Visual-level filters disappear after republishing from Power BI Desktop

[Wickylive]

In Power BI Desktop, I added a new section to my existing dashboard.
For this section, I copied visuals from a previous section, renamed them, changed the fields to new dataset fields, and applied new visual-level filters using the Filters pane.

Everything looks correct in Desktop, but after publishing the updated report to the Power BI Service, the new filters are missing.
If I publish the same report as a new one to a different workspace, the filters appear correctly.

Has anyone faced this issue before or know how to fix it without deleting and republishing the report?

[Nabha-Ahmed · Accepted solution]

Hi @Wickylive 

• Ensure the visual‑level filters are applied and saved in Power BI Desktop ➜ File → Save the PBIX before publishing.

• In the Service, after publishing, go to the report → Edit mode to verify the filters appear in the Filters pane.

• If you’re re‑publishing over an existing report, there may be caching or persistent filter settings:

  • In Desktop: File → Options and settings → Options → Current File → Report settings → enable “Don’t allow end user to save filters on this report” so the Desktop default filters are honoured.Microsoft Learn+2

  • Alternatively, Save As the report under a new name and publish as a new report to confirm the filters show. (Many users found this workaround helpful when the filters didn’t carry over on overwrite publish.) Microsoft Fabric Community+1

• After publishing, instruct users to click “Reset to default” in the Service (top‑menu) so they aren’t still seeing older personalized filter states. Microsoft Learn+1

i hope this help you !!

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[Thavry_Orp]

Can anyone help me as well. i have found this post and i tried what solution here are. but still my PowerBI report filter pane still removed. since each report page base on the filter pane i have selected. then it make my report is not useable. i have also checked if the filter on exact report page. but it happen the same. after publish and report refresh completed. it seem work, but after another schedule refresh the filter that i have set have been removed. example my value in the filter is Yes and No, i select Yes. but after the Yes value disappear. and Blank value appear instead ? how to check this issue please ?

[v-karpurapud]

Hi @Wickylive 

We have not received a response from you regarding the query and were following up to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions.

Thank You.

[Wickylive]

Hi @v-karpurapud ,

Thank you for following up and for coordinating the responses. I’ve reviewed the suggestions shared by the community members. The issue is now resolved, and I appreciate the support from everyone involved.

Thanks again for your help.

[v-karpurapud]

Hi @Wickylive 

Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum. 

I would also take a moment to thank @tayloramy  and @Nabha-Ahmed  for actively participating in the community forum and for the solutions you’ve been sharing in the community forum.

I hope the information provided help you fix the issue. If you still have any questions or need more help, feel free to reach out. We’re always here to support you 

Best Regards, 
Community Support Team.

[Nabha-Ahmed · Accepted solution]

Hi @Wickylive 

• Ensure the visual‑level filters are applied and saved in Power BI Desktop ➜ File → Save the PBIX before publishing.

• In the Service, after publishing, go to the report → Edit mode to verify the filters appear in the Filters pane.

• If you’re re‑publishing over an existing report, there may be caching or persistent filter settings:

  • In Desktop: File → Options and settings → Options → Current File → Report settings → enable “Don’t allow end user to save filters on this report” so the Desktop default filters are honoured.Microsoft Learn+2

  • Alternatively, Save As the report under a new name and publish as a new report to confirm the filters show. (Many users found this workaround helpful when the filters didn’t carry over on overwrite publish.) Microsoft Fabric Community+1

• After publishing, instruct users to click “Reset to default” in the Service (top‑menu) so they aren’t still seeing older personalized filter states. Microsoft Learn+1

i hope this help you !!

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[Wickylive]

Hi @Nabha-Ahmed ,

Thank you for the detailed suggestions. I verified that the visual-level filters were saved properly in Power BI Desktop before publishing.

In this case, the main issue was related to bookmarks overriding filters when visuals were copied from existing sections. Recreating the visuals resolved the issue.

I appreciate you sharing the additional options like persistent filters and reset-to-default — very helpful for future scenarios.

[tayloramy]

Hi @Wickylive, 

Are you publishing to the report server, or are you using Fabric? 

This is the forum for the report server. 

If it's in the service, do you have any saved filters on the report? The service will save your session's filters and re-apply them. This has been the behaviour for years before Fabric existed. See this old blog post: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-persistent-filters-in-the-service/

Another thought, are you using bookmarks at all? If you have a default bookmark set, that will also remove filters. 

If you found this helpful, consider giving some Kudos. If I answered your question or solved your problem, mark this post as the solution.

[Wickylive]

Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I’m publishing to the Power BI Service, not the Report Server.

I’m also using bookmarks for navigating between sections. For the new section I added recently, I copied visuals from an existing section, changed the fields, and applied new visual-level filters. Those filters worked fine in Desktop, but after publishing, they didn’t appear in the Service.

Now I tried creating new visuals from scratch instead of copying, applied the same filters, and republished — and the filters appear correctly in the Service.

Could this issue be related to using copied visuals with bookmarks? And is there any other solution for this besides recreating the visuals?

[tayloramy · Accepted solution]

Hi @Wickylive, 

Do you have any bookmarks set as the default bookmark? That will override any filters applied. 

If you found this helpful, consider giving some Kudos. If I answered your question or solved your problem, mark this post as the solution. 

[Wickylive]

Hi @tayloramy ,

Thank you for the clarification. After further testing, I can confirm that the issue was caused by bookmarks overriding the visual-level filters, especially in the case where visuals were copied from existing sections.

Once I recreated the visuals and ensured the bookmark state was updated correctly, the filters started behaving as expected after republishing.

I’ve marked your reply as the solution since the bookmark behavior you mentioned was the key reason behind this issue. Thanks again for your helpful guidance.

[tayloramy]

Happy to help