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ShellySaini
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What are the highlighted values called?

Hi,

 

What do we reference as the highlighted values in green box?

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Do we call them KPI or something else?

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v-pnaroju-msft
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v-pnaroju-msft
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Hi ShellySaini,

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v-pnaroju-msft
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Thankyou, @d_m_LNK and @rajendraongole1 for your responses.

Hi ShellySaini,

We appreciate your enquiry through the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum.

Based on my understanding, the highlighted values enclosed in green boxes such as vs Budget, vs Prior Period and vs Goal are best described as comparison or variance indicators, commonly referred to as KPI indicators or KPI badges in Power BI. They indicate how a measure, for example Total Prescribers or Gross Sales, performs against a target or a previous period, thereby providing immediate performance context. The confusion arises because the comparison text, for instance vs Budget, appears to be a static label. However, it is part of the KPI indicator and denotes variance context rather than being the KPI itself.

These indicators can be created using:

  1. The KPI visual, to show actual versus target values with a trend axis.
  2. A Card or Multi-row Card visual, for compact KPI badges that display text such as vs Budget using dynamic measures and conditional formatting.

We hope that the information provided will help resolve the issue. Should you have any further queries, please feel free to contact the Microsoft Fabric Community.

Thank you.

rajendraongole1
Super User
Super User

Hi @ShellySaini  - yes, you’re on it. typically referred to as KPI indicators (Key Performance)

 

Link FYR:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/power-bi-visualization-kpi

 

Hope this helps.





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d_m_LNK
Resolver II
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I'm not sure exactly what you are looking for but I would call the highlighted portions "reference labels" as they most likely are measure names/descriptions.  The KPI portion would be the actual calculation.

 

Could you maybe provide more context for your question?

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