Date Range Selector

The Date Range Selector is a flexible, easy-to-use Power BI visual designed for report authors and business users who want fast, reliable control over reporting periods. It solves common pain points such as complex date filtering techniques for simple data, cluttered reports with multiple slicers, and the need to enforce standard reporting periods without restricting user choice. Users can select single dates or date ranges using simple date inputs, quick options like Today or Year-to-Date, etc. or an optional interactive timeline that adapts to the available data. Report creators can define how the visual starts, whether it always opens on a fixed reporting period, stays in sync with other filters, or remembers the user’s last selection. This makes it ideal for periodic executive dashboards, operational reports, and self-service analytics where consistency matters but flexibility is still expected. For many period-specific reports, the desired date range can be applied automatically with no user interaction at all, helping teams deliver cleaner reports, fewer support questions, and a smoother reporting experience overall.