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"what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

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Mark Cunningham on 05 Nov 2017 17:02:12

Currently the what if parameter filter cant handle too many items. I am trying to create a filter for a range of all values between 1 - 100,000 but it keeps sampling the range.

Need way to over ride the sampling

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Markus Fiedler on 08 May 2024 08:43:13

RE: "what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

Is there any expected date when this will be resolved? I am using PBI Desktop Jan.2024.Thanks

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Joao Vitor Zuaid Bidetti on 09 Nov 2023 14:51:06

RE: "what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

Please! This limitation is so insanely stupid!

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Lee Richardson on 12 Oct 2023 15:53:29

RE: "what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

Agreed! This makes the value of input fields limited.. I am trying to create a "calculator" to allow input values to calculate margins, sell prices, etc for use by 800+ sales reps across the U.S. prior to sales.Imagine that they are continually frustrated and confused that the value they input for a field is changed to some number that is not what they entered.As a workaround, I have created an additional column that is formatted as a text version of the number value of the parameter to allow search and selection of any value in the parameter range.However, this is not ideal. This workaround requires additional clicks and makes the interface clumsy.Please resolve!!!If this sampling feature is by design, I suppose it would have a use case somewhere.. although not sure what it is or who would find value in it this way.Assuming that it is helpful to some, a solution might be to provide an option to turn sampling on and off as an additional add to the what if parameter configurations.

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Daniel Stark on 13 Jun 2023 22:05:03

RE: "what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

How is this not fixed yet? I create reports that require precise what if parameters over a wide range, so what else am I supposed to do?

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Nicole de Vries Reynolds on 12 Jun 2023 21:56:44

RE: "what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

Has my vote. would really make numeric what-if parameters more powerful and less confusing for end users.

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cortana Cortana on 04 May 2023 16:31:43

RE: "what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

We need this to be fixed

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Ext-ID DW610 on 15 Oct 2021 12:23:22

RE: "what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

Unbelievable that this is not fixed

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Lee Taylor on 18 May 2021 20:54:47

RE: "what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

Agreed, the actual number appears in the generated table so we should be able to use that number

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Mitchell on 16 Aug 2020 04:05:03

RE: "what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

Vote here also y'all. Hopefully one of these ideas takes off and gets popular

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/32797822-what-if-parameter-slicer-limitations

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Jordan Wenzlick on 16 Aug 2020 04:01:14

RE: "what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

Needs to be fixed - feature is severely limited right now. How did this not get noticed before being released?