Default values

With Inforiver, you can configure default values for various data input column types in your Power BI reports. Default values can be static, or measure/dimension-based.

Why are default values important?

Default values in data input fields improve data consistency and reduce user errors across reports. By pre-filling common or expected entries, they serve as a guide for users to enter expected values.

1. Static default values

Static default values are predefined, fixed values that are automatically assigned to a data input field when no user input is provided. Static values remain the same for all rows. Select the Static option from the Default Value dropdown and enter the value in the Value dropdown.

In this example, a static default value of 2.5m is used for all the child rows.

Static default value for numeric data input

2. Default values from measures

You can use existing measures from your report as default values for data input fields. For instance, the Plan can be used as the default value for the Budget field, as shown in the example.

Select Measure from the Default Value dropdown and Plan from the Value dropdown.

Using a measure to set default values

3. Default values from dimensions

For data input types such as text or single select, you can use dimension values as default values. Select Dimension from the Default Value dropdown and select the dimension from the Value dropdown. In this example, we've used 'Level 0 Description' as the default value for the Account SubType text field.

Using dimensions as default values

4. Default values from text data input columns

In business reporting, you may need to source default values from existing data input columns. Select the Column option from the Default Value dropdown and the text column from the Value dropdown.

In this example, the text data input field Transaction Type is used to set default values for the single select columns.

Default values for the single select are sourced from the text column