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General notes on the use of graphomate extensions in Power BI

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  • The Power BI Report Server supports the use of graphomate extensions from version January 2020.
  • The graphomate visuals must be imported for each new report if it's not provided as an organizational visual.

Organizational visuals

  • Organizational visuals in Power BI. Link (Docu Power BI)
  • Manage Power BI visuals admin settings. Link (Docu Power BI)

  • The following article explains the handling and share options of visuals in the Power BI environment. Link

Option 1 - Distribute graphomate visuals in an organization

In order to be able to use graphomate Visuals in an organization, it is necessary that we create a so-called Private Plan for you, according to your contract with us. For this we need your tenant ID.
The provision of such a plan usually takes a few days.

Installation of Organizational visuals

  • Visit the Microsoft 365 Admin Center and click on “Show all” in the left menu, then “All admin centers” and “Power BI”

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  • in the Fabric admin portal, please open the Organizational visuals section and use +Add Visuals/From AppSource

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  • then search for and add the graphomate visuals in the pop-up via the search field

Then proceed as follows to distribute the licenses throughout the organization:

  • visit the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, click on Billing and then on Licenses

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  • here you can see a list of the visuals and licenses available for distribution in your organization
  • a click on the product opens a dialog in which these licenses can be assigned or withdrawn from the users
  • users must then open the AppSource interface via the Get more visuals option in Power BI
  • there you will find the assigned products under Organizational visuals

Option 2 - Insert a graphomate visual to a report

You have 3 ways to use graphomate visuals in your reports

for single users

The installation of graphomate products for Microsoft Power BI is now exclusively done via Microsoft AppSource.

Option 1 -

Installation from the AppSource

  • In the visualization pane, please click on the three dots to open the dialog.

  • Choose the option Get more visuals.

  • You will be redirected to the AppSource and can filter for 'graphomate' via the search mask and add the visuals to your report with one click

Option 2 - Installation using a file

  • In the visualization pane, please click on the three dots to open the dialog.

  • Choose the option Import a visual from a file.

  • In the next dialog you can select and install a locally stored version of the graphomate visual.

Option 3 - Deploy as organization visual

For the distribution of graphomate visuals as organizational visuals please follow the documentation of Power BI:

  • General information about Organizational visuals in Power BI. Link (Docu Power BI)

  • Manage Power BI visuals admin settings. Link (Docu Power BI)

  • The following article explains the handling and share options of visuals in the Power BI environment. Link