TL;DR: Are you using Power BI for your business analytics needs? Integrating the Syncfusion JavaScript Gantt Chart elevates your data visualization and reporting workflows within Power BI apps. Streamline the integration process with easy-to-follow steps and explore diverse demos tailored for various platforms.
Visuals are paramount in data analysis, and Power BI empowers users to craft custom visuals for more impactful data representation. It allows users to visualize and analyze data from various sources, helping organizations make informed decisions.
Syncfusion JavaScript Gantt Chart is a project planning and management tool. It provides a Microsoft Project-like interface to display and manage hierarchical tasks with timeline details. Its intuitive user interface lets you visually manage tasks, resources, and task relationships in a project.
In this blog, we’ll see how to integrate JavaScript Gantt Chart into your Power BI app to boost data visualization.
Syncfusion JavaScript Gantt Chart offers a comprehensive set of features for project management, including:
Before diving into the integration process, ensure you have the following prerequisites set up:
Follow these steps to create a Power BI app seamlessly:
npm i -g powerbi-visuals-tools
pbiviz install-cert
pbiviz new <ProjectName>This command initializes a new custom visual project within Power BI, allowing you to start building and customizing visuals such as Gantt Charts according to your requirements.
Follow these steps to seamlessly add the Syncfusion JavaScript Gantt Chart to the Power BI app:
npm install @syncfusion/ej2-gantt --save
import { Gantt } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt'; export class Visual implements IVisual { constructor(options: VisualConstructorOptions) { this.target = options.element; // Create a new div element. const ganttContainer: HTMLElement = document.createElement('div'); ganttContainer.setAttribute('id', 'ganttContainer'); this.target.appendChild(ganttContainer); // Render Gantt Chart. let gantt = new Gantt({ dataSource: yourDataSource, taskFields: { // Define task fields here }, // Other Gantt properties and configurations. }); gantt.appendTo('#ganttContainer'); } }
let yourDataSource = [ // Your data source here. ];
let gantt = new Gantt({ // Other configurations... columns: [ // Define Gantt columns here. ], labelSettings: { // Configure label settings here. }, // Other Gantt properties... });
pbiviz start
Now, you can see the Syncfusion JavaScript Gantt Chart in the Power BI application.
Note: If you do not see this visual, enable the custom visual debugging settings.
For more details, refer to integrating the JavaScript Gantt Chart in the Power BI demo on GitHub.
Thanks for reading! In this blog, we’ve seen how to integrate Syncfusion JavaScript Gantt Chart into your Power BI app. With this, you can create interactive Gantt charts to visualize project timelines and manage tasks efficiently. Discover the complete capabilities of our Gantt Chart and take your Power BI reports to new heights!
We also provide the Gantt Chart component across various platforms. Explore the Gantt Chart demos for different platforms below:
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