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Axis with configurable units (/Interval)

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Benny van Heugten on 20 Jul 2016 19:33:24

Configurable option of Units (Interval) for the axis in a graph. Now PowerBI automatically choices to units between values on the size of the graph and the data. As an example with a small graph and values ranging from minus -200 and +400 the unit PowerBI choices to use is 200. In this example data becomes hard to understand. If there is an option to set a unit on the axis, we could improve visibility if the automatic one doesn’t fill the needs. In the example we could set the unit of the y-axis to 50, this will increase the number of values on the y-axis.

Maybe the number of labels will increase on the y-axis and not enough space to put them. So I can imagine design team wants to make the label part dynamic? But the graph axis lines based on the value put.

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a3cac5c5 6c7a-4723-b687-7715124b5f04 on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:32

RE: Axis with configurable units (/Interval)

Please add the ability to customize units on the axis.

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a9444205 e2e3-4f77-8e4d-d3db6902a7d2 on 05 Jul 2020 23:50:22

RE: Axis with configurable units (/Interval)

In general the Power BI dev team is SO much more responsive...but this one seems like a no-brainer. Why no sauce yet?

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8292766b 9591-4555-9023-9f402bb700b8 on 05 Jul 2020 23:50:18

RE: Axis with configurable units (/Interval)

It is crazy that this extremely basic functionality is not available, regardless of the fact this issue was raised in 2016!

It is the basic issues like this that make people nervous about using Power BI over traditional tools.

Can we combine this request/votes with the below and get this issue sorted ASAP, please?
https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/17297545-add-the-axis-interval-in-the-charts

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79b6be8c a1a6-408b-b72f-29d3209eda76 on 05 Jul 2020 23:48:55

RE: Axis with configurable units (/Interval)

Please add this functionality. It is a basic requirement to customise the axis which is easily possible in excel graphs.

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6ce1aa5e 5fdf-427f-96e0-9cf4f7ff3f24 on 05 Jul 2020 23:46:17

RE: Axis with configurable units (/Interval)

Very needed, I dont want to give my boss seizure when he will see two values on different ends of chart because there is staggering difference of 0.5%

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9c725c95 c11f-4619-9182-ef5142eacaa9 on 05 Jul 2020 23:44:50

RE: Axis with configurable units (/Interval)

I want this to very much.

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b091d73b ea73-4f16-bed6-d2fd2dfffe8f on 05 Jul 2020 23:44:20

RE: Axis with configurable units (/Interval)

Why this basic charting funcationality wasnt included in the initial release is odd :/

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b9dcd857 54b9-4d0e-958b-79e155578945 on 05 Jul 2020 23:43:05

RE: Axis with configurable units (/Interval)

There is also another post asking for the same thing, so we are closer to 400 votes for this.

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/17297545-add-the-axis-interval-in-the-charts

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33473923 f154-4ce8-ba12-d0c3df3e4fef on 05 Jul 2020 23:42:18

RE: Axis with configurable units (/Interval)

200 votes

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00402213 af6b-4608-bf7f-186a436fb51e on 05 Jul 2020 23:40:56

RE: Axis with configurable units (/Interval)

I try to be polite on boards, but it's been over two years. C'mon, put this feature in already. It's a simple one.