How to install chatPowerBI visual?

The installation of the chatPowerBI visual is quick and straightforward. In this article, we will guide you through all the necessary steps to use the visual.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
  1. DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION
  2. IMPORT THE VISUAL INTO POWER BI
  3. PROVIDE A LICENSE KEY
  4. PROVIDE SOME DATA
1. DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION
First, you need to have an account (you can create one for free). Once logged in, navigate to the user panel and click on "installation". On this page, you can download the latest version of the visual. User panel - Installation - chatPowerBI
2. IMPORT THE VISUAL INTO POWER BI

1. Open your report in Power BI Desktop or Power BI Service.

2. Select the ellipsis from the Visualizations pane.

Screenshot of the Power BI Visualizations Pane, which shows the ellipses icon is highlighted.

3. Select Import a visual from a file from the menu.

Screenshot of the Power BI Visualizations Pane, which shows the Import a visual from a file option is highlighted.

4. If you get a message cautioning you about importing custom files, select Import.

Screenshot of the Power BI caution: import custom visual dialog box.

5. Navigate to the folder where you saved the downloaded visual.

6. When the visual has successfully imported, select OK.

Screenshot of the Power BI successful import dialog box.

7. The chatPowerBI visual now appears as a new icon in the visualizations pane of the current report. Select the visual icon to create the visual on the report canvas.

Screenshot of the Power BI Visualizations pane, which shows the chatPowerBI visual.
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If you want the chatPowerBI visual to remain on the Visualizations pane so you can use it in future reports, right-click the visual's icon and select Pin to visualizations pane.

3. PROVIDE A LICENSE KEY

To enable chatPowerBI functionality, you must provide a license key regardless of your plan modality (free or premium). You can generate this key on your User Panel within the License Keys section. Further instructions on how to generate them are detailed in this article.

After adding the visual to your report, in the Visualizations pane, go to the Format your visual > Visual tab and in the License section paste your license.

Screenshot of the Power BI Visualizations pane, which shows the license key section.
3. PROVIDE SOME DATA

In the Visualizations pane drag the columns and measures that the assistant should be aware of.

Screenshot of the Power BI Visualizations pane, which shows the columns and measures dragged into the visual.

On the same panel, for better accuracy, it's important to fill out a table description in the 'Guidelines' section.

Screenshot of the Power BI Visualizations pane, which shows the Guidelines section.

We strongly recommend reading the best practices article so that you can fully harness the potential of artificial intelligence.

Now, just start chatting with the assistant to gain insight into your data!

To download ready-made report templates, visit our use cases section.

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For better results, we strongly recommend reading the best practices article in the knowledge base.