Custom Tooltip for Icon

Problem:

Client wants to see a report page tooltip when they hover over an icon. Shapes, Images, and buttons do not support report page tooltips.

For example: Have an Info icon connected to a visual that when you hover over it brings up a description

Solution:

Create a measure that equals a Unicode character. Place that measure into a card and place the card onto your visual. Then create your report page tooltip and set the tooltip on the card to be your custom tooltip.

1) Create your measure that contains the Unichar character you wish to use.

Info Icon = UNICHAR( "128712")

 Here is a directory of Unichar characters you can use:

https://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTips/unicode-symbols.html

2) Add the measure to a card and place the card where ever you need the icon to be placed.

3) Create your report page tooltip page.

  1. Create a new page

  2. Set the page type to be tooltip

  3. Design your tooltip however you like. In my tooltip I am just displaying a text box but you could display a measure that had dynamic text based upon other dynamic filtering you may have built into your report. 

4) In the visual formatting settings for the card that contains the icon, ensure the tooltip is toggled on. Then set the tooltiop type to Report Page and then from the Page dropdown choose the tooltip page you created.

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Dynamic Measure Selection