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Ayyappa5678
Helper III
Helper III

Time values with text format and conditional background color format required! Help me pls?

Hi Team,

I have the time values with "00:00" format in table visual(like below snapshot). I need to do conditional formatting like

a) 00:00 to 01:59 with no background color, leave it as it is.

b) 02:00 and remaining all values need to change with background color is red.

I have created a simple measure, setting highlight to yes/no, then do conditional formatting:

HighlightTime =
 var _time = SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Column1])
 var _highlight =
    IF(
        _time >= TIME(0,0,0) && _time < TIME(2,0,0)  ,
        0// no color
        1 // red color
    )
return _highlight.
Still getting below error. like below snapshot with data type error.

Ayyappa5678_0-1704298705316.png

 

Kindly help me please!
Thanks in advance.

2 ACCEPTED SOLUTIONS
Anonymous
Not applicable

Hey, could you give this a try:
HighlightTime =
VAR _time = SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Column1])
VAR _timeValue = TIMEVALUE(_time)
VAR _highlight =
IF(
_timeValue >= TIME(0,0,0) && _timeValue < TIME(2,0,0),
0, // no color
1 // red color
)
RETURN _highlight

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Anonymous
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Hi  @Ayyappa5678 ,

@Anonymous  nice method!And here's my solution on cell elements format.

Here is my test data:

vheqmsft_0-1704346815390.png

1.Create a measure

 

 

 

 

HighlightTime =
VAR _time =
    TIMEVALUE ( SELECTEDVALUE ( 'Table'[Column1] ) )
VAR _highlight =
    IF ( _time >= TIME ( 0, 0, 0 ) && _time < TIME ( 2, 0, 0 ), 0, 1 )
RETURN
    _highlight

 

 

 

 

2.Formatting cells

Go to Format Visual ->Format your visual

 ->cell elements and apply measure as a function of background color

vheqmsft_2-1704347059039.png

vheqmsft_0-1704347718355.png

 

3.Final output

 vheqmsft_5-1704347215050.png

Best Regards,
Albert He

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Ayyappa5678
Helper III
Helper III

Thank you so much @Anonymous @Anonymous 

Anonymous
Not applicable

No problem at all, happy that we could give a solution 🙂 

Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi  @Ayyappa5678 ,

@Anonymous  nice method!And here's my solution on cell elements format.

Here is my test data:

vheqmsft_0-1704346815390.png

1.Create a measure

 

 

 

 

HighlightTime =
VAR _time =
    TIMEVALUE ( SELECTEDVALUE ( 'Table'[Column1] ) )
VAR _highlight =
    IF ( _time >= TIME ( 0, 0, 0 ) && _time < TIME ( 2, 0, 0 ), 0, 1 )
RETURN
    _highlight

 

 

 

 

2.Formatting cells

Go to Format Visual ->Format your visual

 ->cell elements and apply measure as a function of background color

vheqmsft_2-1704347059039.png

vheqmsft_0-1704347718355.png

 

3.Final output

 vheqmsft_5-1704347215050.png

Best Regards,
Albert He

Anonymous
Not applicable

Thanks! All looks great on the cell formatting too, hopefully this gives the user a solution.

Anonymous
Not applicable

Hey, could you give this a try:
HighlightTime =
VAR _time = SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Column1])
VAR _timeValue = TIMEVALUE(_time)
VAR _highlight =
IF(
_timeValue >= TIME(0,0,0) && _timeValue < TIME(2,0,0),
0, // no color
1 // red color
)
RETURN _highlight

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