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I'm working on an app to measure out On-Time Operations. I have everything mostly working the way I woudl like but I'm trying to improve the user interaction. In the below pictures I have a Matrix. My column feilds are Calendar Date, Week of Year and Month Number. I can change how the Matrix summarizes using the "Drill on Columns" selector. This will change the date from Daily buckets to weekly buckets to monthly buckets. Ultimately i would like the user not to have to go through this button to change the date buckets. I am showing a chiclet slicer at the top that has the different bucket sizes. I would like the user to be able to select the slicer button to change the buckets. I have tried multiple things to replicate what the "Drill on Columns" selction is doing but I have not found a solution that works properly. Any advise on where to start with this.
My date table has week, month and year already available so I was hoping to use that information to change the buckets.
Daily Buckets
Weekly Buckets
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Hi @shippen70 ,
For now, it is the best workaround for Matrix to drill down based on bookmarks and buttons. If you could change other visuals, you could reference the blog to create a new table as a slicer to drill down/up based on it.
https://blog.octanesolutions.com.au/drill-down-using-slicer-in-power-bi
To make Power BI better, you could submit an idea on: https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/.
@shippen70 , did not get it completely.
refer if this can help
Dynamically change chart axis in Power BI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jeSIRpjv0M
Thanks for the reply @amitchandak. I see what he is doing but I'm not sure this accomplishes what I'm asking. If I change my slicer to "Daily" it should pull a list of all the days inside the filter date range and add the values below. If I choose "Weekly" it should be a list of the weeks in the date filter summarized by the week and so one. If I'm missing the concept please help me understand. Thanks
One solution I have found is to use Bookmarks and have multiple Matrix Tables. I replaced the Slicer with Buttons, when I click on a button it shows the Matrix associated to that button and hides the others. I can move back and forth between the Matrix by selecting a different button. This approach works but it seems like a work around. I will not have to manage the settings on 4 Matrix Tables rather than a single. Thoughts on the ramifications of this approach?
Hi @shippen70 ,
For now, it is the best workaround for Matrix to drill down based on bookmarks and buttons. If you could change other visuals, you could reference the blog to create a new table as a slicer to drill down/up based on it.
https://blog.octanesolutions.com.au/drill-down-using-slicer-in-power-bi
To make Power BI better, you could submit an idea on: https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/.
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