Need help with conditional formatting

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

So I have this table and I want to highlight the first 'def' value because it's different from the one right above. Then I want to highlight the first 'ghi' for the same reason. Is this possible some way in Power BI?

The different values just need to stand out.

Thanks.

[v-frfei-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

One sample for your reference. Please check the following steps as below.

1. Insert an index column in power query.

2. To create a measure as below and set conditional formatting based on the measure.

Measure =
VAR ind =
    MAX ( Table1[Index] ) + 1
VAR cal =
    CALCULATE (
        MAX ( Table1[name] ),
        FILTER ( ALL ( Table1 ), Table1[Index] = ind )
    )
RETURN
    IF ( MAX ( Table1[name] ) = cal && ind <> 2, "#01B8AA", "#000000" )

Pbix as attached.

[Anonymous]

@v-frfei-msft 

If the value of "name" at index 2 is different from the value of "name"at index 1, then change color of "name" at index 2,
If the value of "name" at index 3 is different from the value of "name"at index 2, then change color of "name" at index 3,
If the value of "name" at index 4 is different from the value of "name"at index 3, then change color of "name" at index 4.

This will be the simple logic. But I don't know how to write it in PBI, Measures language.So if you can help with that, that'd be great.

[Anonymous]

@v-frfei-msft 

Thank you for your help.

However, I get this result when I apply your code. Can you help me modify it so that only the first "def" is highlighted, and not the rest?

Keeping in mind that if my data looked like this:

abc

def *

def

ghi *

def *

ghi *

Then I will need all the ones with the * highlighted as they are different from the one above them.

[parry2k]

@Anonymous it is not clear what you want to highlight when change what

does you want to highlight def as previous row it was abc, or you want to highlight 2 becuase it is changed from 1.

what if the value within same name changes? 

read this post to get your answer quickly

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490

[Anonymous]

@parry2k 

I need to do this for each column. or each row. whatever works.

I need 'def' to be highlighted because it was 'abc' in the row right above it, and then I also need '2' to be highlighted as it was '1' in the row right above it.

So if this formatting is applied row-wise, meaning rowsare compared to each other and different values are highlighted, then that is good enough for me too.