Tag violinplot

State of (My) Visuals - Dec 2020

Farewell SMLC, hello HTML Content (and maybe something else...)

Power BI, the Violin Plot and Data Grain (Sampling)

How to correctly structure your data for using the Violin Plot (and a general lesson about aggregation within Power BI).

Making a Range Column Chart in Power BI with the Violin Plot Custom Visual

How we can work with the properties of the Violin Plot custom visual for Power BI to produce a simple range column chart.

What’s Coming in Violin Plot 1.3.0

Overview of changes coming in version 1.3.0 of the Violin Plot custom visual for Power BI.

Tag dataviewmappings

Lifting and Shifting a Simple d3.js Line Chart into A Power BI Custom Visual (Part 2)

Taking an existing example for d3.js and applying to it Power BI as a custom visual. Part 2 handles the visual elements of our chart.

Lifting and Shifting a Simple d3.js Line Chart into A Power BI Custom Visual (Part 1)

Taking an existing example for d3.js and applying to it Power BI as a custom visual. Part 1 handles mapping from the dataView into our custom visual.

Using the `table` DataViewMapping in Power BI Custom Visuals

How to set up and work with a simple `table` DataViewMapping in the Power BI custom visuals SDK.

Tag capabilities

Lifting and Shifting a Simple d3.js Line Chart into A Power BI Custom Visual (Part 2)

Taking an existing example for d3.js and applying to it Power BI as a custom visual. Part 2 handles the visual elements of our chart.

Lifting and Shifting a Simple d3.js Line Chart into A Power BI Custom Visual (Part 1)

Taking an existing example for d3.js and applying to it Power BI as a custom visual. Part 1 handles mapping from the dataView into our custom visual.

Using the `table` DataViewMapping in Power BI Custom Visuals

How to set up and work with a simple `table` DataViewMapping in the Power BI custom visuals SDK.

Tag table

Creating Blank Table & Matrix Headings in Power BI

Options for hiding a column heading in Power BI tables and matrices in situations where it might be redundant.

Using the `table` DataViewMapping in Power BI Custom Visuals

How to set up and work with a simple `table` DataViewMapping in the Power BI custom visuals SDK.

Tag dataroles

Power BI, the Violin Plot and Data Grain (Sampling)

How to correctly structure your data for using the Violin Plot (and a general lesson about aggregation within Power BI).

Lifting and Shifting a Simple d3.js Line Chart into A Power BI Custom Visual (Part 2)

Taking an existing example for d3.js and applying to it Power BI as a custom visual. Part 2 handles the visual elements of our chart.

Lifting and Shifting a Simple d3.js Line Chart into A Power BI Custom Visual (Part 1)

Taking an existing example for d3.js and applying to it Power BI as a custom visual. Part 1 handles mapping from the dataView into our custom visual.

Using the `table` DataViewMapping in Power BI Custom Visuals

How to set up and work with a simple `table` DataViewMapping in the Power BI custom visuals SDK.

Tag node

1,000m View of the Custom Visuals SDK

A short overview of how the custom visuals SDK looks for the developer.

Tag pbiservice

1,000m View of the Custom Visuals SDK

A short overview of how the custom visuals SDK looks for the developer.

Tag toolchain

1,000m View of the Custom Visuals SDK

A short overview of how the custom visuals SDK looks for the developer.

Tag certificate

1,000m View of the Custom Visuals SDK

A short overview of how the custom visuals SDK looks for the developer.

Tag range

Making a Range Column Chart in Power BI with the Violin Plot Custom Visual

How we can work with the properties of the Violin Plot custom visual for Power BI to produce a simple range column chart.

Tag columnchart

Making a Range Column Chart in Power BI with the Violin Plot Custom Visual

How we can work with the properties of the Violin Plot custom visual for Power BI to produce a simple range column chart.

Tag categorical

Lifting and Shifting a Simple d3.js Line Chart into A Power BI Custom Visual (Part 2)

Taking an existing example for d3.js and applying to it Power BI as a custom visual. Part 2 handles the visual elements of our chart.

Lifting and Shifting a Simple d3.js Line Chart into A Power BI Custom Visual (Part 1)

Taking an existing example for d3.js and applying to it Power BI as a custom visual. Part 1 handles mapping from the dataView into our custom visual.

Tag d3

Lifting and Shifting a Simple d3.js Line Chart into A Power BI Custom Visual (Part 2)

Taking an existing example for d3.js and applying to it Power BI as a custom visual. Part 2 handles the visual elements of our chart.

Lifting and Shifting a Simple d3.js Line Chart into A Power BI Custom Visual (Part 1)

Taking an existing example for d3.js and applying to it Power BI as a custom visual. Part 1 handles mapping from the dataView into our custom visual.

Tag sampling

Power BI, the Violin Plot and Data Grain (Sampling)

How to correctly structure your data for using the Violin Plot (and a general lesson about aggregation within Power BI).

