topic Update custom visual to a new version in Custom Visuals Development Discussion

Update custom visual to a new version

spandl — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:23:54 GMT

Hello,

I just have build a new version of a custom visual (v1.0.0.3).

Then I went into Power BI desktop, imported the exported file. PBI asks me if I want to update the visual from v1.0.0.2 to the newer version, I agree and get the confirmation.

However, if I then look at the version, it still says version 1.0.0.2 with AppSource as the source.

How can I overwrite my file to use the local copy. I need to update the sample report to publish the new version to AppSource. Now I am kind of caught in a loop...

Thanks.

Re: Update custom visual to a new version

spandl — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:39:02 GMT

Something must have changed in the process. I could update the viusal, without updating the report.

I think this will work.

Re: Update custom visual to a new version

dm-p — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:49:23 GMT

Hi spandl,

If you're attempting to update your report ready for publication, you can use Developer mode to prevent loading of the visual from AppSource version for the current editing session, e.g.:

You will get an additional prompt when importing a .pbiviz that has an earlier version in AppSource, e.g.:

Choose Import local file and this will load the version from the .pbiviz.

Note that:

This setting will revert when the file is closed and you will need to manually re-enable it each time you need it.
If you're already on a page with the visual loaded, this will be using the version that was active prior to import. You will need to navigate away from the page and back (to re-initialise the constructor) if you aren't adding a new instance of the visual to the page.

Regards,

Daniel

Re: Update custom visual to a new version

spandl — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:36:30 GMT

Ah, perfect. This is what I was looking for.

Thanks!