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Hierarchical Heatmap Visual - Power

Business users can use the Heatmap custom visual in Power to quickly and easily identify patterns and correlations in their data. By allowing for an in-depth exploration of data, the Heatmap custom visual can help business users to uncover insights and make informed decisions.

Heatmap charts are an effective visual tool used to communicate data quickly. By providing a visual representation of the data, the user is able to quickly understand the data at a glance. Heatmap charts are especially beneficial to business users as they can be used to quickly identify trends, relationships, and patterns within data. This can be useful for making decisions, such as optimizing business processes, identifying opportunities for growth, or determining areas for improvement. Heatmap charts can also be used to identify customer needs and preferences, which can then be used to develop better strategies and products.

Purchase the visual from AppSource by completing the checkout process. Then, add licenses.

Checkout page for Power B I Visual Transact Test with plan options.

  1. To add or assign licenses to Heatmap visual: Go to admin.microsoft.com, choose Billing > License.
  2. Select a Visual you want to assign licenses.

    MS 365 admin center: Licenses page under Billing, showing Power B I (free) option

  1. Open Power Desktop application.
  2. Sign in with your licensed email id.

    Power B I Desktop: Sign In button highlighted in red, with visualization icons.

  3. Click on import custom visuals.

    Power B I: Blank report canvas, toolbar for data import and visualizations.

  4. Click Import a visual from a file, locate the pbiviz file, then click OK

    Power B I: Dropdown expanded, highlighting 'Import a visual from a file'.

    Power B I: Pop-up 'Import custom visual successful' on white background

  5. After the import is complete, you will be able to see Heatmap visual icon.

    B I tool: Blank canvas with toolbar options like Insert, Modeling, View.

  1. Three fields are required for heatmap chart.

Row Data

Column Data

Measure Data

Data report: Sales matrix of regions vs. product categories, blue shades for values

Row Data and Column data can accept multiple categorical variables and Measure accepts numerical data.

Frequently Asked Questions

Once i assign a license, how long does it take to be operational? +
Once you have successfully assigned licenses in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, it should be available within an hour.
  • If you're using the licensed visual in the Power Service, refresh the report by hitting F5.
  • If you're using the licensed visual in the Power Desktop, close and reopen it.

If the license is still unavailable after refreshing, please wait a moment and try again. It may take up to an hour.

Who can assign licenses after the purchase is complete? +
If the tenant admin owns the licenses (Org licenses), then any of the license admins (Global Admin, License Admin or User Admin) can manage the licenses. However, if the subscription owner isn't an admin, then only the purchaser can manage the subscription and licenses.
Can we use a visual without having to upload it to organization visual? +
Yes. You can download a visual directly to your reports.
How do we get upgrades of the visuals? +
The AppSource visuals are updated automatically when a new version is available.
How do i know if someone in my company has already purchased this same visual? +
  • If you're a company administrator, sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center see all subscriptions and to whom they're assigned.
  • If you aren't an administrator, speak to the administrator in your company.
How do I get support? +
If you need help, please visit our contact us page or reach out to us at sales@defteam.com