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_onto_
Helper I
1 year ago
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button slicer single select allows for multiple selections

Hi,

 

Running 2.141.1754.0 64-bit (March 2025) Power BI Desktop version. In the new button slicer, what is the behaviour of the Single Select toggle? It does not appear to enforce a single selection, using the Ctrl key one can make as many selections as they wish.Same behaviour in the service.

 

Am I missing comething?

 

Thank you!

  • Yepp, I can confirm that - only does what it says on the tin if force selection is switched on.

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  • So apparently this is not a bug ðŸ˜¶. It just doesn't do what it says. Call it "labelling incongruency".

  • kpost's avatar
    kpost
    Solution Sage

    I'm using the July release and it has a similar behavior.  Definitely seems buggy, or at least not the behavior that one would expect.  I just tested this and got it to work properly by toggling the "Force Selection" to "on" as well.

     

     

    • _onto_'s avatar
      _onto_
      Helper I

      Yepp, I can confirm that - only does what it says on the tin if force selection is switched on.

  • v-venuppu's avatar
    v-venuppu
    Community Support

    Hi _onto_ ,

    Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community.

    Thank you kpost for the prompt response.

    You are absolutely right - the "Single Select" option alone doesn’t strictly enforce single selection, especially when using Ctrl+Click. It only limits default click behavior to one item.

    Toggling "Force Selection" to On ensures that:

    Only one item is always selected.Ctrl+Click and clearing selections are blocked.The slicer behaves as a true radio-button style control.

    Glad it worked for you - it's a small setting, but it makes a big difference in how the button slicer behaves.

    Thank you.

  • v-venuppu's avatar
    v-venuppu
    Community Support

    Hi _onto_ ,

    As the change in setting would help in resolved the solution please let us know if you want to check anything else here we are happy to address.

    Thank you.

  • v-venuppu's avatar
    v-venuppu
    Community Support

    Hi _onto_ ,

    May I ask if you have resolved this issue? Please let us know if you have any further issues, we are happy to help.

    Thank you.

  • v-venuppu's avatar
    v-venuppu
    Community Support

    Hi _onto_ ,

    I hope the information provided is helpful.Please let us know if you need any further assistance.

    Thank you.