Treeview

Treeview

Working with Treeview visuals in Power BI

When to use

Treeview visuals (also known as Breakdown Trees) are useful for showing the breakdown of your data

Instructions

Layout

• Drag your primary measure into the Values area (it will show up as a full square)
• Drag your descriptive Field into the Category area.  The square will now subdivide to show the group as a proportion of your measure
• Add a field to the Details area and your square will be further subdivided to show how each main square is built up
• Tooltips can also be configured

Formatting

• Dragging multiple fields into the Category area will activate Drill Down
• Fields can be used on both the Details and in the Category area
• Visual formatting can be done for the Formatting icon in the Visualizations pane

Hints & tips

Common Modifications for Treeview visuals:

• Provide a custom title
• Turn on Data Labels