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jitpbi
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5 years ago
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customize color in waterfall chart

Hi,

 

I am working on the below dataset to show it on the waterfall chart:

 

MonthParametersValue
Jan-20Production90
Jan-20loss15
Jan-20loss24
Jan-20loss31
Feb-20Production94.20
Feb-20loss13.60
Feb-20loss21.20
Feb-20loss31
Mar-20Production84.6
Mar-20loss15.4
Mar-20loss23.7
Mar-20loss36.3
Apr-20Production92.50
Apr-20loss11.10
Apr-20loss22.30
Apr-20loss33.10

 

I need to customize the colours of loss1, loss2 and loss3 instead of green and also how to show losses downwards instead of upwards:

 
 
 

 

Please suggest how to achieve this.

 

Thanks

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  • v-cazheng-msft's avatar
    v-cazheng-msft
    5 years ago

    Hi, jitpbi 

    If you want to customize bar color, you can try Simple Waterfall. You need set ‘Format using Sentiments’ to off, and then customize bar color.

     

     

    Best Regards,

    Caiyun Zheng

     

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

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  • v-cazheng-msft's avatar
    v-cazheng-msft
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    5 years ago

    Hi, jitpbi 

    If you want to customize bar color, you can try Simple Waterfall. You need set ‘Format using Sentiments’ to off, and then customize bar color.

     

     

    Best Regards,

    Caiyun Zheng

     

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

    • amdp's avatar
      amdp
      New Member
      2 years ago

      Accept it as the solution

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    4 years ago

    v-cazheng-msft  i am trying same method after turn off  Format using Sentiments . bar color section its empty 

  • CamiloMartin's avatar
    CamiloMartin
    New Member
    4 years ago

    Actually, the bar color option is empty, I think because the updates of power BI.

     

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    4 years ago

    Just found a quick workaround for this visual. If you're looking to only have one consistent color across all dimensions in the waterfall chart, you can use a calculated measure with a hex value: 

    1. Create Measure for this hex value, such as: WATERFALL_BAR_COLOR = "#5A9DB4"
    2. Change Data Type of this measure to Text
    3. Under the Bar Color menu for this visual, hit the fx formula button and apply WATERFALL_BAR_COLOR to one bar

    This will affect all of the dimensions and allows you to change all colors of the chart in one place, janky though this solution may be.