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Default Selected Slicer or Tile-By Value Configuration

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Power BI User on 03 Mar 2015 07:53:52

Allow a user to set the default value for a slicer or tile-by value on a page/dashboard, so that when the Power View page is opened for the first time, the default value is selected.
eg. If the page has a slicer for Year or Month, allow the user to configure the most recent Year or Month to be selected by default.

Administrator on 09 Feb 2018 03:54:31

We're looking into this request, thanks for everyone's votes and comments. It looks like many of the requests will be addressed by the new 'Sticky filters' capability. Now when you log out of Power BI and come back to a report, the same items will be selected as when you left. For those who're looking to have a 'last month' selection, the relative date slicer might help. Those with comments about currencies where having multiple selected makes the report meaningless - the report will load with whatever selection the author saved, so if you save it with one currency selected your users will see that by default. If there are scenarios that these features don't address, please let us know in your comments - if you are really specific it'll help us build the feature to work just the way you want! Thanks again!

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aa46b896 ce41-492a-9fc2-bc36652bed8d on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:22

RE: Default Selected Slicer or Tile-By Value Configuration

I NEED THIS !
I have multiple dropdowns that I need to manually change after the first dropdown was changed. Until it's not done, visuals are blanks. I've been looking for a workaround but couldn't find one so far.
Thanks in advance to implement this important missing feature.

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eed2c872 7db9-4b8b-89cb-4a915eaa42a6 on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:08

RE: Default Selected Slicer or Tile-By Value Configuration

I would like to be able to default a slicer to the current month range without setting it to relative date. That way when I need to see back a month or two AND ahead a month or two that I have that option. If I set to relative, I can only go back, current, OR forward.

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1f96d2fb dfb9-421a-83a1-27cc5113d9c9 on 06 Jul 2020 00:10:01

RE: Default Selected Slicer or Tile-By Value Configuration

When use a date slicer, I would like to see the most recent date (at every data update) selected...and...leave the user the ability to select another date if wanted. thanx in advance

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2e239407 cc36-4cbb-8b63-8f9f0b10828d on 06 Jul 2020 00:09:52

RE: Default Selected Slicer or Tile-By Value Configuration

Hi Microsoft. I think this request is quite popular. If you're C# developer, this is a default/apparent function of a combox/radio button. So please make this happen.

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c56045a8 a063-ea11-a811-000d3a579c35 on 06 Jul 2020 00:09:27

RE: Default Selected Slicer or Tile-By Value Configuration

In our case we need to select the current month when the user opens the report. We have a work around done by replacing the current month name in the slicer by 'Current Month' but this is not liked by the customer and he wants the month name to appear. This is an urgent request Microsoft.

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85849fe7 c5a6-40ac-a43a-7162d780629b on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:32

RE: Default Selected Slicer or Tile-By Value Configuration

If I change high-category slicer from Vegetables to Fruits, I want Apples to be selected automatically in a low-category slicer. Currently low-category slicer keeps Carrots, so obviously empty set is return form such slicer configuration.
https://stackoverflow.com/q/51822625/1903793

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81390716 bae1-4f63-81db-79ba1713553c on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:23

RE: Default Selected Slicer or Tile-By Value Configuration

Not sure how this has been overlooked- many other BI platforms have this and have had this for a very long time.

Users should be able to see their data with a default view of a specific day (such as today)- however, they should also be a way for them to look at their data as of a specific date. This is especially important when viewing time based data such as Month-to-Date and/or Year-to-Date. Although it may be important to see these measures as of 'today', we need to be able to see these measures as of ANY day, if the user wants to.

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b9b6a017 1e42-43f4-bf94-15dd962df3fb on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:21

RE: Default Selected Slicer or Tile-By Value Configuration

ditto:
i would like to have the current date selected by default (with ability to select another date if a want)

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8d90c3bc 14be-4cf9-a29d-43e4df5f74ed on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:14

RE: Default Selected Slicer or Tile-By Value Configuration

i would like to have the current date selected by default (with ability to select another date if a want)

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0f8593bf a6ad-4e15-bc1a-2bee47fbf4a1 on 06 Jul 2020 00:07:48

RE: Default Selected Slicer or Tile-By Value Configuration

There seems to be nothing anyone can say to get Microsoft to take this seriously.