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NewSetting left click behavior for data points to unlock tens of different UX scenarios
Mustafa Asiroglu on 22 Jan 2023 12:33:53
Allowing report designers to set default left click interaction of data points can unlock tens of new UX possibilities with a single feature.
This feature can be added to all visuals which includes a data point selection. E.g., Table, Matrix, Map, Pie Chart, Bar Chart, etc.
Proposed options with key benefits and use cases:
- Make Selection is the default option which is current behavior of all visuals. It allows filtering or highlighting other visuals.
- Drill Down option sets default interaction to make drill operation in current visual. (Already available functionality using header icons)
- Drill through option fulfills one the most requested feature from community (forums and ideas.powerbi.com): single, left-click drill through from any data point.
- Page navigation option unlocks new possibilities including dynamic page list in a grid, and each navigation without adding navigation button and second click requirement.
- Bookmark option allows using any visual as bookmark navigator, now with data/measure driven bookmark lists, allowing even RLS!
- Web URL option unlocks existing Web URL conditional formatting option in table and matrix to any visual, including maps, charts etc.
- None option allows report creator to make any visual read only, similar to Power BI Dashboard tiles, without adding extra transparent layers to force any visual to be not interactive.
- Behave Transparent option brings additional UX tricks, such as adding a watermark on top of a visual but allowing selection on the visual at bottom or adding a custom icon on top of slicer to make erase icon always visible. (pointer-events: none)
- Comments (3)
RE: Setting left click behavior for data points to unlock tens of different UX scenarios
Left click drillthrough is a urgent need. This feature is available in Microstrategy and Qlik.
RE: Setting left click behavior for data points to unlock tens of different UX scenarios
Some of related ideas and user feedbacks (part 2):Drill through on Table Values - Microsoft Power BI CommunityGrey out or disable a visual? - Microsoft Power BI CommunityHow to implement Page Level Security by using Row Level Security (RLS) in Power BI Desktop | by Allen Tseng | MediumPage navigation buttons with RLS - Microsoft Power BI CommunityMicrosoft Idea (powerbi.com)Disable the selection of a visual? - Microsoft Power BI CommunitySolved: Make a Table ReadOnly - Microsoft Power BI Community
RE: Setting left click behavior for data points to unlock tens of different UX scenarios
Some of related ideas and user feedbacks:Is there any way to do drillthough (not use right ... - Microsoft Power BI CommunityMicrosoft Idea (powerbi.com)Is there any way to do drillthough (not use right click and click the drillthrough page)? | Power BI Exchange (pbiusergroup.com)Microsoft Idea (powerbi.com)Microsoft Idea (powerbi.com)