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I am trying to use Power BI Javascript API in my R/Shiny application. Below is the .js file I am using:
Error :
ERROR: shinyjs: Error parsing the JavaScript file: ReferenceError: window is not defined.
.js file:
// Read embed application token from textbox
var txtAccessToken = "H4sIAAAAAAAEAB2WxQ70CA6E3-W_ZqRAB0eaQ4eZ-RZm5qz23bdnr1b5UJ_tkv_zx0yefkryP3__AUnWXZGmg8RiXQ5kTnQIh8UOzSMI_-qJquuMKVkzNUtz7Xw2LIelle9bF7VhRyLhO5Aeoyax0ZtpXpC5jp2aVIgBhQOcJ4QUufkGTudZUOWiR14yRJDKnPbuozaKGI2gOff0EcIYs9AhQT06HuTHo39-JZesRYnMaHCr1Az99nQrVnJeoHukMsJrEOJtyIy9qxVpCH1ueCNde_kFKwDOPo4fn0CGYdxHN_3sdT2xMkXUSzE1HL_6QMmy-JjwYfsaa2NyTLTISAYX33cmt801zwe6kdsusAYfDJ64ARspA_4B6PurrEWVj1upJKyix0WmkucMNdIGz-p3_dgHlbpu2i6LQ38VgPWXVejSpEo4o5TWAACt9J3f9vJKOiGyj8BCprWBa0iiRUkl_tVBR6DyCmjh0ibvl2EMuS7IYJx0k66LVjXORPIcNldG1kHIZfoZj8nucqw-Ck5Nxq7L4QbG225BGHQLQNa1S6eOoU01gwiklbWGpY1IjOWZFB0iR4uz-gyMlTjXk117wDqMDyVec61Zk2uecuc9KMaw6qfQaNbJR8HcMK1cO8m-wWfF6lA249RXmCI68qT6YZxUt8IGRVmC5WsR2Rh5vJrzp7Fg2IbxUEYRa-VeHbjgMlyhp6PxrWhqMNyyqcJ_JkCAbisfWRv57g7rcYk7cL8pElzt90EqAUt5gyKyw_l-B-mvZ3ctIK2mk6p9--sUcdmLKCvBrSrX1bh7QeO44Eu9ntgAZGi2Cl4toZmOMjo8CpaBWTWrFrN0MjblFoDGgPreX84bNEvg7_2qVlM6mYpsS_NO5ifS0qYHos_Pio0x12MivdcVKAA8-gcMsx6WtHSCLSPRXdFsUvB4MHiPuCuAJF0xPqDkYsgUELz1EK3if8FEGiKD95JKMjz5e3TUih_5iw-tJLjYpRPz3Tt8vtRNvOuPoQulclfdZZm16EBjZU7jNUYdz3EXo32YxDW7IB-mLazeN1NB9ejOVJg6Y8WiClaPT2XMBkcW29ZqPnPkNMmOyu01TAI7wqgpZE4VXhJnNotNQlQM8r6jW0_ZYSI6xCq8aJL1sno_6NXQRf3dYYaTvtuncDo0U4ooKEGWuKtqD_xWuXWb4T2OvEWlHYsZD-ze7Ysn0UB-YdwpOVGue5jQw8Vb3OCA8fD5XgZPbnTrIWVifEHj1Lvq7vR4LhQ3ogsVLRioMPEvF4zDMnyEabhaARaSozcaEBgItJvmjcYe3WpdJ_rGirQBbHG3vwqXCwV5OSKnr8EitYOMn8x8DjBmM1iQOJOwj06TZQxANJnQTbRFTTcdbMmP-uQyEz7uhXJgwFiDa_4ehylrkRk-_i0AXxdXsUSbGQpavrCc55m_X7yN1QB_r87uRvLYcK5eV0Q_swXhyWztxa0b5cp-FIs6kljeNW6PdGoR0Jit4KdqqodaSeQ41aljEjdbNbSGTtSZmRQVmM3xKFmeS4NYUkLumzuik6FEQQm_3J3kf2j-R7NeBGuK2T5SyY6pLNQM6OvVOpKiaUgaCMLAWkQDBIGWlMDQ5URKvl1eWi813zqhi-vWhAadctc27awYs06cf2T2lZ1cNBx_Wl3Z11EEVLqjjBMIREyb6PP6juGeJbNsU2CtSOhjN0XBPQ2k4wU_PMx6o8OtCtpdLDjx7srwy3xWbdeHBaOzKx861kcDUp7XIPDcZR63hYyG1SZWHG6ggAVgKv1F_KaXS6i4cG9lq7Mcx1XKZIzch8obxHUqMsPMOtCTctunGzYOYJrEORzLYRj3TnajA_eaTxaN1cCnhnfvufcSDIOVvFupHepoU7N9eRlDCL7Q-hvVy9dTi9NNCumwZQabhw1icqMAyEG7hTiAc_WdLX4cq-y72lKu-WHvblEjmRygkpr0M5OKi22hHmcmuAKtKPoAc1ufAlALLDgIv6