In the previous posts, we installed R for Windows and RStudio as an IDE for R. Both are configured to work with Power BI. In this post, we will run an R Visualization from the Power BI marketplace.
In Power BI Desktop, under Visualizations select Import from Marketplace:
Note you can see these visualizations from AppSource at https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-US/marketplace/apps?page=1&product=power-bi-visuals:
Let’s install the Outlier Detection visualization from Microsoft. In Power BI Desktop, select Import from Marketplace:
Find the Outliers Detection visualization:
The new visual will be installed:
Click the Icon to add it to the canvas:
You will see the message. Click Enable:
Clicking Review, we can see more details about the R script:
Click Install. Note on clicking Install, you may be prompted to install any R packages, which looks something like below from a different package install:
Once installed, you can use the visualization by clicking on the new icon and adding fields:
You are now using R visualizations from the marketplace in Power BI. Next, let’s look at how to use the R Visualization in Power BI Desktop.
