 
It seems like some bug, you can report it as an issue here:
https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues

As an alternative just use measures like those me.

It comes with a "legend" automatically.

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

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile
JR_CO42
Frequent Visitor

Thanks for your detailed reply and examples. I replicated what you produced in the sample file and found that the data labels only occur when a legend is present. Even with resizing and adjusting every combination of settings, the labels refuse to appear when there is both small multiples and a legend. Any thoughts on what could be causing this?

Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @JR_CO42 
The option of customized lable is available on small multiples.

In your specific case, you don't see them because of a lack of place (there are not enough pixels)
You need to make the graph larger and/or the font of the lable smaller.

Unfortunately, I am out of the limit of images that I can add to discussions,
so please download the screenshot from: Here 

and the sample file from: here 

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

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

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