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Ability to show quadrants on scatter chart

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Julia Shah on 02 Jul 2016 02:26:23

Scatter chart could be a much more powerful decision making tool, if we could show 4 quadrants (with background colors and labels) and axis labels (<- Low - Completeness of vision - High ->).

For example, we can all see that Microsoft is a leader when we look at Gartner Magic Quadrant:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/gartner-positions-microsoft-as-a-leader-in-bi-and-analytics-platforms/

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386ca8e5 ab21-442f-bc7a-38fdd40716b0 on 01 Sep 2020 15:06:39

RE: Ability to show quadrants on scatter chart

This still seems like a relevant important requirement for the standard visual (custom visuals aside). The workaround with the Average lines is rather limited: only avg, only 2 main axis measures, no way to use an extra measure for what-if parameters to define the quadrants...

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8666ed3d 05b8-4375-b10c-8ff91fc51c00 on 05 Jul 2020 23:48:23

RE: Ability to show quadrants on scatter chart

Hi Team,

Any Update On this.....

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79f8c6d3 3fb9-4606-a280-eddd3ec487af on 05 Jul 2020 23:23:55

RE: Ability to show quadrants on scatter chart

You can do this by adding a "constant line" for the x & y axis. It worked for me with labels and the drill up and down features

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7566b577 bbe6-44d5-a6b1-b5f17e9140cf on 05 Jul 2020 22:51:26

RE: Ability to show quadrants on scatter chart

You can create this easily in a Visio diagram and Visio custom visual for Power BI is now available for preview. To enroll visit http://aka.ms/visio-new

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bcaecf3f 5e18-4051-a4f2-d2b415dc5858 on 05 Jul 2020 22:50:54

RE: Ability to show quadrants on scatter chart

Hi need to add a measure to the legend of the scatter chart. That is not possible in Power BI.

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17d10afa 4532-4c67-a355-56f4f12c4742 on 05 Jul 2020 22:39:17

RE: Ability to show quadrants on scatter chart

Same problem, we have axis shifting a lot and we cant use images. We need shading for quadrants, it just makes it super powerful

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501257da 8579-479d-8ea6-6c51f653204a on 05 Jul 2020 22:32:06

RE: Ability to show quadrants on scatter chart

I have the same problem, but the described solution from Ian doesn't work for me. I am using average x and y lines which will change depending on the filters applied. So my quadrants change, hence I cant not use a static image in the background. Other solutions?

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4f5fd2e5 d0b7-4d4c-b615-30a259278ed8 on 05 Jul 2020 22:28:42

RE: Ability to show quadrants on scatter chart

One way is to create and save a background image, e.g. using Visio or Powerpoint, and format the Plot Area to display that. For example, the background image could be named, shaded quadrants for a 2x2 matrix or any other image that fits the story you are trying to tell. Concentric sectors radiating from the origin of the axes (see Forrester Wave examples) or a bullseye are other ones to consider. If you set Image Fit=Fit then it will fit your plot area, but you may want to leave text off the image to avoid it being stretched or compressed - use text boxes on the BI report itself. It may take a few tweaks to get your image how you want it to look but it shouldn't be too much work.