event.detail object does not give me dataPoints values

[JohnKris]

Hi,

I have embedded a powerBI report with JavaScript and I am able to set a function that gives me the event.detail data printed out to a separate div element.

This is the function that does this:

//This function run when data is selected in my embedded PowerBI report

function initializeDataSelection(report, $dataSelectedContainer) {
   report.on('dataSelected', event => {
         var data = event.detail;
         $dataSelectedContainer.text(JSON.stringify(data, null, ' '));
      });
   }

When I click on some data in my PowerBI report, the following is printed out to my dataSelectedContainer div:

{
  "report": {
    "id": "anonymized",
    "displayName": "anonymized"
  },
  "page": {
    "name": "ReportSection",
    "displayName": "anonymized"
  },
  "visual": {
    "name": null,
    "title": "anonymized",
    "type": "slicer"
  },
  "dataPoints": [
    {
      "identity": [
        {
          "target": {
            "table": "anonymized",
            "column": "anonymized"
          },
          "equals": "TESTVARIABLE"
        }
      ],
      "values": []
    }
  ],
  "regions": null,
  "filters": []
}

The data i need is the dataPoint "values": [] (shown in red above)

Questions:

1. Is this feature not supported yet?

2. Is this the wrong object to use to retrieve the dataPoints[0].values array?

[Eric_Zhang]

@JohnKris

That is a feature not implemented yet. Check "**values** array (In Progress)" at Handling Events. The development team said it will take at least a few weeks until a fix gets to production.
 

[JohnKris]

Thanks for the update.

Two questions:

1. Could you ask the development team for a date/week as to when the **values** array will be fixed?

2. Is it possible to catch deselect event? (when you click e.g. a bar graph the first time it, and then clicking it again, i.e. deselecting)

Thanks!

[Eric_Zhang · Accepted solution]

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@JohnKris wrote:

Thanks for the update.

Two questions:

1. Could you ask the development team for a date/week as to when the **values** array will be fixed?

2. Is it possible to catch deselect event? (when you click e.g. a bar graph the first time it, and then clicking it again, i.e. deselecting)

Thanks!

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1.We don't contact the development team directly, to get any update, you can follow the bug track on github.

2.So far it seems impossible. I'm going to escalate a content request for more detailed documents on Power BI Javascript API.