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load external data within R visual in PBI Service

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elfersi on 25 Aug 2018 05:39:26

while using R visuals in desktop, it is possible to load files or URL from within the R visual.
this is very useful for files which are not "data" : e.g. previously trained R models (for data files, we can simply use Power Query).
however, after publishing the file, the R visual can't load the file anymore.
we need to be able to load files into R visual in PBI service

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Katarzyna Reszka-Hanaj on 10 May 2022 08:06:53

RE: load external data within R visual in PBI Service

I agree enabling external sources would be incredibly useful - the lack of such possibility is extremely limiting. The use case I couldn't find a workaround for is loading custom TopoJSON maps. With external content disabled, visuals so developed cannot be effectively shared.