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Custom visual arrange layers of visualization
Hi, we need a datetime picker as custom visual. One option seemed to be including bootstrap/jquery based external components. Thats what I tried, but cant get it to work. I used: "npm install jque...
Did you add jquery-datetimepicker.js into externalJS property of pbiviz.json?
Ignat Vilesov,
Software Engineer
Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals
Yes:
"externalJS": [
"node_modules/powerbi-visuals-utils-dataviewutils/lib/index.js",
"node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js",
"node_modules/jquery-datetimepicker/build/jquery.datetimepicker.full.min.js",
"assets/js/jscripts.js"
],Please follow these steps:
- Create a new JS file
- Put this code into a new file: var $ = window.jQuery; var jQuery = window.jQuery
- Add this file into externalJS proeprty of pbiviz.json right after jquery
- pbiviz start
- Check if the issue is resolved
Ignat Vilesov,
Software Engineer
Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals
Hi Ignat,
that change it and its not throwing any error now. so the code is working.
But, the on-click events on that textbox are not firing any datetime visuals.
I guess the event handling has been overwritten by power bi? can I somehow reactivate that?
Thanks
Thomas
