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xizhouxie
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8 years ago
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What if parameter help - input changes by itself after hitting enter

I set the what if parameter to range from 1000 to 5500, with increment of 1.  Because of the way that I am using the what if parameter, I need the user to input a specific number, and not just use th...
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    xizhouxie
    8 years ago

    v-huizhn-msft Did you set the range as the same as mine? I think it's because of the range being too big and the numbers are being sampled.

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Anonymous
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3 years ago

Hi,

 

I faced a similar issue but the problem is not with the dax functions or the format of the column. The problem is the single value slicer itself, so if you still get the same error, there is detailed information about another method on the link below.

 

If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

https://medium.com/@ezginazaslankara/the-solution-of-unable-to-input-number-parameter-in-power-bi-9876d8358587

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qchrisd
New Member
3 years ago

This works decently well. Precision after 1 decimal points starts to get a little dicey, mostly moving up from the selected number by 0.01. 

 

This workaround is no excuse for how clunkly the implementation of this is and how it hasn't been fixed in many years. There is obviously a need for reports to be able to have precise inputs, how has this not been addressed yet?