#Power BI Visuals Documentation

Learn how to build Power BI visuals. We're still working on these docs, but they should be ready by 8/2/2016.

##Developing Your First PowerBI Visual

This section is to provide you with a step by step tutorial of developing your first PowerBI visual. In this tutorial, you will be building a simple bar chart. The source code is located here in the Sample Bar Chart Repo.

Setting Up Environment

1. Install PowerBI visuals CLI tool
2. Install SSL certifications to enable live preview of visuals
3. Enable Developer Tools in PowerBI
4. Create New PowerBI Visual Project
5. Start Development Server for Live Update and Incremental Development
6. Adding the Debug Visual from the Visual Well into your Favorite Report
7. Adding External Libraries
8. Installing Typings for Libraries

Building Bar Chart

1. Building a Visual with Static Data
2. Adding Databinding to the Bar Chart
3. Adding Color to the Bar Chart
4. Adding Selection and Interaction with Other Visuals
5. Adding Static Objects to Property Pane
6. Adding Databound Objects to Property Pane
7. Finally Package for Distribution ... Done!

##Table of Contents

• Anatomy of a Visual Project
• Installing PowerBI Visuals Tool
  • Install SSL Certifications
  • Enable Developer Tools
  • Tools Usage Guide
• Adding External Libraries
  • Installing Typings for Libraries
• Visual Capabilities Definition
  • Data Roles
  • Data View Mappings
  • Objects
• Visual Documentation
  • Visual/IVisual Api
  • Handling Selection in Visuals
• PowerBI Glossary
• Change Log
• Roadmap