如何在 Power BI 中使用 R 包？

Question

I have plotted the graph using a code in R using library function which is part of certain package.

I want to use this code in powerbi to plot the graph. But I am not able to add the package (library function) in power bi?

Answer 1

For a Power BI Desktop scenario, it calls the R Installation specified in the Power BI Options. So you need to add the packages you want via that R Installation.

For an app.powerbi.com scenario, you are limited to the list of packages they support, ref:

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-service-r-visuals/

Answer 2

Just to clarify, are you trying to install packages or add packages that you already have into R?

Unfortunately Power BI isn't an IDE for the R language, so you will need to install the packages that you want via your R IDE or command prompt.

If you are trying to use packages that are already installed on your machine, for example, the package plotrix , then you can use the R script editor in the Visualisations tab like this:

require(plotrix)

or

library(plotrix)

Please post an update to show if this has helped you. :)

Answer 3

Was just now gone through the same problem: everything was loading fine except the visual created with R which required me to use ggplot2 and it was giving an error saying

there is no package called ggplot2

In order to solve it, opened RStudio and in the console ran

install.packages("ggplot2")

Then, went back to PowerBI and clicked "Atualizar" (which means "Update" in portuguese)

and the visual showed up without any errors.