decimal places in matrix

[vozniak]

I have a number of Matrix visualizations drawn from measures that are showing whole numbers with two decimal places. I need to remove the decimal places. How do I remove the decimal places? I can't do it through the Modeling menu from Table view because the measures don't show in the table. I can't do it through the Modeling menu in the report view because the formatting options are grayed out. How do I remove the decimal places?

[rajendran · Accepted solution]

Ok, In the report view, Select or click on the Measure from the Fields , Then got to Modelling , change the format as required. It should be enabled.

I guess earlier you didnt select the Measure in fields before navigating to Modelling, thats why it would have been Greyed out.

Thanks

Raj

[LukePetersen]

I had this issue and solved it by. 

go to the measure that you are using in the values field of your Matrix. 

Then on column tools set the structure Data Type to Decimal number and set the Formatting, Formate to Whole number but with 0 decimal places

[StevePBennett]

** For specific numbers of decimal places - As per rajendran's comment above - I've added the step (Select your Value Column), I didn't notice you could set for each value differently at first. So...

Go to the Visualizations -> Format tab- > Go to Field Formatting-> Select your Value Column (1st drop down) There is a parameter lower down 'Value decimal places'.
Make the changes here. Just type a number into the field. 

** For Zero decimal places - Edit the query and right click the header of your data column -> Select Change Type -> Select Whole Number.

Hope this helps.

[rajendran]

Go to the Visualizations -> Format tab- > Go to Field Formatting-> There is a parameter 'Value decimal places'. Make the changes here.

Hope this helps.

Thanks

Raj

[vozniak]

Value Decimal Places in Field Formatting is set to Auto and grayed out so I can't change it.

[rajendran · Accepted solution]

Ok, In the report view, Select or click on the Measure from the Fields , Then got to Modelling , change the format as required. It should be enabled.

I guess earlier you didnt select the Measure in fields before navigating to Modelling, thats why it would have been Greyed out.

Thanks

Raj

[vozniak]

I had to double click the Measure in the fields and then go to Modeling to get teh format option! Thank you!!!!

[AWentzEco]

Thank you. I had the same issue. Modeling tab wasn't allowing me to change the decimals on a Measure. Didn't realize you can't just highlight the field by clicking on it, have to CHECK the box next to the measure in order to view the Modeling Tab and update the formatting. Appreciate posts like this for newbies like me who have no idea if 'it can't be done' or 'operator error'. 🙂

[kyle_hermann]

the modeling tab doesn't change any of my data. the decimal places is stuck on auto.

[stuartpearson]

I can't get this to work completely.

I can set any number of decimal places above zero.

But if I set decimal places to Zero it displays 2 decimal places!!

This only happens when I set the field to average.

If set to sum then it works OK

[MarkSL]

Hi @stuartpearson,

Did you find a fix for this?  I am using a Matrix and selecting Average but the result is defauting to 2 decimal places and I want none.  Going into the modelling tab will only allow me to go down to 1dp, changing it to zero results in 2dp as you have also found.

Thanks

Mark

[stuartpearson · Accepted solution]

Hi @MarkSL

No I've not found a fix for it. I've just lived with having the 2dp.

To me its seems its something MS should fix

Stuart

[Lizzi]

I have the same problem, with average in matrix.
3DP set --> 3DP shown
2DP set --> 2DP shown
1DP set --> 1DP shown
0DP set --> 2DP shown --> Why? Maybe some DAX can help...

[Lizzi]

Not a nice solution, but I added a measure = AVERAGE(column) and there "No calculation" is selected and 0 decimals works, it gives the proper number too.