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Power BI total labels not working when only one option in stacked bar chart

When total labels are turned on, the labels do not show when data is sliced to an option that has only one legend category. 

 

See here, the data is sliced and there are multiple legend values. The total labels work.

rbrocks_0-1655731453368.png

 

Here in the same chart, the data is sliced and there is only one legend value. The total labels disappear. 

rbrocks_1-1655731523124.png

We don't want to enable regular data labels, only the total. Is this intended functionality? Or is this a bug? Seems like if I choose total labels on they should always work by default.

 

Status: Needs Info

Hi @rbrocks 

I have a doubt , the visual you provided is a stacked column chart not a stacked bar chart . So the visua in question is stacked column chart ?I have tested that legend can only put one field , so how did you put multiple values into the legend? Can you provide your visual settings?

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Ailsa Tao

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v-yetao1-msft
Community Support
Status changed to: Needs Info

Hi @rbrocks 

I have a doubt , the visual you provided is a stacked column chart not a stacked bar chart . So the visua in question is stacked column chart ?I have tested that legend can only put one field , so how did you put multiple values into the legend? Can you provide your visual settings?

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Ailsa Tao

lasersharks
Super User

This functions as described by OP.

 

Data as follows:

 

lasersharks_0-1656066752393.png

 

Settings as follows.

 

lasersharks_1-1656066781087.png

 

Total labels shows when multiple datapoints exist.

 

lasersharks_2-1656066790910.png

 

Slicing on one datapoint and total labels no longer show.

lasersharks_3-1656066800717.png

 

kevin-ky
Advocate I

This needs to be fixed.  Total Labels should always show the total value regardless if we are filtering to just one category. This is clearly a bug.  Please fix.