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Autocomplete Filter

Corrections and additions in sample pbix file (all)
Other minor fixes (all)

Version 1.1

New: optional toggle button and default setting for "not in" (default "in", button hidden) (1.1)
Added more formatting options for secondary values (1.1)

Version 1.2

Added more formatting options for secondary values (1.2)
Added "extra padding" formatting option (1.2)

Version 1.3

Added sort bucket and settings; added tool tips bucket (1.3)
Added background opacity setting, supporting overlaying pick list over other visuals (see demo pbix file) (1.3)
Most text messages are in settings (can change for internationalization, personalization) (1.3)

Version 1.4

New: setting allows for entered case to change to match source values (1.4)
New: setting adds options for sorting based on match position, etc. (1.4)
Pick list maximum height improvements (and new settings allow for more control) (1.4)
New: keep whitespace setting (e.g. can combine with alphanumeric to include whitespace in matching) (1.4)

Version 1.5

New: setting for word splitting (lets words you provide match source words in arbitrary order) (1.5)
New: option to show a button which forces the pick list to appear (shows recently displayed values or all up to maximum allowed) (1.5)
New: option to keep pick list shown after selection to make picking multiples easier (1.5)
New: option to not clear partial match entry value after picking from list (1.5)
New: setting allows use of browser context menus by choice (eg. for copy/paste) (1.5)
New: option to only consider exact matches (no partial matches) (1.5)
New: option to make filter list read-only (1.5)
Supports escape characters (\r and \n) (1.5)
Fix: pick list scrolling issue (1.5)
Fix: tab order issue (1.5)

Version 1.6

New: Maximum text length can be changed via setting (1.6)
New: Can optionally explicitly set the filtered table/column name via settings (1.6)
New: Can disable word wrap via setting (1.6)
New: Can resize the filter text area based on content size via setting (1.6)
Fix: less likely to receive an error about "unable to determine table or column" (1.6)

Version 1.7

New: button background color override (1.7)
New: styling options for rounded corners, border-free (1.7)

Version 2.0

New: ability to pick from different fuzzy matching algorithms (five) (2.0)
New: copy button available (2.0)
New: "list is exact" setting - filter out from list using contains matches (i.e. not fuzzy) (2.0)
New: "expand only if contains" setting - add to list only if entered term is contained in matched term (2.0)
New: "maximum lexical distance" setting - adjust quality of fuzzy matches presented (2.0)
New: "show close list link" setting - when using "keep list open", offers a way to close without needing to lose focus for the visual (2.0)
New: new sort option - "Explicit Sort / Match Favors / Distance / Value" (lexical distance) (2.0)
Change: "standard" fuzzy algorithm improvements (2.0)
Change: watermark changes (2.0)
Change: Allow CSV Entry - default = false (2.0)
Fix: Various improvements and fixes (e.g. bookmark, sort related) (2.0)
AppSource pricing changes

Version 2.1

New: Able to set font for counter text
New: "next tip" on desktop footer
AppSource pricing changes

Version 2.3

Change: Auto format type for secondary values reverts to model format string
Fix: Reduced likelihood of repeating refreshes

Version 2.4

New: Ability to show links instead of buttons (can control text in settings)
New: Can set minimum width on entry control as a percentage
New: Copied to clipboard message shown to confirm copy
Fix: Various issues, including caching-related

Version 2.5

New: List Placement setting, Max Width % for entry field
Fix: Entry in filter list could sometimes lose keystrokes
Other minor fixes

Version 2.6

New: List Item Matching (lets you paste text where the filter term can be a subset)
New: Filter List Combining (changes nature of the list from OR to AND)
New: Placeholder text for filter list
New: Override button images (base64 encoded)
Change: improved landing page

Version 2.7

New: Retain characters setting (lets you make exceptions with ignore non-alphanumeric)
New: Blank Lookup Text setting (lets you filter for blanks using a fixed text string of your choice)
Change: Auto detect minimum characters might not be small enough for shortest source value
Change: improved landing page
AppSource pricing changes

