Dynamic titles in Power BI

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Dynamic titles in Power BI offer several advantages

Real-time Context:
 Dynamic titles provide immediate context to users, informing them about the specific subset of data they are analyzing.
User-Friendly Experience:
 The dynamic title feature enhances user-friendliness, making it easier for users to interpret visuals in the context of their selections.
Personalized Analysis:
 Users can interact with slicers to personalize their analysis, and dynamic titles reflect these interactions, offering a tailored view of the data.
Dashboard Coherence:
 In scenarios with multiple visuals and slicers, dynamic titles ensure coherence across the dashboard, helping users seamlessly understand selected data subsets.
Narrative Guidance:
 Dynamic titles can serve as narrative cues, guiding users through the story the data tells and emphasizing key points based on their selections.

In summary, dynamic titles in Power BI enhance user experience, providing real-time context, personalization, and improved interpretability of data.

Dynamic Title Based on Multiple Value selection.

Let's consider a specific scenario where dynamic visual titles based on slicer selections can add significant value.

Scenario: Sales Performance Dashboard Imagine you have a Sales Performance Dashboard with visuals such as a bar chart showing sales over time, and a slicer allowing users to filter data by Year. In this scenario.

We will Analyze two types of Visual titles.

 1.Static Title

 2.Dynamic Title

Static Title:

As evident from my slicer choices, I've opted for multiple years. Having numerous visuals without a clear title can pose a challenge for users trying to analyze the data, as there's no distinct indication of the specific year being represented.

 

Transforming a Fixed Title into a Dynamic Heading:
 To achieve this objective, a synthesis of various functions is required as outlined, each playing a distinct role in the transformation process.
These functions collectively contribute to converting a static title into a dynamic one, enabling a more adaptive and responsive heading.
- IF()
- ISFILTERED()
- HASONEVALUE()
- SELECTEDVALUE()

- CONCATENATEX()

DAX Query:

Explanation:
IF Function:
              The IF function is used for conditional branching. It returns one value if a condition is true and another value if false.
ISFILTERED Function:
              This function is used to check whether a column is being used in the filter context of the report.

HASONEVALUE Function:
              Checks if there is only one distinct value in a column in the current context. It is often used with a single column in a table.
SELECTEDVALUE Function:
             Returns the value of the column when there's only one value in the current context. It is often used with a single column in               a table.
CONCATENATEX Function:
             Concatenates the result of an expression evaluated for each row in a table.

Adding Measure:
Once you have created the "Dynamic Title" measure, insert it into the title function as pointed by the green arrow.

Dynamic Title Validation:

We will evaluate the dynamic title through the following scenarios:

• Single Selection
• Multi Selection
• All or No Selection

Single Selection:

Upon choosing the year 2005 from the slicer, the visual title updates accordingly, displaying "Sales by Year: 2005."

Multi Selection:

Upon selecting multiple years from the slicer, the visual title dynamically adjusts, presenting "Sales by Years: [Selected Years]."

All OR No Selection:

 Upon selecting all available years or opting for no specific selection from the slicer, the visual title dynamically adapts to reflect "Sales for All Years".

Appreciate your commitment to learning; keep exploring and growing!

Thank You
Muhammad H.