Using Theme Icons in Card Visuals

[WishAskedSooner]

Hi all,

In the Table / Matrix visuals there is an Icon fx option under Cell Elements that one can use to assign custom icons loaded from a custom JSON theme. 

However, I can't seem to find this functionality for the Card / Multicard visual. The only option seems to be text color. I know you can create a Measure that uses icons from a Table, but I really want to be able to use my Icons from my custom JSON theme.

Is this possible? TIA

[tharunkumarRTK · Accepted solution]

@WishAskedSooner 

I think you have added custom icons to the json template and using the conditional formatting window in the table/matrix visual to add those icons. I dont think that option is available for card/multi card. Like you mentioned you need to create measures to add those icons to card. 

Or Assuming you want only one KPI in the card visual. Add that KPI to the table visual and remove all the borders/gridlines and column header. Then do some formatting. Then your table visual will some what look like a scorecard.

Or you can also condier using the new card visual, https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-card-visual-public-preview/. Which has an in built functionality to embed images.

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[WishAskedSooner]

@tharunkumarRTK thank you for the quick reply. For aesthetic reasons, formatting a table/matrix to simulate the look of a card visual is not practical, but I appreciate the tip/hack. I guess I will just have to imbed my theme icons into measures, but I will check out the new card visual. Thanks for the tips.