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Helper IIHow to un-remove items from a chart (i.e. Show All)
If I right click on specific items in a power bi chart, I'm able to remove certain items:
Once removed, I see no way to un-do the remove, and show all items. Is it possible such a seemingly simple task is not possible in Power Bi? In any event, it should not be this difficult to accomplish this.....but such seems to be the case for many Power Bi tasks.
Hi mossshvlw ,
If an item is deleted directly with remove, you can use Ctrl + Z to restore it
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Liu Yang
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10 Replies
- vanessafvg
Community Champion
if you remove something you have taken it off. When are you wanting to put items back did you meant to filter rather? Maybe removing is not the best method for what you want to accomplish. can you provide a screenshot of what you are doing and explain why you are using remove. somees a control + z will do the trick.
mossshvlwI'm constantly surprised at how difficult these simple tasks are in power bi. I accidentally removed a category and would like to put it back in. There appears to be no way to do this. Logically it seems like if they give you the ability to take something away, you should be able to add it again. control z does not work as this item was removed awhile ago.
I don't want to rebuild the entire chart unless I absolutely need to, which seems dumb.
- vanessafvg
ok so you had a visual set up with a category and removed it by mistake, sometime later you noticed and couldn't get it back. The best way to manage these situations is via backups. So you can more easily get these things back. Why were you not able to put the category back in? was it a calculation you deleted?
Its seems perfectly normal to me that if you remove something its gone. However like i say the best way to manage any changes in any development environment not mattter how small is via backups and version control so you can get something back.
- mossshvlw
I'm sorry, but to me, that does not seem normal or user-friendly in the least. I would think removing a category (not realizing you can't get it back) is probably an expected part of many users' workflow. And no, this is not a calculated measure or anything like that, the data is literally is in my table, it just will not render in the chart since I removed it at one point.
I'd also have to ask, what is the point then of right-clicking on the table and having the view hidden/unhide all options?
I don't mean to sound bitter, but it's things like this that will make me choose literally any software over Power Bi.
Hi mossshvlw ,
If an item is deleted directly with remove, you can use Ctrl + Z to restore it
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.
