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Vertical and horizontal multiples (Small Multiples/Trellis)

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Alexander Lyskovets on 14 Sep 2015 20:22:51

As it is realized in Power View for Excel. THNX!

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815b9ebc 819c-47db-ac7e-cefc6fa42328 on 16 Aug 2020 04:07:47

RE: Vertical and horizontal multiples (Small Multiples/Trellis)

An external consultancy I'm working with produced some sample output in Tableau. The dynamic trellis function is really well implemented and scales nicely to the page and looks really good. Onlt having Tableau reader, I tried to replicate in both Power BI and QlikView. Qlikview has this capability, but it is impossible to get make a usable visualistaion. Power Bi appears not to have this capability at all. This is a something that is urgently needed to make Power BI a real contender.

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cf530d09 f983-4691-a94c-11043e0bfac0 on 16 Aug 2020 04:07:23

RE: Vertical and horizontal multiples (Small Multiples/Trellis)

MS drives me nuts with stuff like this. “All the functionality you are use to plus much much more! However, you can’t (insert something important I use all the time)”

It’s driving me insane

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37777af7 1cd8-419d-9409-004fff9dda06 on 16 Aug 2020 04:07:21

RE: Vertical and horizontal multiples (Small Multiples/Trellis)

Please look at implementing this. Killer feature that Tableau has over PBI

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853b3523 5549-48a4-ba5d-7fb9de4c8fff on 16 Aug 2020 04:02:25

RE: Vertical and horizontal multiples (Small Multiples/Trellis)

You can use Infographic Designer, a custom visual that supports small multiples!

https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/power-bi-visuals/WA104380898?tab=Overview

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fc0dc417 7b48-4654-9010-adb725f2eaaa on 16 Aug 2020 04:02:22

RE: Vertical and horizontal multiples (Small Multiples/Trellis)

One of the must effective visualizations recommended by dataviz profs

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1cfabb13 4a55-423b-8e60-d965b8758c33 on 16 Aug 2020 04:02:22

RE: Vertical and horizontal multiples (Small Multiples/Trellis)

Hi all, here is a tutorial I wrote on Small Multiples in Power BI: http://www.decisivedata.net/blog/small-multiples-/-trellis-bar-charts-in-power-bi

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4b2e8665 699c-400c-b2b6-46a658f6f212 on 16 Aug 2020 04:02:04

RE: Vertical and horizontal multiples (Small Multiples/Trellis)

I'm having to drop into R to produce some of the visualizations my customers want, but then I lose drill down, which is a pretty big lost. Power BI really needs this.

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cb3c7201 2d62-4c07-9029-4f4b504864b7 on 16 Aug 2020 04:01:46

RE: Vertical and horizontal multiples (Small Multiples/Trellis)

absolute must have, if you want to do serious information design, I would love to see this sooner than later!

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37903936 5b4f-467f-87d4-6a8a71b37f51 on 16 Aug 2020 04:01:12

RE: Vertical and horizontal multiples (Small Multiples/Trellis)

If you are serious after going after Tableau, this is a must-have. I hope this is a top priority in your roadmap. Please...

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eb655508 f5a8-49fc-b1df-4b6eef5b36e7 on 16 Aug 2020 04:01:12

RE: Vertical and horizontal multiples (Small Multiples/Trellis)

Come on guys! This is such a glaring omission - I am constantly apologizing for the fact that Power BI doesn't include this yet. If you get this done well and included - for ALL elements, Tableau won't have much of anything left to call you out on.

I think the solution has to be a container for other elements that provides the small multiple functionality. Otherwise, you will have to rebuild everything to support it.