Quick Idea: Let the consumers change the report design
In the September 2019 version of Power BI new dynamic conditional formatting options appeared. So I thought it's time to talk about the possibilities that open up once all the different aspects of a visual can be dynamically formatted.
In the latest Microsoft Business Applications Summit, there was a really game changing announcement, which showed how in the future report consumers (!) will be able to change the visuals in reports they have access to.
And, I thought it would be awesome, if they could also change the look and feel of the reports.
This post won't discuss in detail the how-to, just wanted to give you the idea.
Power BI Example:
So, I wanted the consumer to change the visual experience of the report.
Currently you are limited to a few formatting options, like title text and background , visual background, etc.
What you need to do to be able to dynamically set is the following:
- Create parameter tables to use as inputs
- Add calculated columns to calculate the hex values (it can be omitted)
- Then use measures to generate the dynamic value to be used as a color (important don't forget there is a "#" sign needed to precede the color value)
- Use the created measure in conditional formatting as field values.
I created 3 measures in this example:
- Color without Transparency
- Color with Transparency: did you know that the 4th value controls the transparency (#FFFFFF00)
- Turn Title ON/OFF (turn it totally transparent)
Ideas that you can use this for:
- Print ready version ON/OFF
- Color blind version ON/OFF
- Everyone set its desired formatting options like hide/show certain elements of a visual.
Let me know, if you are interested about the details.
