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Unexpected Error

‎08-31-2017 04:39 AM

I developed a visual for Power BI, I package it. When I try to load it to PBI Desktop I get an error (visual not valid). SO I go to power BI online and I load it. And it loads successfully. 

When I try to download the PBIX and try to open it in power BI desktop I get the follwing error:

 

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whats the problem ? is it a problem of API ?

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‎08-31-2017 11:52 PM

@Anonymous,

 

You'll need to remove the 'Entity' property in pbiviz.json.

https://github.com/Microsoft/PowerBI-visuals-tools/blob/master/templates/visuals/.api/v1.7.0/schema.pbiviz.json#L9

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‎08-31-2017 11:52 PM

@Anonymous,

 

You'll need to remove the 'Entity' property in pbiviz.json.

https://github.com/Microsoft/PowerBI-visuals-tools/blob/master/templates/visuals/.api/v1.7.0/schema.pbiviz.json#L9

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