Version 3.0, 3.0.1

New: Allow more than one secondary value
New: Secondary value text in pick list can be formatted using settings 'Secondary Style', 'Secondary: Delimiter', 'Secondary Labels from Model' and 'Secondary: Format String'
New: List Style = 'Text Pop-up' (saves screen real estate by hiding the filter list until activated via button/link)
Fix: Improved refresh behavior
Fix: Other minor issues

Version 3.1

New: Localization support for 27 languages; new related settings: 'Auto Localize' and 'Localize to Language'
New: Filter List Source data well; supports setting default filter values based on your model
Change: Minor improvements in list sorting
Fix: Read-only removes x from pills when using pill style
Fix: Other minor issues

Version 3.2

New: 'Allow Filter Prefixes' Setting (default = disabled to maintain backward compatibility); enabling allows use of '+', '&' and '-' filter term prefixes ('or', 'and' and 'not', respectively) to build complex filters
Fix: Occasionally stuck in 'Loading' state

Version 3.3

New: Styling options related to warning message text
Fix: 'Only Allow Matched' failed to work as expected in all cases

Version 3.4

New: Styling options related to entry text box height and placeholder color
Fix: 'Maximum to Filter' issue

Version 3.6

Change: Improved support for some cloud environments (eg. DOD)

Version 4.0

New: Cancel Load button (default = hidden)
Change: Filter Behavior setting has been improved to better match intent; it's not a breaking change but important enough to increment the major version number
Change: Loading improvements (smaller window size, more reliability)
Change: Updates to latest package versions

Version 4.1

New: New sort option 'Distance / Explicit Sort / Value'
New: Setting 'Add Invalid Expand'; with 'Expand on Add' enabled, can disallow (default) or allow unmatched terms to be added
New: Demo use case in sample PBIX file that illustrates a complex address lookup scenario
Change: Renamed 'Only Allow Matched' to 'Only Allow Exact' and improved tool-tip wording to reflect the major role (controls contains matching vs exact matching)
Change: Default sort changed to 'Match Favors / Explicit Sort / Value'
Change: Loaded count based on total source rows (not fuzzy terms loaded)
Change: 'List Not Fuzzy' default changed to true; tool-tip explanation improved
Fix: In single select, pick list would sometimes remain open
Fix: Various interactions related to 'Only Allow Exact', 'Support Multiple', 'Keep Whitespace', 'Load Behavior' and 'Include Current as Type' are improved
Fix: Sorting issues corrected
Fix: Fuzzy match issues corrected, including for 'List not Fuzzy'
Fix: Loading message could stay up and some rare race conditions fixed

Version 4.2

New: Border color setting
Change: Don't need to reload page if assign license key
Fix: Warning message could flash during loads
Fix: Sorting issue with fuzzy enabled

Version 4.3

New: 'Must Select' setting. When enabled, filters out everything until a search value is present. (Customer requested)
New: 'Filter list maximum height' setting. Allows setting a maximum height for the filter list area (pixels).
Change: License watermark updates (eg. new links)
Fix: Could get stuck at 9999 rows loaded in certain cases
Fix: Filter list height should fill all space (regression in 4.2)

Version 5.0

New: Presets are available; applying a preset sets common settings to suggested values based on desired use case
New: 'Can Toggle Exact Matching' setting; when enabled, a button/link is available to toggle between exact and contains matching
Change: Settings are reorganized into groups
Change: Hides the landing page better, during loading
Change: Landing page content improvements
Change: Default background color = transparent (visual container unaffected)
Change: Licensing messaging / watermark
Fix: Corrects some logic to prevent lost keystrokes in certain cases

