Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Compete to become Power BI Data Viz World Champion! First round ends August 18th. Get started.

Reply
RMDNA
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Do hidden visuals (via Selection pane) impact performance?

To avoid necroing an old thread that went unanswered:

 

When I hide a visual using the Selection Pane, does it still render the visual and it's just invisible, or is it essentially "unloaded?

 

I tend to build out reports and hide complex unneeded elements (rather than removing them, in case they're needed later so I don't need to recreate them), but I'd like to avoid a performance impact. Now that this feature has been out for a while, does anyone have a verified answer?

1 REPLY 1
quentin_vigne
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi @RMDNA

 

I do not have a verified answer but I have my experience by hiding them.

I have a complex report with 10-15 filter and lot of visuals.

 

I have a lot of visuals hided In case If I need to switch back to and old visual, I never delete them.

Even with a ton of Visuals hided in the report, It has never impacted the performance and the report is still fast to load without problems

 

- Quentin

Helpful resources

Announcements
August Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - August 2025

Check out the August 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

August 2025 community update carousel

Fabric Community Update - August 2025

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric community.

Top Solution Authors