DAX Selected Region (With Fallback) Measure

Returns the single selected value from a slicer, or a fallback label when none or several are selected.

UtilityBeginnerselectedvaluefallbackslicer

DAX code

Selected Region (With Fallback) =
SELECTEDVALUE('Sales'[Region], "All Regions")

Notes

Replace 'Sales'[Region] and the fallback text with your own column and label.

Requirements

How to use this measure

  1. In Power BI Desktop, select the table that should hold the measure and choose New measure on the ribbon.
  2. Paste the code, then replace the placeholder table and column names with your own. The My table names fields above do this for you.
  3. Run it through the DAX Formatter if you want it laid out in your team's style.

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