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Epic idea: Small multiples for cards

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Miguel Myers on 08 Oct 2024 05:00:00

It’s challenging and time-consuming for both new and experienced report creators to organize data when trying to split cards into categories. By introducing small multiples, it could be a familiar and easy way for report creators to intuitively categorize data, especially if they had more control over layout and formatting.

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Power BI User on 16 Aug 2020 04:11:14

RE: Epic idea: Small multiples for cards

Multi Card is useful. but it would be great as a header or footer format so you can add a dynamic list across the top or bottom of the report to create a useful narrative to a summary of the story that is being told by the report itself.

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Rod Burke on 16 Aug 2020 04:11:08

RE: Epic idea: Small multiples for cards

Multirow card is a great idea but I never use it because of the lack of formatting options!
Usually I just want this ...
Category1 Value1
Category2 Value2
Category3 Value3

But I'm forced to use this ...
Value1
Category1
Value2
Category2
Value3
Category3

There should be a simple option for category labels topt/bottom/left/right

To get around this at the moment I have to massage the data into a table then use the table visual ... that's a lot of work for a simple formatting exercise.

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Pawel on 16 Aug 2020 04:09:45

RE: Epic idea: Small multiples for cards

I agree! Also a text wrapping and conditional fornating in colour bar would be helpful in multi row cards!

There is a big potential of this widget...

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Neil on 16 Aug 2020 04:09:33

RE: Epic idea: Small multiples for cards

Strongly agree

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Power BI User on 16 Aug 2020 04:09:13

RE: Epic idea: Small multiples for cards

Have to agree on the idea. Especially the orientation of records. That really comes in handy when creating a report on a live connection, where there is no possibility to pivot/unpivot columns in query editor.

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Power BI User on 16 Aug 2020 04:06:48

RE: Epic idea: Small multiples for cards

Especially need to be able to put the categories either above or below the values.

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Anonymous on 16 Aug 2020 04:06:37

RE: Epic idea: Small multiples for cards

Allow to act it as a slicer.

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Mark Dengler on 16 Aug 2020 04:06:05

RE: Epic idea: Small multiples for cards

Please, allow to act as a slicer!!!

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Sharron Witt on 16 Aug 2020 04:05:50

RE: Epic idea: Small multiples for cards

The multi-row card option looks good and presents data nicely, but without the functionality available in other chart types I cannot use this feature to represent my data, as other users have stated the following features would be useful:

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Richard Walker on 16 Aug 2020 04:04:49

RE: Epic idea: Small multiples for cards

'Absolutely this idea needs more votes and expanding.The multicard visual is a great idea but too lacking for most situations.

- Ability to be able to set number of columns and rows of a card.
- Conditional formatting for each value on the card.
- Allow the card to be clicked to filter the rest of the visuals or drill through to a new page
- Allow hyperlinks on the card.
- Allow the left bar on the card to be conditionally formatted (colour, thickness etc)


With these kind of changes the card would be a more attractive contender to the table visual for times when you have less records but more info per record as it is primarily a multi line row.

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