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ala5245's avatar
ala5245
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10 years ago

Integrating R Shiny with Power BI

Is it possible to integrate R Shiny apps with Power BI? I know there is currently a preview version for R visualizations, but can I publish an R shiny app in a Power BI report/dashboard?
Sharon's avatar
Sharon
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10 years ago

Hi ala5245

 

Currently R Shiny apps are not supported in Power BI. This is bacause R Visuals require the script result as an image, rather than an HTML/JS file.

 

However this is on our backlog.

 

I hope this helps

 

Sharon

  • chrissorensen's avatar
    chrissorensen
    Frequent Visitor
    10 years ago

    That is very good to know as I have customers asking about this now.

  • Rguy's avatar
    Rguy
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    7 years ago

    This post is a few years old, is this feature still on the backlog?  

     

    This would be a great feature. I'd rather not have to pay for a yet-another-saas (i.e. shinyapps.io) to deploy shiny apps. My gut tells me there are a fair number of R developers out there who would make PowerBI a deployment option of choice if it served up Shiny apps.  The deployment options for Shiny are either limited or annoying (IMHO).  

     

    I get that the PowerBI team have a massive list of feature enhancements. Maybe back in 2016, RShiny was less of a priority, but it's 2019 now and it has come a long way. I'll bet if the list was prioritized based on potential business value, integrating RShiny into PowerBI feature would surface much higher.  

     

    Please don't string the developer community along.  Is the feature actually on the backlog, or is it unlikely to ever become a reality?  

     

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    7 years ago

    What time frame we are talking about?