How To Add Custom Visuals In Power Bi

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Adding Custom Visuals in Power BI

In Power BI, you can add custom visuals to enhance your reports and dashboards. These custom visuals allow you to create unique visualizations that are not available out of the box. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to add custom visuals in Power BI:

  1. Download the custom visual: Start by downloading the custom visual you want to add to Power BI. You can find a wide variety of custom visuals in Microsoft’s AppSource or in the Power BI community.
  2. Import the custom visual: Open Power BI Desktop and go to the “Home” tab. Click on “Import from marketplace” and search for the custom visual you downloaded. Click on the visual and then click on “Import”.
  3. Add the custom visual to your report: Once the custom visual is imported, you can add it to your report by dragging and dropping it onto the canvas. You can customize the visual’s properties and data fields by using the “Visualizations” pane on the right.
  4. Configure the custom visual: Each custom visual has its own set of configuration options. You can access these options by selecting the custom visual on the canvas and then using the “Format” or “Options” sections in the “Visualizations” pane. Here, you can change colors, labels, axes, and other visual-specific settings.
  5. Refresh and publish your report: After configuring the custom visual, make sure to refresh your report data if needed. Then, save and publish your report to the Power BI service so that others can view and interact with the custom visual.

Example: Adding a custom visual

Let’s say you want to add a custom visual that displays a map with sales data by region:

  1. Download the “Map” custom visual from AppSource.
  2. Import the “Map” visual into Power BI Desktop.
  3. Drag and drop the “Map” visual onto the canvas.
  4. In the “Visualizations” pane, specify the sales data field for the map’s color or size encoding.
  5. Configure the map’s appearance by changing the background color, adding legends, and customizing tooltips.
  6. Refresh and publish your report to share the map visual with others.

By following these steps, you can add any custom visual to your Power BI reports and create visually appealing and insightful visualizations.

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