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Dynamic text box - Measure that returns text doesn't work
Hi Anonymous
How about inserting a text box directly without using Q&A? Enter static text into the text box, for the place where should be a dynamic value, click +Value and enter the measure name. Check whether the measure result is correct below "Result". Click Save to add the measure.
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Jing
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Hi,
What you show on your screen is exactly what I do and it is what I call "Q&A" (as it looks your search term in the model and returns an answer). Measures used in a text box won't return text, even the most simple measure that returns a simple string.
EDIT : reading some other stuff about calculation groups, the following seems totally related to the matter at hand. It seems that adding Calculation Groups to a model makes all text measures seen as "variant".
https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=9d9e204a-db28-4ced-89f9-ea56a1041a06
Best Regards,
Thomas
2025 and the same problem persists...😓
Thank you for sharing this info. It seems this is a limitation currently. Maybe you can use card visuals or shapes/buttons as an alternative to display text measures.
Best Regards,
Jing
