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Sean on 07 Aug 2015 03:38:36

Please add Collapse/Expand buttons in the Matrix Visualizations. Otherwise when all fields are expanded by default the user would have to scroll a lot to find what they are looking for. I could add a slicer to take user to the data they are looking for but then the rest of the data in the matrix disappears and more specifically the overall totals change!Expand/Collapse buttons would keep the overall totals as intended and totals for other fields while allowing the user to only expand the field they are interested in. Also ability to do conditional formatting for a specific field in the matrix would be nice. Thanks!

Administrator on 17 Nov 2018 02:34:25

With our November update of Power BI Desktop, you can now expand/collapse matrix row headers. You can read more on our blog: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-november-2018-feature-summary/#expandCollapse A few people were asking about column headers. As some of the work involved for column headers is different than row headers, we want to understand how many users specifically need/want column header support as well. If you need column header support, please vote on this idea that I added to UserVoice: https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200/suggestions/36038050

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1f01e070 45e1-472b-bab7-05c477366026 on 05 Jul 2020 23:21:41

RE: Matrix +/- Collapse/ Expand Buttons

Great to see headway being made on this! Thanks for the update

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8423d139 8b72-ea11-a811-000d3a579c38 on 05 Jul 2020 23:20:56

RE: Matrix +/- Collapse/ Expand Buttons

This is now under review for almost a year, @Microsoft what is the status here?

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d0362b3f b56b-4b9a-8085-2d21706ae3c4 on 05 Jul 2020 23:20:32

RE: Matrix +/- Collapse/ Expand Buttons

We really need this feature

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0a779c23 5f8c-46c4-99a6-6f205d4445b9 on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:29

RE: Matrix +/- Collapse/ Expand Buttons

We are about to publish a new premium version of the Acterys visual that, among others handles selective drill down. More here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Yvewu6OSA Please contact us at: https://www.acterys.com if you interested in joining the preview test program.

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6c099fc5 3d09-41a8-a384-81f34b6553db on 05 Jul 2020 23:14:20

RE: Matrix +/- Collapse/ Expand Buttons

Some tables are rather long, very nice feature- less scrolling! We would need exactly this in order to hide columns for specific years and leave only those necessary for comparison.

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f8b0ecfe 8849-4695-b2a0-4b2d74102504 on 05 Jul 2020 23:13:02

RE: Matrix +/- Collapse/ Expand Buttons

Please, I´ll really appreciate this feature

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c517704f 686a-43d2-9640-a8295ae07a4d on 05 Jul 2020 23:12:04

RE: Matrix +/- Collapse/ Expand Buttons

'While it may seem like a simple feature, to implement +/- in a way that will perform well and be scalable we'll need to enhance some deep architectural foundations in the Power BI visuals framework. The enhancements will allow a visual to send multiple different queries to the BI model and "stitch" them together to a single graphical representation. This will allow a visual to create "a-symmetrical" views with varying degrees of detail depth.

This architectural enhancement is a significant effort and we will start it this sprint with the intent of delivering this summer.

+/- on the matrix visual will be the first implementation of that capability and will hope to deliver it this summer.

Once the architectural enhancement is completed it will open the door to a whole new class of visuals, including the breakdown trees.

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0a779c23 5f8c-46c4-99a6-6f205d4445b9 on 05 Jul 2020 23:10:52

RE: Matrix +/- Collapse/ Expand Buttons

Just as an update to comments re Agility Planning Matrix Light: To support the community we have made a light version that includes this feature of www.agilityplanning.com available free of charge: http://www.managility.co/agility-planning-matrix-light-visual/ . We would love to incorporate more features but can only do this in custom projects or if users are willing to sponsor features. Please contact us.

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51d1bc73 4668-43dd-9015-61bb413733ed on 05 Jul 2020 23:09:18

RE: Matrix +/- Collapse/ Expand Buttons

The Agility planning matrix is better than nothing, but the lack of formatting options for the different levels is frustrating. This is like Excel pivot 101 stuff.

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3ddd2389 12de-4096-bb8c-909810271e3a on 05 Jul 2020 23:09:18

RE: Matrix +/- Collapse/ Expand Buttons

Needed soon.