ipHowe4Bspz9JPCzzEi7yBCdfV890Igklf3rB2tcWvYZy1bX0I2rzUmtRSHyaFNaj-gBz7rlcvz8fHoeYJCvwIRFnWcslJRk3qiCTKAbGPF1v8pXbC2R5dN8u9O8QDqwcKnryYDVaNxVSxSUdjyNvhPkZ51ioIxujtUXofX7UdhuUROoOjMldL5OgLHTgjkbiyVdhC989ff5j1mfdJKZ7fO6FRqt9f1-1HTI0enFxUDaqmLIZQhrMG36jRykkVPZEYZLgQEZ9G7mq8KItTXcwzONm2H64Z7HFVId83xO21cywxuA-sz3rPJYgA6-F4brUL6SO_ObZIYIa_rsaYNScW2pbYMOP6yifvttP4Pkyi2cz5gLONxO8KI4XURe8senFN9yEE4NinenNs41FJ_7Z-uUnViLlQuuoyzZ9J9s4rF5Y09MTIBW8ml-alOC_RaygJF_HtJ3LAksr7Jb-rvALc7DRwwitZtlWA6q7hkyEJZWPsEpAqTnIovP6wfmo0I_wJGNyRdl5awskCsy9_Xl9iUgK3OpVhwFXzzkcw8h0nwgF2rP7551_Mz1wXq-T_KDdhMHCblj6TVLasXMPyhTTX_1VOU43JfqzFTya9R6SXsQ7YEXtgR2gEyLicXtQviXyRgqSDLTcdsiqUL1rIv2RnNXpD7tRdaf-wjHgLoorQ8Q08B5IFZ0mHlLYKUrbOII-PGG87YXqlQqSCzQ4Z1Ha0Qe2tUClTmuXzPQN6Z9KS332gwwjT0vTcn2eXF7wLNrBSLvA45PYYb0H7t_d7cLjC-TDLDlpqnA56xLQedrmqib0NrLoFYsyJHXhjHtSXY_ZSc9Syu91ZRS3CCPqu-FE8Opsd63ebdK_AqObLOkwsfFfCEAd1yscDubCC2qWMT3F83sYd4f5VsLDKksuogG55W50T7jK9ZAzmtJIqgXTjwy3Wls9c7EN0XPpV_Iv5v_8DivcfMkILAAA="
// Read embed URL from textbox
var txtEmbedUrl = "https://app.powerbi.com/qnaEmbed?groupId=be8908da-da25-452e-b220-163f52476cdd"
// Read dataset Id from textbox
var txtDatasetId = "73d9b58d-c459-4aa2-acaa-e1ea1170aed3"
// Read question from textbox
var txtQuestion = "2014 total units YTD var % by month, manufacturer as clustered column chart"
// Read Qna mode
var qnaMode = "Show Q&A, use predefined question"
// Get models. models contains enums that can be used.
var models = window['powerbi-client'].models;
// Embed configuration used to describe the what and how to embed.
// This object is used when calling powerbi.embed.
// You can find more information at https://github.com/Microsoft/PowerBI-JavaScript/wiki/Embed-Configuration-Details.
var config= {
type: 'qna',
tokenType: models.TokenType.Embed,
accessToken: txtAccessToken,
embedUrl: txtEmbedUrl,
datasetIds: [txtDatasetId],
viewMode: models.QnaMode[qnaMode],
question: txtQuestion
};
// Get a reference to the embedded Q&A HTML element
var qnaContainer = $('#qnaContainer')[0];
// Embed the Q&A and display it within the div container.
powerbi.embed(qnaContainer, config);
Here is the source of the code : https://microsoft.github.io/PowerBI-JavaScript/demo/v2-demo/index.html#
Kindly let me know if I can do anything differently.
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