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WilliamN
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6 years ago
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Scatter Chart with Play Axis conditional bubble colors

Hi I have a scatter chart with play axis wherein I'd like to change the color of some of the bubbles depending on whether it's actual vs forecasted data. I've created a workaround as shown below, bu...
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  • v-eachen-msft's avatar
    v-eachen-msft
    6 years ago

    Hi WilliamN ,

     

    It has two groups of value if you put "year label" in the visual. So you need a column full with one value, but scatter chart doesn't support conditional formatting. You could post your ideas here, maybe it will be a feature of Power BI in the future.

     

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v-eachen-msft
Community Support
6 years ago

Hi WilliamN ,

 

Could you please share your sample data and excepted result to me if you don't have any confidential Information. Please upload your files to One Drive and share the link here.

 

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WilliamN
Frequent Visitor
6 years ago

Hey v-eachen-msft

 

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsUYeU9so6vjhRSGiBhwO7DcyCXo

 

I had to add dummy data, but I believe the concept still stays the same.  I have two series that need to be merged, but the color of the bubble would still need to change when the forecasted data is rendered via the play axis.

Thanks

  • v-eachen-msft's avatar
    v-eachen-msft
    Community Support
    6 years ago

    Hi WilliamN ,

     

    It has two groups of value if you put "year label" in the visual. So you need a column full with one value, but scatter chart doesn't support conditional formatting. You could post your ideas here, maybe it will be a feature of Power BI in the future.

     

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      WilliamN
      Frequent Visitor
      6 years ago

      v-eachen-msft  Thanks

       

      I suspected conditional formatting would not be feasible for the play axis.