Learning Deneb for Power BI

• Author is considering building custom visualisations for Power BI using a different tool than Charticulator.
• Microsoft has dropped support for the PBI app due to issues with bugs.
• Other available options are R, Python, and Deneb visualisation builders.
• Multiple Reddit users recommend Deneb as the best option due to its interactivity, flexibility, and documentation.
• One user who showcases advanced Deneb visualisations shares LinkedIn and GitHub links.
• Vega and Vega-lite documentation and examples in Deneb make learning easier.
• There are useful templates provided to help with Deneb.
• Multiple users mention the limitations of Python and R visuals, including slow load time and lack of interactivity.
• One user highlights that D3 can be used as an alternative to Deneb.
• Deneb allows for more detailed tweaking and provides more functionality.
• One user mentions that the code structure of Deneb is harder than something like ggplot.
• The provided Deneb templates can help beginners produce great visuals.
• Attending a Power BI summit or watching Deneb tutorials can help.
• Deneb allows building in interactivity, which sets it apart from other visualisation builders.
• One user highlights that R and Python visuals can be useful for clients who want to see something very specific and interactivity is not an issue.
• One user has tried plotly as an alternative but still prefers Deneb.
• One user recommends checking out Kerry Kolosko’s website and Thys von der Merwe’s YouTube channel for useful resources.
• Deneb allows for a lot of detailed tweaking, whereas other visualisation builders offer fewer options.
• Users praise Deneb for its ability to produce great visuals, its high functionality, and its ease of use.

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• The webpage is a discussion thread posted on the r/PowerBI subreddit, with the title “Is this visualization possible in Power BI? (even paid visual that combines different charts)”.
• The discussion is around a visualization that combines multiple charts, including a strip plot, bar chart, distribution chart, sparkline, and KPI, for multiple stores.
• Users in the thread discuss the possibility of creating the visualization using Power BI’s built-in features or through custom visuals and coding.
• One user suggests using Zebra BI, a paid custom visual that can create similar visuals to the one described in the thread.
• Other users suggest combining separate charts or visuals into one page to achieve a similar effect. One user suggests using Deneb, which allows the combination of multiple charts into one visual, using Altair and Python code.
• Some users suggest using R visuals in Power BI, which includes strip plots to create the chart. However, others point out that these would have to be separate visuals.
• Users in the thread discuss the challenges of combining visuals into one chart, including the need for data granularity and the ability to resize charts and fonts to fit the page.
• One user shares a mock-up on Twitter that shows the visualization combined in one chart.
• Some users discuss the importance of the vertical position of data points on the strip plot and its role in displaying data distribution.

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• The article introduces readers to advanced pharmaceutical data analysis techniques with a focus on case studies demonstrating custom data visualization built using Python for natural language processing’s (NLP) named entity recognition (NER) in Power BI on clinical studies data.
• The article emphasizes the need for augmented data management using data science techniques, particularly in the context of medical freetext, which is barely searchable, hard to sort and organize.
• According to Statista, the volume of data created worldwide by 2024 will presumably equal 149 zettabytes, and Statista estimated that the total amount of medical data equaled 2,314 exabytes.
• The search for medical documents and databases is quite limited and not intelligent. There’s no keyword sorting, no keyword relevance ranking, no ranking of the source expertise, no context searches, and no understanding of the search intent. In case of any synonymical terms, the researcher has to search for every synonym separately.
• Medical documents often contain inconsistencies, such as differently spelled words, varied terms, wrongly entered numbers, or other typos, which disrupt data integrity and increase data redundancy within a single attribute or field.
• Data science techniques can be used to analyze, normalize, and enrich unstructured freetext medical data by exploring, cleaning, normalizing, enriching, and visualizing it.
• To ensure the appropriate quality of the information in the dataset, data has to adhere to the following principles: data validity, accuracy, completeness, consistency, and uniformity.
• Data visualization is a graphical information representation that enables effortless visual representation of different parameters, KPIs, and anomalies in the data. Data visualizations increase the impact of the represented information, adding credibility and legitimacy to the numbers.
• In addition, there are different types of data visualizations, including comparison visualizations, time visualizations, geo-spatial visualizations, and relationship visualizations.
• Interactive data visualizations are built on dynamic data and they change in accordance with user’s input. They allow for easy manipulation and the discovery of relationships between data points.
• Power BI is a business intelligence tool that assists with producing interactive data visualizations via simple interfaces. It supports the connection of a wide variety of data sources.
• As of the February 2019 update, it became possible to create reports, view and publish Python visual elements in Power BI. Python can be used for two tasks in Power BI: to import and manipulate data, and to produce data visualizations.
• There are three ways to integrate Python with Power BI, including

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• Power BI allows for creating custom data visualizations for data analysis and presentation.
• Power BI visuals SDK offers customization of data visualizations with well-known JavaScript libraries such as D3, jQuery, and R-language scripts using open-source, command-line tools.
• The SDK is available on GitHub and is based on NodeJS.
• The data visualizations created through Power Bi visuals SDK can be tested, debugged, and packaged for use in Power BI Desktop or for distribution through AppSource.
• Microsoft offers certification for Power BI visuals which provides the ability to export visuals to PowerPoint and showcase them in emails, among other features.
• Sharing data visualizations created with the Power BI visuals SDK through AppSource provides an opportunity to reach millions of users worldwide.
• With the Power BI partner program, one can offer implementation and training services using their expertise acquired with Power BI visuals SDK.
• The Power BI visuals SDK comes with documentation and tutorials to help users get started.
• AppSource also offers Power BI visuals tools and other developer resources such as embedded analytics capabilities.
• There is an opportunity to become a Power BI partner and provide app and add-in services to other users.
• There are guidelines available for download that provide detailed information about how to get started with Power BI visuals SDK.
• In summary, Power BI visuals SDK provides users with a flexible way to create data visualizations using well-known JavaScript libraries and represents a unique opportunity for users who wish to take advantage of this powerful tool for data visualization.