Tag grain

Power BI, the Violin Plot and Data Grain (Sampling)

How to correctly structure your data for using the Violin Plot (and a general lesson about aggregation within Power BI).

Tag smlc

State of (My) Visuals - Dec 2020

Farewell SMLC, hello HTML Content (and maybe something else...)

Small Multiple Line Chart 2.1.0 Now Available

The latest version of the Small Multiple Line Chart custom visual is now live in the marketplace and finally certified 😊

What’s Coming in Small Multiple Line Chart 2.0.0

Overview of changes coming in version 2.0.0 of the Small Multiple Line Chart custom visual for Power BI.

Tag smallmultiples

State of (My) Visuals - Dec 2020

Farewell SMLC, hello HTML Content (and maybe something else...)

Small Multiple Line Chart 2.1.0 Now Available

The latest version of the Small Multiple Line Chart custom visual is now live in the marketplace and finally certified 😊

No-Code Custom Visuals with Small Multiples

Using Charticulator or the Charts.PowerBI.Tips tool to build our own Power BI custom visuals with small multiples.

What’s Coming in Small Multiple Line Chart 2.0.0

Overview of changes coming in version 2.0.0 of the Small Multiple Line Chart custom visual for Power BI.

Tag matrix

Creating Blank Table & Matrix Headings in Power BI

Options for hiding a column heading in Power BI tables and matrices in situations where it might be redundant.

Tag powerbi

Creating Blank Table & Matrix Headings in Power BI

Options for hiding a column heading in Power BI tables and matrices in situations where it might be redundant.

Tag unicode

Creating Blank Table & Matrix Headings in Power BI

Options for hiding a column heading in Power BI tables and matrices in situations where it might be redundant.

Tag html

HTML Content 1.5 - New Features

Minor updates to both the standard and certified editions of the Power BI custom visual.

HTML Content (lite) 1.4 - New Features

Certification has passed and this update is on its way to your reports shortly.

HTML Content 1.4 - New Features

We're not quite live yet, but 1.4 represents the biggest update in quite some time, and hopefully there's fun to be had.

HTML Content (lite) - now available in AppSource

Presenting: a less permissive version of HTML Content... but with certification privileges.

HTML Content Website Now Available

Improving the official HTML Content visual documentation, a little bit at a time.

State of (My) Visuals - Dec 2020

Farewell SMLC, hello HTML Content (and maybe something else...)

Tag htmlcontent

HTML Content 1.5 - New Features

Minor updates to both the standard and certified editions of the Power BI custom visual.

HTML Content (lite) 1.4 - New Features

Certification has passed and this update is on its way to your reports shortly.

HTML Content 1.4 - New Features

We're not quite live yet, but 1.4 represents the biggest update in quite some time, and hopefully there's fun to be had.

HTML Content (lite) - now available in AppSource

Presenting: a less permissive version of HTML Content... but with certification privileges.

HTML Content Website Now Available

Improving the official HTML Content visual documentation, a little bit at a time.

State of (My) Visuals - Dec 2020

Farewell SMLC, hello HTML Content (and maybe something else...)

Tag deneb

Deneb 1.6 Ready for Beta Testing

Deneb 1.6 alpha testing has finished and we're ready to move things forward.

Deneb 1.6 Ready for Alpha Testing

Deneb 1.6 has a lot of new features and improvements, and the alpha builds are available for testing.

Happy 1st birthday, Deneb!

As Deneb has been GA in AppSource for a year, I thought it'd be a good time to catch-up!

Building a dynamic countdown in Power BI with Deneb & Vega

Using the flexibility of Vega events to indicate when a Play Axis will next refresh.

Using luminance in Vega-Lite with Deneb

Using luminance of a colour can be a neat trick to help produce a suitably contrasting colour.

A Study on Hills and Valleys in Power BI with Deneb

These are very useful plots, but they come with some tricky requirements to get the shaded areas exactly right...

Making "The Mundigl Bullets" with Deneb

Reproducing Robert Mundigl's variations on bullet charts using Deneb and Vega-Lite.

Deneb 1.3 Generally Available

Deneb 1.3 is now generally available in AppSource. Here's a rundown on what's new, and what's happening next.

"Out of One, Many", or: Making Switchable Charts in Power BI with Deneb

When Personalize Visuals is too personalized: an experiment in switching displayed charts using a dimension attribute.

Deneb 1.3 Beta-2 Available

An update to the initial 1.3 beta has been issued following testing feedback from users.

Deneb 1.3 Initial Beta Available

The 1.3. beta is available for download for validation and feedback prior to AppSource submission.

Deneb 1.1 Initial Beta & New Documentation Site

The 1.1. beta is available for download for validation and feedback prior to AppSource submission.

Deneb Alpha Channel Build Availability

The Alpha Channel Build is a means of being able to test and feed back on changes as soon as they are made rather than waiting for AppSource releases.

What's Going on with Deneb?

It's been a while since we've had an update, so... here's an update.

"Deneb" Prototype Dev Log: 0.1.0.70

Progress update for Jan 2021 on "Deneb", including some new changes that are moving towards improving integration with Power BI.

