What is Interactions in Power BI

Interactions are the visual elements within a report. They can dynamically show related data by influencing each other. When you filter or highlight data in one visualization, that action filters the data that other visualizations on the same report page are showing. This way, the visuals paint a stronger, related picture and provide real interactivity.

Cross-Filtering

Cross-filtering allows you to filter data in one visualization based on the selections in another visualization. For example, if you had selected a particular category in the bar chart, all the other visuals like the line chart or table would then show data only with respect to the selected category.

Cross-Highlighting

Cross-highlighting is similar to cross-filtering, though in this case, the selected data in other visuals is only highlighted without filtering out the rest of the data. It emphasizes or “fills” the selected data in the related visuals to give some context away.

No Interactions

When interactions are disabled, selecting or interacting with any visualization will have no impact on the data in other visuals. Use this when you want to look at certain data in one visual without having that selection affect the rest of the report.