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DW868990
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Deneb - Vega Lite Format String

Hi,

 

I have a deneb visual in which I am using Vega Lite, I need the measure in the visual to show the dynamic format string that is set for this measure within pbidesktop, is this possible to set within the vega lite visual, for it just to use the existing format string for the measure? so its not defined within the vega lite. If so, any advice on the syntax for this would be great, thanks in advance.

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dm-p
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Hi @DW868990,

 

This functionality was introduced in 1.6, and because formatting strings are contextual, each measure in your dataset will now have two additional columns in the dataset for each row:

  • [measure name]__format - the format string for the measure. This is in case you need direct access to it for use in the pbiFormat function, or using the pbiFormat custom format type.

  • [measure_name]__formatted - the measure value formatted according to the format string in the same row.

Regards,

 

Daniel





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dm-p
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Hi @DW868990,

 

This functionality was introduced in 1.6, and because formatting strings are contextual, each measure in your dataset will now have two additional columns in the dataset for each row:

  • [measure name]__format - the format string for the measure. This is in case you need direct access to it for use in the pbiFormat function, or using the pbiFormat custom format type.

  • [measure_name]__formatted - the measure value formatted according to the format string in the same row.

Regards,

 

Daniel





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