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danzrust
Helper IV
8 years ago
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URL Icon NOT Working with URLs which Contain Parameters

Hi.

trying to create this table with "URL Icon" enabled, the result is still:

 

Those URLs still don't get converted to links in PBI Desktop.

 

Notice that my URLs have parameters after ? sign plus they don't start with "www"

 

DZ

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  • v-haibl-msft's avatar
    v-haibl-msft
    Microsoft Employee
    8 years ago

    danzrust

     

    Did you set the URL column type to "Web URL" as following screenshot?

     

     

    Best Regards,
    Herbert

    • danzrust's avatar
      danzrust
      Helper IV
      8 years ago

      Hmmm, fabulous. I did not know about this step. It's working now.

       

      I would be good if this was mentioned somewhere in the UI - I am pretty sure other users must be struggling like me.

       

      Also, it would be super nice if the hyperlinks are kept when exporting the table into XLSX from PBI online. Now, the URLs get converted to standard text and you need to convert them manually via hyperlink() function which is a bit cumbersome.

       

      DZ

      • v-haibl-msft's avatar
        v-haibl-msft
        Microsoft Employee
        8 years ago

        danzrust

         

        You can accept the right answer as solution, so that other ones who have the same problem can find the solution quickly.

        And if you have some ideas to improve Power BI, you can create an idea in https://ideas.powerbi.com for feature request.

         

        Best Regards,
        Herbert