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Anonymous
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9 years ago

R visual

Hi there   According to the link below, network3D is supported on powerbi desktop / service.   https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-service-r-packages-support/   so I loade...
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Anonymous
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9 years ago

Hi there

 

so this paragraph of the article mentions:

 

For Power BI Desktop has two variations for R packages:

  • For R visuals, you can install any package, including custom R packages
  • For Custom R visuals, only public CRAN packages are supported for auto-installation of the packages

So I have the right package installed (as i could run the sample successfully in RStudio)

However when i do this in desktop i got the error message.

 

There is no R custom visual Network3D to download from office store.

 

I downloaded other R custom visuals in the past and it worked fine e.g corrplot, decision tree fancyplot etc...

 

I just wonder if I have to develop Network3D of my own and import it as custom visual for this to work?

 

Hope this makes sense?


Many thanks

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v-huizhn-msft
Microsoft Employee
9 years ago

Hi Anonymous,

After research, Network3D is R package. You want to create R visual using the sample given. There are two methods.

1. You should create a resource table in Power BI desktop as follows。



Then you add a R visual, select src and target columns as values, it will generates the dataframe automatically, and you can not change it. Type the R script in the zone highlighted in green line, and click run. You will get expected result.



2. You can run r scrip in R visual, and get the data from R scrip, more details in this blog. Then create the desired visual.

Best Regards,
Angelia

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    Anonymous
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    9 years ago

    Hi there

    Thats what I did  - I guess I didnt realise that for this to work on PowerBI Service I need to create a custom visual myself :(

    Never mind...

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      v-huizhn-msft
      Microsoft Employee
      9 years ago

      Hi Anonymous,

      You can create a R visual in Power BI deskyop, then publish it to service. We can not create a R visual in Power BI service.

      Thanks,
      Angelia