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Arrange Objects (Send to Front, Send to Back, etc) in Power BI Webview

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kevin on 25 Mar 2017 13:46:15

Currently I am unable to arrange objects like shapes and text boxes (Send to Front, Send to Back, etc). This makes it difficult to visually customize a dashboard or report to match our chosen look and feel.

We are working with data that is only provided through the online gateway, therefore cannot create a desktop version of the PBIX and are forced to do design through the web interface.

Please add the ability to arrange objects in the web view just like we can in the desktop version.

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Comments (11)

c2dfd91f a65e-4e90-97ae-0931dae2adef on 06 Jul 2020 00:13:02

RE: Arrange Objects (Send to Front, Send to Back, etc) in Power BI Webview

Hi,
OK as a work-around you may put visuals (you wish to set always on background) in a single Group (Group1) then in selection Pane, you give this group a lower order then the always on top visual. For exp, even if you select a little part of a table inside this group, this table wouldn't show entirely, it will remain hidden behind your "always on top" visual

Good luck :)

538c70be d52e-4389-a40a-30768f57639f on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:13

RE: Arrange Objects (Send to Front, Send to Back, etc) in Power BI Webview

It would actually be a good idea to be able to control this based on slicer or selection. Will help toggle tables/views on run-time or even give the appearance of drill down where it otherwise will not work.

b949812f c454-43f4-9b99-f229b10fc258 on 05 Jul 2020 23:59:57

RE: Arrange Objects (Send to Front, Send to Back, etc) in Power BI Webview

Joshua Howard:
OK. The work-around is to use the View -> "Selection Pane" window to organize the order of visual in the service. Use the up and down arrows when selecting a visual to change the order. The top most on the list is the top most in relation to the other visuals. Hope this helps anyone requiring this functionality.

Thanks so much@Joshua

d1714070 b8ef-4473-9dcf-7aa84d40e6f6 on 05 Jul 2020 23:51:27

RE: Arrange Objects (Send to Front, Send to Back, etc) in Power BI Webview

Thanks for posting this - I agree with the others here. Clicking on the visual overrides where you have put things in the layer order. Looks terrible. Please fix.

b22b5f37 3372-4d80-82cc-21dc161de6ca on 05 Jul 2020 23:41:34

RE: Arrange Objects (Send to Front, Send to Back, etc) in Power BI Webview

Please Add This. I am trying to use unfilled rectangles to set off a group of tables, but can't because the rectangle keeps jumping to the front and the visuals become unclickable

4af603d5 d001-4a0e-af1c-c193b47a7cae on 05 Jul 2020 23:35:01

RE: Arrange Objects (Send to Front, Send to Back, etc) in Power BI Webview

Upvoted. We want to use shapes, mostly unfilled rectangles, as elements to guide the user. But it's too painful right now.

33c6f96d 02fc-496a-a79d-e6d1ae5b4c13 on 05 Jul 2020 23:32:52

RE: Arrange Objects (Send to Front, Send to Back, etc) in Power BI Webview

Thanks @Joshua Howard

627ff91f c874-4fa2-bc93-f87f64be4455 on 05 Jul 2020 23:19:21

RE: Arrange Objects (Send to Front, Send to Back, etc) in Power BI Webview

Thanks Joshua that helped a lot!

418246bd 3350-4032-b388-6386717d69c7 on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:02

RE: Arrange Objects (Send to Front, Send to Back, etc) in Power BI Webview

I feel like this very much needs to be addressed. If we are using one data model to create multiple reports this is a huge gap in the ability to create reports in the service. Please address this ASAP.

418246bd 3350-4032-b388-6386717d69c7 on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:02

RE: Arrange Objects (Send to Front, Send to Back, etc) in Power BI Webview

OK. The work-around is to use the View -> "Selection Pane" window to organize the order of visual in the service. Use the up and down arrows when selecting a visual to change the order. The top most on the list is the top most in relation to the other visuals. Hope this helps anyone requiring this functionality.