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EaglesTony
Post Prodigy
Post Prodigy

How do I get a stacked bar chart to display text ?

Hi,

 

  I have the following column Calculation:

 

DoneDisplay = "(" & 'FeaturesWithTheirIssues-GroupByStatusWithTheirPoints'[FeatureTotalPointsDoneStatus] & ") " & FORMAT('FeaturesWithTheirIssues-GroupByStatusWithTheirPoints'[FeatureTotalPointsDonePctOfGrandTotal], "#%")
 
 
The first field is defined as a Decimal number data type and format of General.
 
The second field is defined as a Decimal number data type and format of Percentage with 0 decimals.
 
For the Legend I have this field mapped and it is showing:
EaglesTony_0-1727956692821.png

 

However, when I try to put this on the X-axis, it is showing:

EaglesTony_1-1727956770473.png

 

It ony gives me the option to change it to Count or Count (Distinct), I need to show above the same as what the legend is showing within the stacked bar chart.

 
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Kedar_Pande
Super User
Super User

Power BI can only aggregate numerical data (e.g., sum, average) on the X-axis.

Steps:

  1. Use the numerical column (FeatureTotalPointsDoneStatus) on your stacked bar chart as the X-axis.
  2. Add the DoneDisplay column in Tooltips or Data Labels to display your custom concatenated values as labels or hover text.

 

If this helped, a Kudos 👍 or Solution mark would be great!
Cheers,
Kedar Pande
www.linkedin.com/in/kedar-pande

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Kedar_Pande
Super User
Super User

Power BI can only aggregate numerical data (e.g., sum, average) on the X-axis.

Steps:

  1. Use the numerical column (FeatureTotalPointsDoneStatus) on your stacked bar chart as the X-axis.
  2. Add the DoneDisplay column in Tooltips or Data Labels to display your custom concatenated values as labels or hover text.

 

If this helped, a Kudos 👍 or Solution mark would be great!
Cheers,
Kedar Pande
www.linkedin.com/in/kedar-pande

Thanks worked liked a charm!

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