Is It Possible for Visuals to Control Slicer Selections in Power BI?

Hi jbaD_88 ,

Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum.

in Power BI’s current interaction model, visuals cannot directly update slicers. This is a known limitation and not a bug. Slicers act as input controls that filter visuals, but the reverse interaction (visuals updating slicers) is not supported natively. This design choice is rooted in Power BI’s filter propagation model, where slicers and filters are upstream controllers of visual context, not reactive elements.

Slicers in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

We’ve created a sample Power BI report that shows three different slicers with search options:

• Text Filter 

• Power BI’s Built-in Slicer with Search

• Attribute Slicer (Custom Visual)

The PBIX file with sample data is ready and uploaded. Please take a look and let us know what you think. If you find any issues or have suggestions, feel free to reach out  we’ll be happy to help.

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Best regards,
LakshmiNarayana.