Power BI Slicers

Slicers provide an interactive way to filter data dynamically. It is an interactive filter that can appear directly on the report canvas. Slicer allows users to select values from lists, buttons, and dropdowns easily.

Key Features of Slicers in Power BI

Slicers perform easy filtering for data visualization. Users can select multiple values to filter data. It is available in different visual formats such as list, dropdown, tile buttons, hierarchy slicers, etc.

Slicer can be applied to multiple report pages and allows customizable formatting like color, font, border, and other style customizations.

Types of Slicers

List Slicer – Displays the available values as a list.
Dropdown Slicer – Provides a dropdown menu to select the values.
Numeric Range Slicer – Allows filtering data using a numeric range slider for numerical values.
Date Slicer – Filters based on date ranges like before, after, between, etc.
Hierarchy Slicer – Used to filter data for hierarchical structures.
Relative Date Slicer – Filters data based on relative timeframes.

1. Choosing the Right Type of Slicer

List Slicer is used to handle categorical data like selecting a specific product or region.

Dropdown Slicer is suitable for dealing with a large number of values by saving space.

Range Slicer is ideal for filtering numeric or date ranges.

Hierarchical Slicer is used to drill down into data categories like country → state → city.

2. Formatting Slicers for Better User Experience

Visual formatting is allowed like colors, fonts, and borders to make slicers stand out and align with the report design. Multi-select mode can be used to allow the selection of multiple values at once. Users can enable search functionality in slicers when dealing with long lists.

3. Using Slicers for Date Filters

To create dynamic time-based reports, use relative date filtering like last 5 days, last month. Users can combine date slicers with Power BI’s time intelligence functions for deeper insights.

Syncing Slicers Across Pages

Slicers are applied only to the report page in which they are placed. Power BI allows users to sync slicers across multiple pages for a seamless filtering experience.

Steps to Sync Slicers Across Pages:

When creating dashboards with multiple related pages, follow the below steps to sync slicers across pages.

Select a slicer and go to the “View” tab in Power BI Desktop.
Click “Sync slicers” to open the sync slicer pane.
Choose the pages where you want the slicer to be applied.
Select “Show in all pages” if you want the slicer to be visible everywhere.

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