Text Slicer does not reset via Bookmarks or Clear All in Power BI Service (Service-only behavior)

[nikita9158]

Issue Description

We are experiencing an issue with Text Input Slicers in Power BI Service where the slicer value does not reset when using bookmarks or the Clear All Slicers option.

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Observed Behavior

• A user types a value into a Text Input Slicer (e.g., MRN).

• Clicking a Reset/Clear bookmark visually clears the slicer.

• When the user interacts with the slicer again, the previously typed value automatically reappears.

• This behavior occurs only in Power BI Service.

• The same report works correctly in Power BI Desktop.

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Expected Behavior

• Text Input Slicer values should fully reset when a reset bookmark or Clear All action is applied.

• After reset, the slicer should not retain or reapply previously typed values.

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Additional Notes

• This issue affects all reports using text-based slicers (e.g., MRN, Account Number).

• Dropdown slicers work as expected and reset correctly.

• This behavior appears to have started after a recent Microsoft Fabric / Power BI Service update.

• The issue is not related to report design, bookmark configuration, or persistent filter settings.

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Business Impact

• Prevents reliable Reset Filters functionality.

• Causes user confusion when old values reappear.

• Forces redesign of production reports to avoid text input slicers.

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Current Workaround

• Replace Text Input Slicers with Dropdown slicers, which reset correctly.

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Request for Clarification

Could someone from the Power BI / Fabric product team please confirm whether this behavior is by design or a known issue planned to be addressed?

This impacts multiple production reports and is forcing us to replace text input slicers with dropdowns.

Understanding whether a fix or configuration option is planned would help us decide whether to wait for a resolution or permanently redesign our reports.

[mattlee]

Can you share more about your setup? We are trying to reproduce the issue, but adding a Clear All slicer successfully clears both list slicers and Text Slicer values for us, even when the Text Slicer is in Translytical mode (no Field associated with it).

[nikita9158]

Thanks for the follow-up. I can confirm that this issue now appears to be resolved, likely due to a recent Power BI / Fabric Service update. We are now seeing the expected behavior where bookmark reset correctly clears Text Slicer values in the Service. As a workaround earlier, we had reverted our dev and test reports to dropdown slicers, but we did not make that change in the production report. The production workspace still uses Text Slicers, and we can now confirm that the reset behavior is working correctly there as well. Unfortunately, we don’t have a recording or snapshot of the earlier behavior, as the issue was intermittent and environment-dependent, and the workaround was applied at the time to unblock delivery. Could you please confirm whether this fix is expected to remain stable going forward? We’d like to understand if it’s safe to move back to Text Slicers without the risk of the issue reoccurring.

[mattlee]

Sounds like the issue was transient, glad things are working again for your scenario.