Set up the Power BI visual

The Sankey Diagram for Power BI by SankeyArt is a Microsoft-certified visual for Power BI reports. This article shows how to add it to a report and get your first diagram on the canvas.

The visual works in Power BI Desktop and in the Power BI Service. It's separate from the SankeyArt web app: you don't need a SankeyArt account.

Add the visual#

1. In the Visualizations pane, select the ellipsis (…) and then Get more visuals.
2. Select AppSource visuals and search for "SankeyArt".
3. Select the Sankey Diagram for Power BI visual and then Add.
4. The visual now shows up in the Visualizations pane. To keep it there for new reports, right-click its icon and select Pin to visualization pane.

This works the same in Power BI Desktop and in the Power BI Service.

You can also get it from the Marketplace listing.

Create your first diagram#

1. Select the SankeyArt visual in the Visualizations pane to add it to the canvas.
2. Drag your columns into the fields Source, Target and Amount.
3. Optionally, add Comparison for year-over-year changes and Sorting for the order of the flows.

For how to structure the table, see Data structure in Power BI.

To see a working example first, download the sample .pbix file: on the Marketplace listing, select Download sample and open it in Power BI Desktop. It comes with sample data already connected.

Remove the watermark#

The free version works right away, with a watermark. You don't need a credit card or to sign up.

To remove the watermark, start the 30-day free trial on Microsoft's Marketplace. The trial includes all features.

When the trial ends:

• If you turned on automatic renewal, your payment method is charged and you keep full access.
• If you turned it off, the visual shows the watermark again.

Licenses#

Licenses are managed through Microsoft. Your IT admin assigns them the same way as Office licenses. Licenses apply to both report creators and viewers.

If your organization needs a purchase order or can't buy through Microsoft's Marketplace, there's also an Organization License you buy directly from us. See Power BI pricing.

Microsoft Marketplace licenses don't work in these cases:

• Publish to web and PaaS embedding
• Apps or solutions that are resold (commercial OEM)
• National and regional clouds, depending on regional availability
• PDF and PowerPoint export via the REST API
• Power BI Report Server (on-premises)

If this affects you, write us at support@sankeyart.com.

Your data stays in Power BI#

The visual processes your data entirely within Power BI. Nothing is sent to SankeyArt servers or any third party. See our Trust Center.