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Visual level filtering behavior in Power BI
If you want to keep the previous filter, you need so press CTRL before applying the new filter
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Francesco Bergamaschi
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In Power BI this is the default behavior when you click on a pie chart slice, it only filters by that field (Category) and ignores the previously applied filter.
To control this you can either:
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Select pie chart >> Go to Format >> Edit Interactions and set the pie chart interaction to Filter, or
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Use a Category slicer instead of relying on pie chart selection.
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Yes — this is default behavior in Power BI.
Stacked column → Pie chart: applies a cross-filter (context carried forward).
Pie chart → Stacked column: applies a highlight on that category, ignoring earlier filters.
You can control this using:
Format → Edit interactions → change from Highlight to Filter.
Or redesign with slicers if you want consistent filtering across visuals.