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Anonymous
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adding interaction to custom visual

i have created a histogram custom visual  to show summary statistics . but i can not add interaction to the visual . 

 

this is my visual.ts code 
can any one help me out . i will share my dataview also

 
here i share my visual.ts and capabilities files
 
Data view : 
 
"dataViewMappings": [
    {
      "scriptResult": {
        "dataInput": {
          "table": {
            "rows": {
              "select": [
                {
                  "for": {
                    "in": "UniqueID"
                  }
                },
                {
                  "for": {
                    "in": "Values"
                  }
                }
              ],
              "dataReductionAlgorithm": {
                "top": {}
              }
            }
          }
        },
 
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Anonymous
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thank you for your replay 
when i debuging my visual my visual.ts file  not receving my dataview. why it is so  

public update(options: VisualUpdateOptions😞 void {

        console.log('Visual update', options.dataViews);
        console.log('*****Work Area*****')
        console.log(options)
        console.log('*******************')
        debugger;


        if (!options ||
            !options.type ||
            !options.viewport ||
            !options.dataViews ||
            options.dataViews.length === 0 ||
            !options.dataViews[0]) {
            return;
        }

 
my table in options view is null

18.06.2024_11.41.50_REC.png
Anonymous
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Hi  @Anonymous ,

 

Adding interactions to custom visual objects requires interaction permissions.

Start by defining a variable via options.host.hostCapabilities.allowInteractions as whether or not interaction permissions are allowed.

Try code like below:

...
   let allowInteractions = options.host.hostCapabilities.allowInteractions;
   bars.on('click', function(d) {
       if (allowInteractions) {
           selectionManager.select(d.selectionId);
           ...
       }
   });

For the ts file you provide, you can interact with the visual object in two ways, by selecting and filtering.

vyangliumsft_0-1718342633548.png

For more details, you can refer to below document:

Visual interactions in Power BI visuals - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Power BI visual data point selections - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

 

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

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