PowerBI Table - How to colour code cells based on values in the row

[SKPowerBINewbie]

Hi , 

I have a Power BI report that dispalys data in a table that displays data like this 

Criteria	M1	M2	M3	M4	M5	M6	M7	M8	M9	M10
Cr1	1	55	32	45	11	2	3	33	4	61
Cr2	55	4	5	44	21	33	2	5	55	22
Cr3	0	77	5	66	44	2	21	59	95	3
Cr4	5	52	8	60	5	55	76	74	12	55
Cr5	22	33	44	55	32	22	32	63	59	54

What I want is to colour columns M1 to M10 with colour 'Red' , based on what cell value being > than specific values are indicated below.

So , if Criteria = Cr1 and if any of M1 to M10 is > 10 that cell be colured RED , else colour them Green.

Similarly , if if Criteria = Cr2 and if any of M1 to M10 is > 21 that cell be colured RED , else colour them Green.

Criteria	Colour Cell Red when Criteria > than
Cr1	10
Cr2	21
Cr3	5
Cr4	22
Cr5	40

The Final table should look like this 

How do I achieve this in PowerBI. Any guidance will be much appreciated.

[v-rzhou-msft]

Hi @SKPowerBINewbie ,

The calculation in Power BI is based on columns. Your data model have multiple columns like M1/M2... and so on. This will complicate your calculations. So I suggest you to transform your data model with Unpivot function in Power Query Editor and then create a measure and use this measure in matrix conditional formatting.

Table1 will look like as below after unpivoting.

Relationship:

Color measure:

Color =
VAR _Compare_Value =
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( 'Table 2'[Colour Cell Red when Criteria > than ] ),
        FILTER ( 'Table 2', 'Table 2'[Criteria] = MAX ( 'Table 1'[Criteria] ) )
    )
RETURN
    IF ( SUM ( 'Table 1'[Value] ) > _Compare_Value, "Red", "Green" )

Conditional formatting and result is as below.

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

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[SKPowerBINewbie]

Hi Rico Zhou , 

Thank you very much for taking the time to help me out . 

Your proposed solution works but I have to use output the report into a matrix visual.

It will not fit in with my current design of a table matrix 

[v-rzhou-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @SKPowerBINewbie ,

If you want to use conditonal formatting in table visual, there should be multiple columns M1/M2...M10 in table value field, you need to create color measures for each columns.

Here I create a sample to have a test.

You should need to create 10 color measures in total for each M column. Here I create a color measure for M1 as a sample.

Color for M1 = 
IF(SUM('Table (table visual)'[M1])> SUM('Table 2'[Colour Cell Red when Criteria > than ]),"Red","Green")

We can drop down and select the columns we need to use conditional formatting in Format.

Here we select M1 and use [Color for M1] in Field value in Background color.

You can repeat the above operation to add conditional formatting for other M columns.

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

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[SKPowerBINewbie]

Hi Rico Zhou , 

Yes, that worked . I ended up created a measure for each column and using conditional formatting . Thank you very much for your help and guidance.

[Smalfly]

Hi @SKPowerBINewbie ,

try to follow these steps:

• select the table you want to edit
• go to 'format visual' > cell elements > turn background color on

• This will open a pop-up you can use to set the color rules.

• Repeat this for columns M2 -- M10...