Jeffrey Weir on 27 Nov 2019 09:55:44
We need to be able to label specific data points with dynamically generated values (including text). Use cases include:
* Labeling the first or last point of line charts with values
* Labeling the last point of series in a line chart with the series name, to directly inform the user which series is which, rather than have them constantly move their eyes between a legend and the many series on a graph.
* Labeling particular values of interest, to aid storytelling.
These things are bulk-standard features of good dashboard design, and are essential in order to design optimal user-friendly dashboards with low cognitive burden.
Gotta say that humble ol' Excel is streets ahead of Power BI in regards to data labeling.
Note that measure-driven tooltips are NOT a substitute for this feature. We need ways to draw the users' attention to particular points or features without relying on mouse-over.
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RE: Measure-driven DataLabels
I'm currently using Cards and Advance Cards (to get conditional formatting, EG. a Branch name goes Red if [condition]) to do this.
This is fairly basic, but so important for making dynamic reports.
RE: Measure-driven DataLabels
Good idea. I‘d like to add Maximum and Minimum to the list of line chart data points that need to be labeled by measure driven labels
RE: Measure-driven DataLabels
Seems like this would be easy and very helpful to at least provide options such as:
First Data Point Only
Last Data Point Only
First and Last Data Point Only
Every Other Data Point
All Data Points