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

Get Fabric Certified for FREE during Fabric Data Days. Don't miss your chance! Request now

Reply
pintobean87
Frequent Visitor

How to create a drill down Gantt chart

So I created a Gantt chart in Power BI but I can't figure out how to drill down the categories. For example, "CG" contains "Tasks" 1-20. So I want to see "CG" just once and be able to click on it to reveal all the tasks under it. Is that possible? Here's some screens...

 

What I have: 

pintobean87_0-1689809369257.png

 

What I want:

pintobean87_1-1689809385486.png

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @pintobean87 

Try to create Gantt with a matrix table, seems classic for your described case (because of the ability to use hierarchies)

Refer to the tutorials that I suggest in the linked discussion :
https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/How-do-you-build-this-visual-in-Power-BI/m-p/31970...

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

View solution in original post

1 REPLY 1
Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @pintobean87 

Try to create Gantt with a matrix table, seems classic for your described case (because of the ability to use hierarchies)

Refer to the tutorials that I suggest in the linked discussion :
https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/How-do-you-build-this-visual-in-Power-BI/m-p/31970...

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

Helpful resources

Announcements
Fabric Data Days Carousel

Fabric Data Days

Advance your Data & AI career with 50 days of live learning, contests, hands-on challenges, study groups & certifications and more!

October Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - October 2025

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

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.

Top Solution Authors