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Add expand/collapse feature to column headers

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Amanda Rivera (SHE/HER) on 17 Nov 2018 02:30:35

Vote on this idea if you want expand/collapse on column headers in the matrix similar to what was shipped for row headers in November (https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-november-2018-feature-summary/#expandCollapse).

Administrator on 28 Jan 2023 20:33:12

10/20/2022 - Just an update, this is an extremely expensive item, which is why it has not been picked up yet. I promise we will revisit this after we ship visual calculations

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:38:52

RE: Add expand/collapse feature to column headers

'+1
Please add this

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BI Power UP on 05 Jul 2020 23:37:51

RE: Add expand/collapse feature to column headers

Pls make this happen in Jan 2019 update. Thanks team

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:37:12

RE: Add expand/collapse feature to column headers

I agree!

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Power BI Ideas Admin on 05 Jul 2020 23:37:12

RE: Add expand/collapse feature to column headers

'+1
as important to expand/collapse columns as rows

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SamRock on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:43

RE: Add expand/collapse feature to column headers

You read my mind!

When Expand/Collapse was announced , I honestly thought we would be able to do it on both rows and Columns. I was disappointed when it was Rows only.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:34

RE: Add expand/collapse feature to column headers

Being able to expand and collapse columns is a critical feature for finance and operational reporting where hierarchies are used (e.g. time - months, quarter, years).

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Roopali Negi on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:33

RE: Add expand/collapse feature to column headers

I would highly recommend & desperately waiting for this functionality release. Most of the time client has requirement to expand/collapse @ column header level, but due to unavailability of this feature we push for row functionality. This drives the client little away as they has to adjust in requirements.

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Alfonso Perez on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:26

RE: Add expand/collapse feature to column headers

Hi. First of all the expand/collapse on Rows is GREAT!.

I would like it also on Columns.
Right now I am doing a Sales Dashboard and I need to add a + sign to expand to show UNITS as well as the Sales Amount. So I definitely think it would be a great add.

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Chi Truong on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:18

RE: Add expand/collapse feature to column headers

Yes please!

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:17

RE: Add expand/collapse feature to column headers

now that this feature was released i'm kind of disappointed because DOES NOT WORK for multidimensional cubes!!!!

Are you have an estimated date when it is going to be available for multidimensional cubes (MD)?