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

The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! It's time to submit your entry. Live now!

Reply
marcos_osorio
Helper II
Helper II

Dynamic Column Select

Hi, I'm having this problem:

I have a Matrix like this:

 

                                    UNITS         AMOUNT       MARGIN

Country A

      Customer A

      Customer B

Country B

      Customer C

 

My boss wants the possiblity of selecting the columns.

for ex. If he selects Unit, the matrix must show only the Units Column, if he selects Units+Amount the matrix should show the selected ones.

 

Is there a way to do this?

 

Thank you very much.

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
parry2k
Super User
Super User

@marcos_osorio you cannot hide the columns based on selection but in your calculated measure you can check the selection and if selection condition is not met then return blank() in the measure. This way it will not show the value of the columns that are not selected. Hope it helps.



Subscribe to the @PowerBIHowTo YT channel for an upcoming video on List and Record functions in Power Query!!

Learn Power BI and Fabric - subscribe to our YT channel - Click here: @PowerBIHowTo

If my solution proved useful, I'd be delighted to receive Kudos. When you put effort into asking a question, it's equally thoughtful to acknowledge and give Kudos to the individual who helped you solve the problem. It's a small gesture that shows appreciation and encouragement! ❤


Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution. Proud to be a Super User! Appreciate your Kudos 🙂
Feel free to email me with any of your BI needs.

View solution in original post

2 REPLIES 2
parry2k
Super User
Super User

@marcos_osorio you cannot hide the columns based on selection but in your calculated measure you can check the selection and if selection condition is not met then return blank() in the measure. This way it will not show the value of the columns that are not selected. Hope it helps.



Subscribe to the @PowerBIHowTo YT channel for an upcoming video on List and Record functions in Power Query!!

Learn Power BI and Fabric - subscribe to our YT channel - Click here: @PowerBIHowTo

If my solution proved useful, I'd be delighted to receive Kudos. When you put effort into asking a question, it's equally thoughtful to acknowledge and give Kudos to the individual who helped you solve the problem. It's a small gesture that shows appreciation and encouragement! ❤


Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution. Proud to be a Super User! Appreciate your Kudos 🙂
Feel free to email me with any of your BI needs.

Thank you very much.

 

Regards, 

 

Helpful resources

Announcements
Power BI DataViz World Championships

Power BI Dataviz World Championships

The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! It's time to submit your entry.

December 2025 Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - December 2025

Check out the December 2025 Power BI Holiday Recap!

FabCon Atlanta 2026 carousel

FabCon Atlanta 2026

Join us at FabCon Atlanta, March 16-20, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.