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Anonymous
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Date Dropdown Filter Auto Update

Hi

 

I am currently working on a dashboard and want to put the date column in the dropdown slicer.

 

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However, when I put new date into the Excel data file and refresh the dashboard, the date slicer still choose my previous chosen date (12/1/2018), not the most updated one (1/1/2019).

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Is there any way that my dropdown date slicer will choose the latest date automatically?

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v-lili6-msft
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HI, @Anonymous 

Now when you log out of Power BI and come back to a report, the same items will be selected as when you left.

So for your requirement, it couldn't achieve that set a default value(or maxdate) for a slicer.

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/7162004-default-selected-slicer-o...

and as a workaround, you add a column to judge if the date is max date then set it in visual/page/report level filter or create a measure do the same work. eg. https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/How-to-set-a-time-slicer-to-select-the-latest-date-in-defau...

 

Best Regards,

Lin

 

 

 

Community Support Team _ Lin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-lili6-msft
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hi, @Anonymous 

Could you please tell me if your problem has been solved? If it is, could you please mark the helpful replies as Answered? Smiley Happy

 

Best Regards,

Lin

Community Support Team _ Lin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
v-lili6-msft
Community Support
Community Support

HI, @Anonymous 

Now when you log out of Power BI and come back to a report, the same items will be selected as when you left.

So for your requirement, it couldn't achieve that set a default value(or maxdate) for a slicer.

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/7162004-default-selected-slicer-o...

and as a workaround, you add a column to judge if the date is max date then set it in visual/page/report level filter or create a measure do the same work. eg. https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/How-to-set-a-time-slicer-to-select-the-latest-date-in-defau...

 

Best Regards,

Lin

 

 

 

Community Support Team _ Lin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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