Color and label failed to display after publishing R visuals (ggplot)

[Vanessa_VW]

Hi all,

I'm trying to create a R visual in Power BI that colored and labeled some specific points in a scatterplot. The plot works fine in the Power BI Desktop, however, when I published the report, all the color and label disappear (same color for all points and no labels). Please see the screenshots below.

 And R code as follow:

ggplot(data = data1, aes(x = X, y = Y))+
                  geom_point(pch = 16, color = colorcurrent,size = 3)+
                  theme_minimal() +
                  geom_text_repel(aes(label = labelcurrent),size = 5, color = colorcurrent) 

where labelcurrent and colorcurrent are vectors contianing the corresponding lable name or color for each observation, i.e. c("black", "blue", ....) and c("", "lableit", ...).

What do I need to do to get this working?

Thanks for your help in advance!

Regards,

Vanessa

[Vanessa_VW]

Hi @Anonymous,

Thanks for your reply! After going through your suggestions, my problem still exists. Attached please find my demo data, R code and related screenshot (as I can't attach a pbix file or Excel). Thanks!

Demo data:

Group	Batch	X	Y
A	Batch 1	76	71
B	Batch 1	47	21
C	Batch 1	53	0
D	Batch 1	46	54
E	Batch 1	25	7
F	Batch 1	89	40
G	Batch 1	93	68
H	Batch 1	25	36
I	Batch 1	100	91
J	Batch 1	58	41
K	Batch 1	46	29
L	Batch 1	14	31
M	Batch 1	94	0
N	Batch 1	36	14
O	Batch 1	77	90
P	Batch 1	91	65
Q	Batch 1	70	95
R	Batch 1	74	29
S	Batch 1	2	87
T	Batch 1	24	46
U	Batch 1	15	36
V	Batch 1	7	100
W	Batch 1	13	66
X	Batch 1	58	83
Y	Batch 1	61	70
Z	Batch 1	51	35
A	Batch 2	95	6
B	Batch 2	24	65
C	Batch 2	28	95
D	Batch 2	61	14
E	Batch 2	65	90
F	Batch 2	98	61
G	Batch 2	63	69
H	Batch 2	80	64
I	Batch 2	96	47
J	Batch 2	62	21
K	Batch 2	49	45
L	Batch 2	64	52
M	Batch 2	31	33
N	Batch 2	43	50
O	Batch 2	22	62
P	Batch 2	90	86
Q	Batch 2	24	74
R	Batch 2	68	71
S	Batch 2	66	87
T	Batch 2	31	49
U	Batch 2	12	0
V	Batch 2	88	17
W	Batch 2	12	92
X	Batch 2	2	6
Y	Batch 2	98	15
Z	Batch 2	26	84
A	Batch 3	76	19
B	Batch 3	25	64
C	Batch 3	19	81
D	Batch 3	59	11
E	Batch 3	83	42
F	Batch 3	87	50
G	Batch 3	2	47
H	Batch 3	0	32
I	Batch 3	41	53
J	Batch 3	36	96
K	Batch 3	20	19
L	Batch 3	73	34
M	Batch 3	85	18
N	Batch 3	28	50
O	Batch 3	33	60
P	Batch 3	62	59
Q	Batch 3	79	83
R	Batch 3	57	26
S	Batch 3	12	22
T	Batch 3	74	13
U	Batch 3	48	41
V	Batch 3	39	23
W	Batch 3	64	66
X	Batch 3	64	29
Y	Batch 3	29	15
Z	Batch 3	95	51
A	Batch 4	76	84
B	Batch 4	50	62
C	Batch 4	47	65

R code:

# dataset <- data.frame(Group, Batch, X, Y)
# dataset <- unique(dataset)

# Paste or type your script code here:

library(ggplot2)
library(dplyr)
library(ggrepel)

number_of_batch<- 4

data1<- dataset
row.names(data1)<- paste0(data1$Group,"_B",gsub("[^0-9]", "",data1$Batch))

labelcurrent<- rownames(data1)
labelcurrent[! (labelcurrent %in% c(data1 %>% filter(Batch == paste0("Batch ", number_of_batch)) %>% rownames(.)))]<- ""
# labelcurrent

colorcurrent<- rep("black", nrow(data1))
colorcurrent[rownames(data1) %in% c(data1 %>% filter(Batch == paste0("Batch ", number_of_batch)) %>% rownames(.))]<- "blue"


ggplot(data = data1, aes(x = X, y = Y))+
                  geom_point(pch = 16, color = colorcurrent,size = 3)+
                  theme_minimal() +
                  geom_text_repel(aes(label = labelcurrent),size = 5, color = colorcurrent) 

In Desktop previw:

Published to service:

Regards,

Vanessa 

[Anonymous]

Hi, @Vanessa_VW 

Have you solved your problem? 

[Anonymous]

Hi, @Vanessa_VW 

I've noticed that when you work directly with column data, the label doesn't disappear when you upload it to the Power BI service.

And the colors used are not applied to the Power BI service.

Problems can arise with R code. This could be a breakthrough

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[Anonymous]

Hi, @Vanessa_VW 

Start by checking which R packages the Power BI service supports you are using, such as ggplot2 and ggrepel. Sometimes, some versions of the package may not be fully compatible. Or try using a hexadecimal color code in the colorcurrent vector instead of using the color name. For example, c("#000000", "#0000FF", ... ) instead of c("black", "blue", ... ).
Also make sure that labelcurrent and colorcurrent are properly formatted as character vectors. Sometimes, factors or other data types can cause problems.
Try clearing the cache by going to File > Options & Settings > Options & Settings > Data Load > Clear Cache to clear the Power BI cache.
If you're using a custom theme, make sure you apply it correctly and re-import it if necessary. After you make these changes, republish the report to the Power BI service.
You can refer to the following post:

Solved: Colours Change when report is published to the Ser... - Microsoft Fabric Community

Based on your information, I create a sample data:

Here is my preview:

Then publih to service:

If it does not help, please provide more details with your desired output and pbix file without privacy information (or some sample data)

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