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Hi
I have a bar chart that needs to show colour changes depending on whether the values have increased or decreased from the previous Month.
For example -
I have a calculated field called MOM Fruit
Jan = 19
Feb = 26
Mar = 14
Apr = 6
May = 8
So, I need Feb to be Red, Mar Green, Apr Green and May Red
Any help would be great
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Hi @kevbrown1980 ,
I created some data:
Here are the steps you can follow:
1. Create measure.
Color =
var _current=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[MOM Fruit]),FILTER(ALL('Table'),MONTH('Table'[Date])=MONTH(MAX('Table'[Date]))))
var _last=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[MOM Fruit]),FILTER(ALL('Table'),MONTH('Table'[Date])=MONTH(MAX('Table'[Date])-1)))
var _if=
IF(
_last=BLANK(),_current,_last)
var _su=
_current - _if
return
SWITCH(
TRUE(),
_su=0,"blue",
_su>0,"red",
_su<0,"green")
2. Click Visual - Format - Data colors -- fx
3. Enter the Default color interface.
Format style – Field value
What field should we base this on – [color]
4. Result:
Best Regards,
Liu Yang
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly
Hi @kevbrown1980 ,
I created some data:
Here are the steps you can follow:
1. Create measure.
Color =
var _current=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[MOM Fruit]),FILTER(ALL('Table'),MONTH('Table'[Date])=MONTH(MAX('Table'[Date]))))
var _last=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[MOM Fruit]),FILTER(ALL('Table'),MONTH('Table'[Date])=MONTH(MAX('Table'[Date])-1)))
var _if=
IF(
_last=BLANK(),_current,_last)
var _su=
_current - _if
return
SWITCH(
TRUE(),
_su=0,"blue",
_su>0,"red",
_su<0,"green")
2. Click Visual - Format - Data colors -- fx
3. Enter the Default color interface.
Format style – Field value
What field should we base this on – [color]
4. Result:
Best Regards,
Liu Yang
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly
Hello @kevbrown1980.
Assuming you have a date table, you could create a measure using this pattern:
Bar formatting =
VAR PriorMonthMOMFruit =
CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Table'[MOM Fruit] ), DATEADD ( 'Date'[Date], -1, MONTH ) )
VAR CurrentMonthMOMFruit =
CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Table'[MOM Fruit] ) )
VAR Result =
IF ( ( CurrentMonthMOMFruit - PriorMonthMOMFruit ) > 0, "Green", "Red" )
RETURN
Result
Note that you can replace "Green" and "Red" with hex values if you want to fine-tune the shade of the colour.
Then, select your bar chart, and in the visualization pane, under Data colors, click the "fx" button:
On the next screen, under the "Format style" drop-down at the top, choose "Field value".
Then, under "What field should we base this on", choose the measure you created above.
Your results should look something like this:
I created a .pbix file here that you can download if it is helpful.
-Steve
@kevbrown1980 , create a measure like this example and use it conditional formatting using field value option
Colour =
SWITCH(TRUE(),
max('Table'[Month]) = "Feb", "red",
max('Table'[Month]) = "Mar", "Green",
max('Table'[Month]) = "Apr", "Green",
max('Table'[Month]) = "May", "Red",
//keep on adding
"green")
How to do conditional formatting by measure and apply it on pie?: https://youtu.be/RqBb5eBf_I4
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