Trying to show text when visual is blank, measures disabled ?

[RGallagher320]

I am following this tutorial to show a message (using card overlay) when a visual is blank.

https://sqlskull.com/2020/09/12/show-or-hide-power-bi-visuals/

When I get to the background conditional formatting, it says to select the measure created it before it. However, all my measures are disabled (grayed out)  and cannot be selected. Any thoughts why?

Thanks.

[v-shex-msft]

Hi @RGallagher320,

AFAIK, conditional formatting does not work for all types of expressions, you need to use the measure formula which returns the corresponding color text instead of other types of results.

In addition, can you please share some more detailed information about these expressions that grey out?

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Xiaoxin Sheng

[amitchandak · Accepted solution]

@RGallagher320 , These measure should have data type text. They should return color or hexcode

examples

Color Date =
var _min =minx(allselected(Date,Date[Year])
return
Switch( true(),
FIRSTNONBLANK('Date'[Year],year(TODAY()))-_min =0 ,"lightgreen",
FIRSTNONBLANK('Date'[Year],year(TODAY()))-_min =0 ,"blue",
"red")

if(FIRSTNONBLANK('Table'[Value],"true")= "true","green","red")

if(FIRSTNONBLANK(date[date],blank())= today(),"green","red")

if(max(date[date])= tofay(),"green","red")

How to do conditional formatting by measure and apply it on pie?: https://youtu.be/RqBb5eBf_I4