Version 5.1

New: Expand Batch with Mappings. Takes every value in the filter list, expands each into its matching source values, replaces the list with the union, and copies a two-column mapping table (matched value, originating term) to the clipboard. Solves both batch-expansion and audit workflows.
New: Loading Indicator Style. Gives you a choice of seeing a textual "loading" message, or a spinner (or nothing).
New: Single-Word Token Match in Exact. When enabled (and Only Allow Exact, and Fuzzy Matching), a single-word filter list entry expands to every source value where the word appears as a complete token (e.g. typing 'Hollywood' matches every 'Hollywood Blvd'-style value
Change: Notable performance and memory improvements
Change: Standard fuzzy algorithm now handles more common English/ASCII misspellings
Change: Spinner now appears for slower user-initiated operations
Change: Clearer feedback when expansion produces no matches, when a typed term doesn't resolve in exact mode, or when Expand Batch has nothing to operate on.
Fix: Fuzzy + Exact matching relaxed as you type values, where substrings are favored over fuzzy matches in the pick list.
Fix: Other minor fixes

Version 5.2

New: Multiple Value Source fields. Drag up to 4 fields (from the same table) into the Value Source well. Values are joined into a single searchable string using the new 'Value Separator' setting, and picking a combined value filters the underlying rows across all provided columns. Note: exclude mode is not supported with multiple value fields (a warning is shown; single-field exclude is unaffected).
New: 'Value Separator' setting controls how multiple field values are joined (default " - ").
New: 'Container Padding' setting controls the padding around the visual's inner container (previously fixed at 4px); entry row spacing derives from it.
New: 'Native Slicer' option in the General Style setting. Styles the entry areas with a thin border and slight rounding of the built-in Power BI slicers (with flat buttons), so the visual blends with sibling slicers on the page. The border color is inherited from the current report theme, and honors high-contrast mode; set an explicit Entry Border Color to override. To tighten the visual against its frame, reduce the Container Padding setting.
New: 'Follow Report Theme' setting (Colors). When enabled, any color left unset inherits from the current report theme - text, borders, links, pill and list colors - so the visual blends with sibling visuals like a standard visual would. Explicit color choices always take precedence. Selecting any Use-case or Styling preset turns this on automatically; existing reports that never pick a preset are unaffected.
New: High-contrast accessibility support. When the user's Windows/Power BI theme is high-contrast, the visual honors the accessibility palette for text, backgrounds, borders, buttons, links and highlights, regardless of other color settings.
Fix: With fuzzy matching enabled, typing the leading digits of a value yields immediate matches; previously digit-only input was ignored until enough letters were typed.
Fix: The visual now detects and clears an orphaned filter left behind when a prior session's clear didn't fully save - previously the page could remain filtered while the visual showed an empty filter list.
Fix: Typing or pressing Enter during a long data load could permanently halt loading on large sources (the load-completion watchdog fired too early and its cleanup cancelled the in-flight query). The watchdog window is now realistic, a premature trigger no longer applies filters against partially loaded data, and an interrupted load self-heals when the next data segment arrives.
New: Pressing Enter during loading (in 'Fully Loaded' modes) with a value that has no match yet shows a new "still loading" message instead of "No matches found" - the standard message appears after loading completes if the value is genuinely absent. Localized in all supported languages and customizable (Message: No match, still loading).
Change: Drill-down is no longer offered on the Value Source field. Previously, dragging a hierarchy into Value Source produced drill arrows with one active level; hierarchy levels now arrive as multiple value fields and combine into a single lookup string (see 'Multiple Value Source fields').

Version 5.3

Fix: Values entered during load (in 'Fully Loaded' modes) are held now with messaging until the load completes.
Fix: On very large sources, a value entered during loading could sometimes fail to take effect once loading finished.
Fix: In List Pop-up mode, the pop-up button's filter indicator now reflects whether the filter box has content, rather than whether a filter has been applied.
Fix: In List Pop-up mode, the pop-up no longer closes on its own while data is still loading - it stays open across the background refreshes that happen during a load.
Change: Selecting any preset now also sets General Style to 'Native Slicer', so the visual matches the borders, rounding and colors of the page's built-in slicers.