Field parameters in Power BI

In this blog, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the ‘Field Parameters’ feature in Power BI.

Microsoft Power BI’s team introduced the Field Parameters feature in the May 2022 updates. This feature allows you to dynamically modify column names and measure values in your visuals.

You can enable this feature from Preview feature option-

File > Options & Settings > Option > Preview & Features > check “Field Parameters” option

Scenario 1 – Change column name dynamically in the visual

Step-1: Under Modeling Tab > Click on New Parameter > Choose Fields.

Step-2: Parameters window will appear, now choose the columns to which you want to change dynamically.

Step-3: Now add a matrix visual, drag Parameters into the Rows, and add some values in the Values section.

Step-4: Now choose the columns name from Parameters slicer. As you can see below screen shot, columns are dynamically changing in the visuals based on selection.

Step-5: You can also select multiple column names from the slicer. Please refer to the screenshot below:

Scenario 2 – Change measure values dynamically in the visual

Step-1: Create two measures.

Total Gross Sales = SUM(financials[Gross Sales])

Total Unit Sold = SUM(financials[Units Sold])

Step-2: Go to the Modeling tab > Click on New Parameter > Choose Fields.
Step-3: Add measures in the field parameters.

Step-4: Drag Parameters into the Values section of the Matrix and add some columns to the Rows section.

Step-5: Select the measure from the slicer that you want to view in the visuals.

Scenario 3 – Change both column & measure values dynamically in the visual

To do this, you can add two parameters separately: one for columns and the other for measures.

After that, add both parameters in the rows and values sections of the visuals. Please refer to the screenshot below for guidance.

Hope you understand how Field parameters work in Power BI.