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Hi.. i would i would like to know why Iam facing issue with the Legend..while Iam trying to access it..
Let me explain in detail..
I have a column name called DepartureMonth..i have to put that column in the legend field..i'am unable to drag the column to the legend field..the departuremonth column consist of values in whole number format like 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 etc to 12 ..I have tried all the methods..But I'm still facing this issue..created dax column for departuredate and extracted the month separately also ..but din't work..kindly help me to sort this issue..
Thanks in advance!!
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Hi, @pmuthumeena5
I'm happy to answer your questions. By default, The legend is forbidden after Y-ais has used two measures or one measure and an automatically generated aggregate value. It will appear that we cannot drag the columns to the legend field.
In this case, we can no longer drag any columns onto the legend field:
Or
As shown in the screenshot above, if two measures are used, the legend field is disabled.
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If it does not help, please provide more details with your desired output and pbix file without privacy information (or some sample data) .
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Hi, @pmuthumeena5
I'm happy to answer your questions. By default, The legend is forbidden after Y-ais has used two measures or one measure and an automatically generated aggregate value. It will appear that we cannot drag the columns to the legend field.
In this case, we can no longer drag any columns onto the legend field:
Or
As shown in the screenshot above, if two measures are used, the legend field is disabled.
How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly
If it does not help, please provide more details with your desired output and pbix file without privacy information (or some sample data) .
Best Regards
Jianpeng Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Please provide sample data that covers your issue or question completely, in a usable format (not as a screenshot).
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-provide-sample-data-in-the-Power-BI-Forum/ba-...
Please show the expected outcome based on the sample data you provided.
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/m-p/1447523
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