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jeongkim
Post Prodigy
Post Prodigy

Order tooltip values descending

Hi,

 

Can we order higher to lower values? 

hope to be 

 

3738

425

69

1

1

 

jeongkim_0-1752634502377.png

 

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While you can use a page tooltip, creating a calculated table to materialize measures is not the right approach. Calculated tables are static and do not respond to slicers or cross-filtering, even if the measures they reference do. A better solution is to use a disconnected table that lists the measure names in a column, then reference that column in a measure to return the corresponding value based on the current row.

 

danextian_0-1752652418435.png

The Hex colums above are the to be used to create a DAX-generated conditional formatting icons. SVG Conditional formatting icons do not accept hexadecimal values starting with # so %23 is used instead

 

Circle Icon = 
VAR _Color =
    SELECTEDVALUE(MeasuresToBeSorted[Hex2])

VAR _SVG =
    "data:image/svg+xml;utf8," &
    "<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='20' height='20'>" &
        "<circle cx='10' cy='10' r='8' fill='" & _Color & "' />" &
    "</svg>"

RETURN _SVG

danextian_1-1752652708161.png

Notice that the sorting of the measures in the imabe below changes.

danextian_2-1752653791230.gif

Please see the attached pbix.





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grazitti_sapna
Super User
Super User

Hi @jeongkim,

 

Power BI do not support sorting multiple measures dynamically in descending order.

But you can achive this by below work around 

 

TooltipTable =
UNION(
SELECTCOLUMNS(VALUES('YourTable'), "Measure", "Metric A", "Value", [MeasureA]),
SELECTCOLUMNS(VALUES('YourTable'), "Measure", "Metric B", "Value", [MeasureB]),
SELECTCOLUMNS(VALUES('YourTable'), "Measure", "Metric C", "Value", [MeasureC])
)

 

Then sort TooltipTable by Value descending.

Add a tooltip page, create a table and add the values to it.

Show it as a tooltip on your visual.

 

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I just created tooltip page before you advised, what is the impact creating below measure you suggested? 

 

TooltipTable =
UNION(
SELECTCOLUMNS(VALUES('YourTable'), "Measure", "Metric A", "Value", [MeasureA]),
SELECTCOLUMNS(VALUES('YourTable'), "Measure", "Metric B", "Value", [MeasureB]),
SELECTCOLUMNS(VALUES('YourTable'), "Measure", "Metric C", "Value", [MeasureC])
)

 

 

jeongkim_0-1752650320455.png

 

While you can use a page tooltip, creating a calculated table to materialize measures is not the right approach. Calculated tables are static and do not respond to slicers or cross-filtering, even if the measures they reference do. A better solution is to use a disconnected table that lists the measure names in a column, then reference that column in a measure to return the corresponding value based on the current row.

 

danextian_0-1752652418435.png

The Hex colums above are the to be used to create a DAX-generated conditional formatting icons. SVG Conditional formatting icons do not accept hexadecimal values starting with # so %23 is used instead

 

Circle Icon = 
VAR _Color =
    SELECTEDVALUE(MeasuresToBeSorted[Hex2])

VAR _SVG =
    "data&colon;image/svg+xml;utf8," &
    "<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='20' height='20'>" &
        "<circle cx='10' cy='10' r='8' fill='" & _Color & "' />" &
    "</svg>"

RETURN _SVG

danextian_1-1752652708161.png

Notice that the sorting of the measures in the imabe below changes.

danextian_2-1752653791230.gif

Please see the attached pbix.





Dane Belarmino | Microsoft MVP | Proud to be a Super User!

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!


"Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand."
Need Power BI consultation, get in touch with me on LinkedIn or hire me on UpWork.
Learn with me on YouTube @DAXJutsu or follow my page on Facebook @DAXJutsuPBI.

Hi @jeongkim,

 

You can skip it.

Mark it as a solution if your issue has been fixed.

 

 

You're sugesting OP to use a calculated table which won't be cross-filtered by by the dimensions in the line chart? That will return in accurate numbers for a specific data point.





Dane Belarmino | Microsoft MVP | Proud to be a Super User!

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danextian
Super User
Super User

Hi @jeongkim 

That isnt currently possible. Measure tooltips are ordered based on their order in the tile field. Tooltips from using  a legend follow the sort order of the legend values. 





Dane Belarmino | Microsoft MVP | Proud to be a Super User!

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