Why text field can't be used in a card?

[Anonymous]

I have a text field that it can't be selected to be added in a card visual:

Properties

Why is this? 

I select a 'card' visual but I can't add it... I have the same colum in other models/pbix and it works just fine.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

If you use a card with text the default is to use only the "first" text result.  Cards are better used for counts and numbers than they are for text.  If you want the card to be a representation of the data in the visual, you will have to create a measure based on your data and then have that measure give you a text result that you are looking for in the card.

If you don't want to create a measure, you could try to use the Multi-row card or an Advanced card and then have a slicer which affects both the card and the visuals.

I have also found a similar post, please refer to it to see if it helps you.

Solved: Text/Card Assistance - Microsoft Power BI Community

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Best Regards

Community Support Team _ Polly

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[DataZoe]

@Anonymous do you have calculation groups in the model? It will discourage implicit measures (when you simply drag a column to a visual). You can get around this by creating an explicit measure for it, such as 

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