Create slicer visual as Dropdown mode in embedded report

[Anonymous]

Hello, I have an embedded solution where I am adding filters an slicers programatically by using the powerbi-client and power-bi-report-authoring javascript packages. I'm doing this to an embedded report in View mode. I am adding slicers by calling page.createVisual("slicer", { ... layout ... }). That is working correctly to add the slicer, but what I need help with is that those slicers appear in List mode, but I need to change them to view mode.

I can't seem to find a property to change or a mechanism to do so. I found another post in the community where people were trying to do that via a custom theme, but it sounds like that doesn't work either (https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/PowerBI-JSON-Theme-Slicer-Default-Mode-to-Dropdown/m-p/8278....

Can you help me understand how to programatically set slicer mode to Dropdown in an embedded report?

[VincentLai]

Are you able to find the solution at the end? Appreaciate that you can share it if any solution found

[v-lionel-msft]

Hi @Anonymous ,

The easiest way is to create a slicer with a drop-down menu directly in PBI Desktop, and then embed the report into your own application.

Best regards,
Lionel Chen

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[Anonymous]

Thank you for the response. However, that doesn't help me in my situation. I really need to be able to create one or more slicers at runtime through the embedded solution. Adding one beforehand doesn't help me.