Publishing as an individual

Hi SankeyBI​,

As far as I know you are not doing anything wrong: AppSource listings go through the commercial marketplace in Partner Center, which verifies a legal business entity, so an individual without a registered company usually cannot complete that step. Please double-check with Partner Center support, since requirements differ by country. Until then, there are still good ways to get a free, open-source visual to people:

1. GitHub release (most common for hobby/open-source visuals)
   -> publish the source + a built .pbiviz in Releases
   -> users: Visualizations pane > ... > Import a visual from a file

2. Organizational visuals
   -> any org that likes it can add your .pbiviz in Admin portal >
      Organizational visuals and roll it out to all their users

3. Partner with an existing publisher
   -> an organisation or community group with a registered entity can
      publish it to AppSource on your behalf (you stay the maintainer)

One thing worth knowing for adoption: visuals imported from a file are not certified, so they will not render in PDF/PowerPoint export or email subscriptions, and some tenants block non-AppSource visuals. Mentioning that in your README saves users confusion.

So my overall approach would be:

Confirm entity requirement for your country with Partner Center support
-> Meanwhile: GitHub releases + "import from file" instructions
-> Encourage orgs to deploy it as an organizational visual
-> Later: publish via a partner entity if AppSource listing matters

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