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

Learn from the best! Meet the four finalists headed to the FINALS of the Power BI Dataviz World Championships! Register now

Reply
Lanzette
Regular Visitor

Map Search?

Hi there,

 

I created a map with serval stores in the Power BI Desktop. Is there a way to search for any city on the map to find the closest store more easily?

 

Thanks

Ulrich

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
v-sihou-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

@Lanzette

 

Power BI desktop is basically a reporting tool. It's not a map tool even it has map visual. It doesn't support to get/input your current location and calculate where the closest "stores" locates.

 

Regards,

View solution in original post

2 REPLIES 2
v-sihou-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

@Lanzette

 

Power BI desktop is basically a reporting tool. It's not a map tool even it has map visual. It doesn't support to get/input your current location and calculate where the closest "stores" locates.

 

Regards,

@v-sihou-msft

 

Thanks for your answer.

 

I use a workaround for now where I write the city name into an excel-file which is part of the model and refresh the data. But you are right: Power BI is not the right tool for what I am looking for.

 

Ulrich 

Helpful resources

Announcements
Join our Fabric User Panel

Join our Fabric User Panel

Share feedback directly with Fabric product managers, participate in targeted research studies and influence the Fabric roadmap.

March Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Community Update - March 2026

Check out the March 2026 Power BI update to learn about new features.