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Report colors changing when published
So I've noticed that on several occasions when I publish a report to a group, the colors within a visualization will change to something other than what I set them to be. I've specifically noticed these on line and bar charts.
I try not to change any colors in a visualization from what is set automatically by Power BI. But there have been times where I need to make a change to the automatted selected colors (still keeping within the spectrum of colors available in the default Power BI listing). When I publish the report, the colors that were modified will sometimes change. I have to edit the published report by hand to change some of the colors back to what they were in the desktop file.
Any suggestions on a fix, would be great. It seems like there's a bug that doesn't allow colors to stay "locked in" when reports are published.
I'm curious to know if others have encountered this.
Thanks,
Jonathan
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This seems like a basic functionality that's lacking. Why the heck 4 years after this initial post, is this still a problem. What is the point of allowing themes and customization in desktop if publishing it just randomly changes all the colors? Sometimes even making colors in the legend the same?!?!@#
I see this issue in my reports as well and I just use the defualt colour scheme. It is very frustrating when a manager comes to you asking why the colours in your reports are not consistent. I build them consistently in Power BI Desktop, but when I open them in the service they are different and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to which ones change and which ones stay the same. I would love to know if this issue is going to be fixed by MS anytime soon.
I have now encoutered the color chaning as well! even though I have set the colors explicitly. I am using 2019 FEB version of PBI and publishing to Premium workspace. Sometime even the Workspace and APP is disalighned.
I have the same issue and would like this to be fixed. Pie charts also have this issue.
I'm getting following message when i clicked on the link.
You do not have sufficient privileges for this resource or its parent to perform this action.
I am also experiencing this aggravating issue.
please fix!
+1 also experiencing this issue. This is the first time I have ever encountered this issue and it is maddening.
PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE, PLEASE....
I UPGRADED AND NOW I'M SCREWED.....
THANKS ALOT
We are also having this issue. The color is different on bar chart after published to the web from desktop.
Really hope that Microsoft can fix this bug.
Chooses to, you really hope Microsoft CHOOSES to fix this bug.... it's been a bug for a LONG time... with no resolution yet :(
I see the same issue still and wonder when this issue will be fixed. I see this for pie charts and I try to change the colors again and re publish when i see the colors messed up in the web. It will be good if power bi can retain the colors based on the classification which we use for the data.
6 years passed and still an issue. You're Microsoft Employee now, could you work on this bug?
I've encountered that issue every now and then. Not a big issue though.
Not an Issue??????????????????????????
Maybe for you pal but I'm getting a lot of chrap for the colors not being the same and all this after I updated Power BI...
When will this be fixed...??
