Power BI Custom Visualizations
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This presentation is now obsolete. The information in this talk has not been updated in a while and could be outdated. Use the information in this presentation at your own risk and be sure to double-check things to ensure that any information you use is accurate.ABSTRACT
Microsoft has made it possible for developers to create and release their own custom visuals to enhance the Power BI experience. In this session, we will take a look at six custom visuals and see how they integrate into the rest of the Power BI Desktop application.ADDITIONAL MEDIA
On Tuesday, September 13, 2016, I gave a version of this talk as a Microsoft webinar. You can view the recorded session (requires free registration).
SLIDES
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DEMO CODE
Click here to access demo code for this presentation. This includes two Power BI Desktop files, including one finalized version. It also includes two data files that we use in the presentation.
The source code is licensed under the terms offered by the GPL.
LINKS & FURTHER INFO
Basic Links
- To get custom visuals, go to the Power BI custom visuals page.
- Michele Hart has a series of tutorials on using custom visuals.
- To get the data we use, you can download the Lahman database.
- I am heavily indebted to Devin Knight's great series on Power BI custom visuals.
- Reza Rad shows a couple of custom visuals which allow for significant customization.
Creating Visuals
Although this talk does not cover creating custom visuals, I wanted to provide a few links on the topic as a next step with custom visuals.
- Microsoft has a GitHub project dedicated to creating custom visuals.
- Jessica Moss has a webinar on creating a custom visual.