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Dynamic Links

Dynamic Links lets Synoptic Panel navigate to a URL when a user clicks a Matched Area in the SVG map. The URL comes from a DAX measure, so it can change with filters and the selected area.

Note: you can add a static link to Unmatched Areas by editing your map in the Map Editor and setting the Link option for specific shapes.

Requirements

Before start using Dynamic Links, you should be aware of these requirements:

The SVG map must already be bound to data through Categories. See Data Binding for how shapes match data points
Dynamic Links field well accepts one measure. The measure must return a URL as text
Dynamic Links options are only visible after a measure is placed in the Dynamic Links field well

What Dynamic Links does

When Dynamic Links is active, any area that has a URL becomes eligible for navigation.

Depending on the Interaction settings, clicking a shape can:

Open a small menu where the user chooses between selection and navigation
Select the shape only
Navigate directly to the URL

Typical uses:

Open an external page such as a booking form or documentation
Jump to another report or app that accepts URL parameters
Build guided experiences from a floor plan, site map, or process diagram

How to use Dynamic Links

Create a URL measure

Create a DAX measure that returns a full URL for each area.The measure should return BLANK() when no link is needed.
Add the measure to Synoptic Panel

Drag the measure into Dynamic Links field well in the fields pane. This enables the feature for the visual.
Choose how users activate links

In the Format pane > Dynamic Links > Interaction section, pick how users will trigger navigation.
Optional: style linked areas

Enable Custom Color and pick a Color if you want linked areas to stand out.
Publish and test in Power BI Service

Click areas to confirm that:
- The correct URL opens
- The URL changes correctly when slicers and filters change the context

Example: build a dynamic booking link

This measure builds a booking URL that changes by house type and ID. It matches the example used in the Real Estate Site Plans in Power BI with Synoptic Panel use case.

Dynamic Link =
VAR vBase = "https://synoptic-dynamiclinks.lovable.app/?houseType="
VAR vType = MAX ( 'Table'[Type of House for Link] )
VAR vMiddlePart = "&houseId=H-"
VAR vID = MAX ( 'Table'[IDname] )
RETURN
    vBase
        & vType
        & vMiddlePart
        & vID

By adding this measure to Dynamic Links, areas where the measure returns a URL become clickable.

Notes and limitations

Dynamic Links supports one measure. If you need multiple link patterns, handle that logic inside the measure.
Toolbar Button mode depends on the Synoptic Panel toolbar being enabled. If users do not see a link button, check Toolbars > Controls.
To avoid broken links, make sure the measure returns a valid URL for every area that should be clickable.
If your URLs include spaces or special characters, encode them before returning the final text. This keeps navigation stable across browsers.

Advanced: link to filtered Power BI Service views

Dynamic Links can also navigate within Power BI Service. A common pattern is to build a URL that opens another report already filtered to the selected area.

Power BI Service supports URL query string filters. You add a filter= parameter to the report URL, using this shape:

URL?filter=Table/Field eq 'value'

Key points from Microsoft’s guidance: Microsoft Learn

Table and field names are case sensitive.
String values must be wrapped in single quotes.
You can filter on one field or more than one value in that field.
You can filter on multiple fields using and.
Special characters in names and values may need URL escaping.

This works well with Dynamic Links because the measure can assemble the full target URL based on the clicked area. For example, a measure can take the selected ID and return:

https://app.powerbi.com/groups/me/reports/<reportId>/<pageName>?filter=Houses/IDname eq '197'

Microsoft’s article includes the full syntax, supported operators, and escaping rules. Read it before building production links: Filter a report using query string parameters in the URL