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• Deneb is a custom visual tool for creating declarative visualizations in Power BI.
• Deneb uses Vega and Vega-Lite languages, which use JSON to build a visual from the ground up, simillar to ggplot2 in R or Altair in Python.
• The biggest challenge in developing custom visuals is developers’ need to upskill, as many BI professionals are not comfortable bridging the data/BI and web development domains.
• Deneb, built on TypeScript/JavaScript, is a tool that supports the use of Vega and Vega-Lite for creating custom visualizations.
• Using Deneb, developers can work at a relatively high level of a particular language and do more within Power BI Canvas.
• R and Python may not be the best options for Power BI, as they have several downsides such as no interactivity features on Power BI Service, requiring local runtimes when developing in Desktop and difficulties in working with mobile or publish to web visualizations.
• Deneb’s runtimes can be packaged and are portable. They can potentially be integrated with Power BI visual APIs.
• Using Deneb may help create certified visuals in a tenant that only allows certified visuals, thus providing more options for those who want a visual language.
• Deneb is available in AppSource, is now available within Power BI Desktop, and has already passed certification tests.
• There are several resources to help users get started with Deneb:
  • Deneb website - deneb-viz.github.io
  • Intro to Deneb on YouTube (w/Reid Havens)
  • Kitchen sink Data Story demoing cross-highlight, tooltips and bookmark support
  • Deneb examples - courtesy of Kerry Kolosko

  • Vega-Lite documentation | examples

  • Vega documentation | examples

• Deneb is open source; ideas or contributions are welcome.
• Some comments on the webpage express that Deneb is a useful tool for Power BI professionals who want to create custom visuals and provides more opportunities for customizations.
• There are a few links in the comments that mention how Deneb may not replace some existent visuals, such as Icon Map.
• There are questions in the comments about the safety and effectiveness of using Deneb.

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• Power BI is a leading tool in data analysis used for creating data visualizations using multiple types of charts and tables.

• It is important to understand the essential visuals and their application in different scenarios in order to optimally leverage Power BI.

• The webpage highlights seven best Power BI visuals with detailed descriptions and images, along with the reasons and scenarios of when to use them:

  1. Waterfall Chart: useful to display changes in a specific unit of measurement over time
  2. Table Chart: a common yet robust form of visualization for comparing data points
  3. Bar and Column Chart: useful to display a value across different categories
  4. Combo Chart: combines two different visuals to provide better insight into the data in a fraction of the time
  5. Area Chart: useful cases where you need to capture a trend
  6. Funnel Chart: ideal for linear data in a sequential, top-down format
  7. Gauge Chart: useful for progress against a business KPI

• The webpage also highlights the top five Power BI custom visuals and their usage:

  1. Text Filter: A search box that filters out data in a dashboard for quick filtering scenarios.
  2. Play Axis: Animates visuals via slicing function to present data more smoothly.
  3. Timeline Slicer: allows filtering data with a date range selector filter for interactive data visualization.
  4. Tornado Chart: for general purpose comparative studies of data containing high and low values.
  5. Zebra BI Charts and Tables: A flexible tool for secure business reporting.

• The webpage provides examples of when to use each of the visual charts.

  • Waterfall Chart: changes in money spent and earned over a while, changes in annual profit, sales of a product or service and the money earned from it, and employee census for a year.
  • Table Chart: visualize a significant category with multiple values, visualize data points in a tabular view, and compare numerical data values
  • Bar and Column Chart: display long data labels using bar charts, display a large number of data sets within a category, and display any negative data point using column charts
  • Combo Chart: display more information in less space, display data with the same X-axis but a different Y-axis, and display the relationship between two different categories.
  • Area Chart: compare trends over time, see changes in total value, see the total profit of a business from profits over time,

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• Deneb is a custom visual tool for Power BI created by Coacervo Limited.
• Deneb is a D3-based radial bar chart that allows the user to create custom visuals with multiple levels of categories and subcategories.
• Deneb’s features include but are not limited to:
  • Advanced formatting options such as font size, color, outline, border, etc.
  • Customizable data labels including text, position, color, size, etc.
  • Multiple data point types like values, targets, actual, and goals.
  • Various options for category and subcategory labels, spacing, compactness, etc.
  • Interactive hover effects for each data point, customizable tooltip text, etc.
  • Drum mode, which creates multiple visualizations with different angles from one data source.
  • Ability to export data from Deneb visual to Excel.
• To download Deneb, the user needs to go to appsource.microsoft.com, search for Deneb, and click on the download button, which will install the visual to the user’s Power BI desktop.
• Deneb is available for free, and the user must have a Power BI license to use it.
• The user can keep up with the Deneb project on the project’s official website, which includes documentation, instruction videos, examples, and a support forum.
• Daniel Marsh-Patrick is the creator of Deneb and published a YouTube video titled the Introduction to Deneb, which provides an overview of the visual’s features, installation instructions, and a demo of creating a custom visual using Deneb. The video is available on the Power BI Tips YouTube channel.
• Mike Carlo, creator of PowerBI.tips, posts valuable Power BI content on his website and YouTube channel, where he also promotes third-party visuals such as Deneb.

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Step-by-step instructions for connecting Deneb with Power BI