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Manage visuals outside Pbix
Hello community,
Is it possible (outside Power BI) to control the visuals positions, size, add new visual, delete visual, define colors and all?
Like from a json file but completely manage the Power BI file?
Can the Pbip Project allow me to completely do that through json files?
Thank you.
I recently saw a demo from a youtube channel 'Drop Materialized View'. It's worth exploring more on top of what's been shared in this video.
Power BI lets you change only the pbip text files that Microsoft shows as editable, and there is no feature to move, resize, add, delete, or recolor visuals from outside Desktop.
Hi PBI_Developer2,
Thank you MasonMA and Kagiyama_yutaka for your response to the query.
The PBIP format allows report metadata to be saved as text-based files, enabling source control and some programmatic editing. However, Power BI currently does not support full report authoring outside of Power BI Desktop, such as adding or removing visuals, adjusting their layout, or handling all formatting via external JSON files.
Although certain report definition files can be edited directly, this is not recommended as a main development method due to the complexity of the schema and the risk of introducing issues with unsupported changes.
As a result, PBIP is best used for source control, collaboration, and deployment, rather than for complete report authoring through JSON.
Thank you.
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I recently saw a demo from a youtube channel 'Drop Materialized View'. It's worth exploring more on top of what's been shared in this video.
Power BI lets you change only the pbip text files that Microsoft shows as editable, and there is no feature to move, resize, add, delete, or recolor visuals from outside Desktop.
Hi PBI_Developer2,
Thank you MasonMA and Kagiyama_yutaka for your response to the query.
The PBIP format allows report metadata to be saved as text-based files, enabling source control and some programmatic editing. However, Power BI currently does not support full report authoring outside of Power BI Desktop, such as adding or removing visuals, adjusting their layout, or handling all formatting via external JSON files.
Although certain report definition files can be edited directly, this is not recommended as a main development method due to the complexity of the schema and the risk of introducing issues with unsupported changes.
As a result, PBIP is best used for source control, collaboration, and deployment, rather than for complete report authoring through JSON.
Thank you.
Hi PBI_Developer2,
Following up to check whether you got a chance to review the suggestions given. If the issue still persists please let us know. Glad to help.
Thank you.