"Deneb" Prototype Dev Log: 0.1.0.60

"Deneb" is a prototyping effort, that will ideally bring the Vega visualisation grammar system to Power BI as a custom visual.

State of (My) Visuals - Dec 2020

Farewell SMLC, hello HTML Content (and maybe something else...)

Tag vega

Deneb 1.6 Ready for Beta Testing

Deneb 1.6 alpha testing has finished and we're ready to move things forward.

Deneb 1.6 Ready for Alpha Testing

Deneb 1.6 has a lot of new features and improvements, and the alpha builds are available for testing.

Happy 1st birthday, Deneb!

As Deneb has been GA in AppSource for a year, I thought it'd be a good time to catch-up!

Building a dynamic countdown in Power BI with Deneb & Vega

Using the flexibility of Vega events to indicate when a Play Axis will next refresh.

Using luminance in Vega-Lite with Deneb

Using luminance of a colour can be a neat trick to help produce a suitably contrasting colour.

A Study on Hills and Valleys in Power BI with Deneb

These are very useful plots, but they come with some tricky requirements to get the shaded areas exactly right...

Making "The Mundigl Bullets" with Deneb

Reproducing Robert Mundigl's variations on bullet charts using Deneb and Vega-Lite.

Deneb 1.3 Generally Available

Deneb 1.3 is now generally available in AppSource. Here's a rundown on what's new, and what's happening next.

Deneb 1.3 Beta-2 Available

An update to the initial 1.3 beta has been issued following testing feedback from users.

Deneb 1.3 Initial Beta Available

The 1.3. beta is available for download for validation and feedback prior to AppSource submission.

Deneb 1.1 Initial Beta & New Documentation Site

The 1.1. beta is available for download for validation and feedback prior to AppSource submission.

Deneb Alpha Channel Build Availability

The Alpha Channel Build is a means of being able to test and feed back on changes as soon as they are made rather than waiting for AppSource releases.

What's Going on with Deneb?

It's been a while since we've had an update, so... here's an update.

"Deneb" Prototype Dev Log: 0.1.0.70

Progress update for Jan 2021 on "Deneb", including some new changes that are moving towards improving integration with Power BI.

"Deneb" Prototype Dev Log: 0.1.0.60

"Deneb" is a prototyping effort, that will ideally bring the Vega visualisation grammar system to Power BI as a custom visual.

State of (My) Visuals - Dec 2020

Farewell SMLC, hello HTML Content (and maybe something else...)

Tag coffee

State of (My) Visuals - Dec 2020

Farewell SMLC, hello HTML Content (and maybe something else...)

Tag course

State of (My) Visuals - Dec 2020

Farewell SMLC, hello HTML Content (and maybe something else...)

Tag vega-lite

Deneb 1.6 Ready for Beta Testing

Deneb 1.6 alpha testing has finished and we're ready to move things forward.

Deneb 1.6 Ready for Alpha Testing

Deneb 1.6 has a lot of new features and improvements, and the alpha builds are available for testing.

Happy 1st birthday, Deneb!

As Deneb has been GA in AppSource for a year, I thought it'd be a good time to catch-up!

Using luminance in Vega-Lite with Deneb

Using luminance of a colour can be a neat trick to help produce a suitably contrasting colour.

A Study on Hills and Valleys in Power BI with Deneb

These are very useful plots, but they come with some tricky requirements to get the shaded areas exactly right...

Making "The Mundigl Bullets" with Deneb

Reproducing Robert Mundigl's variations on bullet charts using Deneb and Vega-Lite.

Deneb 1.3 Generally Available

Deneb 1.3 is now generally available in AppSource. Here's a rundown on what's new, and what's happening next.

"Out of One, Many", or: Making Switchable Charts in Power BI with Deneb

When Personalize Visuals is too personalized: an experiment in switching displayed charts using a dimension attribute.

Deneb 1.3 Beta-2 Available

An update to the initial 1.3 beta has been issued following testing feedback from users.

Deneb 1.3 Initial Beta Available

The 1.3. beta is available for download for validation and feedback prior to AppSource submission.

Deneb 1.1 Initial Beta & New Documentation Site

The 1.1. beta is available for download for validation and feedback prior to AppSource submission.

Deneb Alpha Channel Build Availability

The Alpha Channel Build is a means of being able to test and feed back on changes as soon as they are made rather than waiting for AppSource releases.

What's Going on with Deneb?

It's been a while since we've had an update, so... here's an update.

Tag bullet-chart

Making "The Mundigl Bullets" with Deneb

Reproducing Robert Mundigl's variations on bullet charts using Deneb and Vega-Lite.

Tag line-chart

A Study on Hills and Valleys in Power BI with Deneb

These are very useful plots, but they come with some tricky requirements to get the shaded areas exactly right...

Tag playaxis

Building a dynamic countdown in Power BI with Deneb & Vega

Using the flexibility of Vega events to indicate when a Play Axis will next refresh.