Dropdown checkbox slicer

[ysapiyev]

Hi everyone,

I need to have dropdown checkbox slicer. I found tutorial how to make radiobutton slicer, but not dropdown checkbox. How it can be done? Regular slicer doesn't work for me, since it has limited options on design altering.

[augustindelaf]

Hello @ysapiyev,

Have you tried the Hierarchy slicer on the Office store ?

https://appsource.microsoft.com/fr-fr/product/power-bi-visuals/WA104380820?src=office&tab=Overview

It will provide you a dropdown checkbox slicer.

Keep me informed !

Best Regards,

Augustin

[ysapiyev]

@augustindelaf,

I've tried it. My main problem with both hierarchy and regular slicers is design options. Therefore, I wanted to make custom slicer.

Regards,

Yerkhan

[augustindelaf]

What do you mean by "design options"?

You want images on it, like on the chiclet slicer, right?

How would you like to have your own slicer?

Best Regards

[ysapiyev]

@augustindelaf

By design options I mean that default slicer cannot be customized, change design of dropdown.

I would like to apply CSS to slicer. Functionality of regular filter is good, I need to change design.

[jrichview]

I actually have a similar problem. I'd like to develop a custom visual and within that I'd like to re-use the checkbox dropdown (a.k.a. combo box) that the slicer uses.

[v-viig]

To implement a cusotm visual for Power BI you should start here.

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

[jrichview]

Sorry if I was not clear. I already have implemented custom visuals before. What I cannot do is find a way to RE-USE an existing control so that my control can behave consistently with other Power BI controls. My control is a more advanced slicer, and I'd like to create a dropdown with checkboxes that looks and behaves exactly like the existing slicer dropdown with checkboxes.

Does that make better sense?

[v-viig]

You should use any custom library to render custom dropdown with checkboxes.

Actually this questions goes out of this forum.

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

[jrichview]

That is exactly what we ARE doing because that is our only option. However, for a consistent UI it would be far better if there were a way to re-use the power BI standard controls within our custom visual.

[v-viig]

PBI constrols are not available for custom visuals. You have to align styles manually.

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com