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nrobi
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Selecting multiple visuals for Bookmark creation is not working

Hi all, 

 

when i try to select multiple visuals (Crtl+Click) to creat bookmarks for "only selected visuals" my PowerBI Desktop is just not doing it. It slows down and is not selecting the other visuals which i am clicking. 

Anyone else expirencing those kind of issues? 

 

Thanks. 


Best, 

 

Moritz 

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v-danhe-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @nrobi ,

Based on my research, I am afraid the bookmark function could not achieve this feature, When you create a bookmark, the following elements are saved with the bookmark:

  • The current page
  • Filters
  • Slicers, including slicer type (for example, dropdown or list) and slicer state
  • Visual selection state (such as cross-highlight filters)
  • Sort order
  • Drill location
  • Visibility (of an object, using the Selection pane)
  • The focus or Spotlight modes of any visible object

So maybe you could submit an idea in ideas forum:

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas

 

Regards,

Daniel He

Community Support Team _ Daniel He
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Hi @v-danhe-msft

 

 

 

In a Bookmark you can adjust which visuals should be affacted by the bookmark ( All visuals on the page or only the currently selected visuals: 

To enable this, you first need to select all visuals which you want to be affected by the bookmark and then you create the bookmark. However, when i try to selecting muliple visuals in my report it is not working and PowerBI desktop slows down and does not select more visual then the one already selected initially. 

I notice the behaivour since the "copy&past feature was enabled for PBI Desktop.

Does it make more sense now? 

 

Thanks.

Best, 

 

Moritz  MSIssue.JPG

Hi @nrobi ,

I could not figure out what is your desired result, could you please offer your desired result if possible and post a sample data to have a test?

 

Regards,

Daniel He

Community Support Team _ Daniel He
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

@v-danhe-msft  The Screenshot which i already provided should outline, that the Bookmarks will only affect visuals which are currently selected.

However, to make this happening, i first need to select visuals. 

During this selection, PowerBI Desktop is unresponsive as soon as i slect more then  1 visual. 

I notice this behaviuour after the Copy&Past feature was introduced. 

 

Hope this makes more sense now. 

 

Best, 

 

Moritz 

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