Bullet Chart Pro for Power BI — Visual Guide & Cheat Sheet

Anatomy of a Bullet Chart

Visual breakdown — horizontal orientation

① Actual BarThe primary measure — scales from zero to chart max

⑤ Target MarkerVertical line — success threshold for the period

⑥ Forecast MarkerExpected end-of-period value [Pro]

② Band 1 — PoorPerformance below threshold (% of max)

③ Band 2 — SatisfactoryMid-range performance zone

Band 3 — GoodTop performance zone

⑦ VarianceAuto-calculated: Actual − Target, abs + %

Reference LineUp to 2 custom vertical benchmarks

DAX measures needed for variance

Format pane sections

Max data rows per render

Orientations: Horizontal & Vertical

Versions shipped since May 2026

Release Timeline

Jul 27, 2026

v1.2.0.0 Latest

Trellis · Reference Lines · Accessibility

Small Multiples Reference Lines Negative Values High Contrast Bookmarks Colour per Category Dynamic Format Strings Keyboard Nav

Jun 15, 2026

v1.1.0.0

Tooltips · Drilldown · Legend · Axis

Tooltips Drilldown Legend Axis / Scale Scroll Sorting

May 1, 2026

v1.0.0.0

Initial Release

Actual vs Target Variance Bands IBCS Mode Free / Pro

Data Field Wells

Required

📂 Category

Grouping field — one row per value. Supports hierarchy drilldown.

Required

📊 Actual (Real)

Primary measure. The bar length. Supports Dynamic Format Strings.

Optional

🎯 Target

Success threshold. Renders as a vertical marker; drives auto variance.

Pro only

🔮 Forecast [Pro]

Expected end-of-period value. Shown as a distinct colored marker.

Pro only

🗂️ Small Multiples By [Pro]

Split the visual into side-by-side trellis panels by any grouping field.

Optional

💬 Tooltips

Up to 10 additional measures shown in Power BI tooltip. Numeric or boolean.

Format Pane — Quick Reference

⚙️ General

Orientation (H / V)
IBCS Mode (toggle)

🎨 Colors

Actual bar color
Target marker color
Forecast marker color
Positive / Negative variance
Band 1 / 2 / 3 colors

📐 Qualitative Bands

Show bands (toggle)
Band 1 threshold %
Band 2 threshold %

📊 Variance

Show variance (toggle)
Show variance % (toggle)
Variance threshold

🏷️ Labels

Category label (toggle)
Actual value (toggle)
Target value (toggle)
Font size
Font family

📏 Layout

Label width %
Right panel width %
Show axis (toggle)

🗺️ Legend

Show legend (toggle)
Position (top / bottom)

📏 Reference Lines

Line 1: show / value / label / color
Line 2: show / value / label / color

🪟 Trellis [Pro]

Enabled (toggle)
Columns
Sync scale (toggle)
Show panel title
Panel bg / border color

Key Features

⚡

Zero DAX Variance

Actual − Target variance calculated automatically. Absolute value + percentage, color-coded green/red.

🎨

IBCS Mode

One toggle switches to a monochrome IBCS-compliant palette for standards-based reporting.

🔄

Orientation

Horizontal or vertical layout. Switch in a single click from the General format section.

PRO

🪟

Small Multiples / Trellis

Side-by-side panels per dimension value. Independent or synchronized axis scales.

📏

Reference Lines

Up to 2 configurable vertical benchmarks with custom labels and colors. Propagate across trellis panels.

➖

Negative Values

Automatic bipolar scale with zero-baseline when data contains negative values.

♿

Accessibility

Full keyboard navigation (Arrow / Enter / Escape). High Contrast mode with host color palette.

🔖

Bookmarks & Cross-filter

Selection state persisted via bookmarks. Cross-highlight and multi-visual selection supported.

💬

Tooltips & Drilldown

Canvas report tooltips. Hierarchy drilldown on the category role with drill-navigation controls.

🎯

Colour per Category

Pick a colour for each category's actual bar in Format pane → Colors — no DAX workaround needed.

🔢

Dynamic Format Strings

Actual, Target and Forecast values respect the measure's native format string. Supports Calculation Groups.

📜

Scroll & Sorting

Vertical scroll when categories overflow the viewport. Native Power BI sort controls wired up.

Free vs Pro

Feature	Free	Pro
Actual vs Target comparison	✓	✓
Automatic variance (absolute + %)	✓	✓
Qualitative performance bands (3 zones)	✓	✓
IBCS monochrome mode	✓	✓
Horizontal & vertical orientation	✓	✓
Custom bar colour per category	✓	✓
Tooltips (standard + canvas)	✓	✓
Drilldown & hierarchy	✓	✓
Keyboard navigation & high contrast	✓	✓
Bookmarks & cross-visual selection	✓	✓
Dynamic Format Strings	✓	✓
Negative values (bipolar scale)	✓	✓
Scroll + native sorting	✓	✓
Small Multiples / Trellis	—	✓
Forecast marker	—	✓
Reference lines (×2)	✓	✓

Bullet Chart Pro v1.2.0.0