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Maureen
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Traffic Light

Hi,

I have seen a lot of workarounds for traffic lights but cannot find the option as shown in the picture below where the icon appears.  I grabbed this from POWER BI file but I cannot figure out how it was created.  Where is this option such that this traffic light icon appears next to the field  name?

 

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v-piga-msft
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Hi @Maureen ,

This symbol indicates a KPI which is a calculated measures you could create in Power Pivot or SQL Server Analysis Service.  When you import the data to the Power BI Desktop, it may look like a Traffic Signal indicator.

For further details about KPIs, you could refer to this article.

Best  Regards,

Cherry

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

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v-piga-msft
Resident Rockstar
Resident Rockstar

Hi @Maureen ,

This symbol indicates a KPI which is a calculated measures you could create in Power Pivot or SQL Server Analysis Service.  When you import the data to the Power BI Desktop, it may look like a Traffic Signal indicator.

For further details about KPIs, you could refer to this article.

Best  Regards,

Cherry

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

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