ZoomCharts Documentation

This visual requires two mandatory fields to create a bubble chart – X-Axis and Y-Axis, however without any other fields the visual will create just one aggregated data point. You will also need to use the Categories field to successfully plot the values as multiple data points.

If you have acquired Drill Down Bubble PRO externally, you may need to add it to Power BI manually. You can do that by clicking the ellipsis button at the end of the visualizations list and pressing Import a visual from a file. Locate the .pbiviz file and the visual will be added to the Visualizations pane.

Even though only two fields are mandatory (X-Axis and Y-Axis), it’s also recommended to add data to Categories or Legend fields. If you use just the X-Axis and Y-Axis fields, the visual will aggregate all values in both columns and display them as just one data point.

To create a bubble plot with multiple data points, you’ll need to add at least one column to the Categories field. Each unique category name in that column will be plotted as a data point. If you wish to group multiple values into one data point, you can enter the same category name for multiple rows in the data table.

You can add multiple columns to this field to create a drill down hierarchy (based on the column order in the Categories field from top to bottom). Doing so will allow the user to click or tap on a data point and quickly reveal the next level of hierarchy.

The Legend field can be used to assign data points into groups that are represented as items in the legend block; and apply specific color and shape settings to each legend group. This field can also create data points when no Categories field is present. However, it’s recommended to use Categories for the data structure and Legend for customization purposes to get the most out of this visual.

In addition, you can use Label, Value Label, Marker Size, Marker Color, Marker Shape, Marker Image, Data Point Group, and Tooltips optional fields. Read more about data setup for Drill Down Bubble PRO in the Setting up Fields page of this documentation!

Customizing Your Bubble Chart

After adding the required data, you have now successfully created a bubble chart. You can head to the Format visual tab of the Visualizations pane and explore the wide variety of customization features available in Drill Down Bubble PRO.

You’ll find various settings to alter the appearance and behavior of this visual, including legend and label customization (e.g. position, text font, size, color, and more), X and Y axis configuration, and data point marker appearance (shape, color, size, etc.). In addition, you can enable up to four threshold lines or areas on each axis and enable up to eight shaded areas.

Furthermore, you can activate the Use As Filter toggle to enable cross-chart filtering, which will dynamically filter data in other visuals on the same page as you select data points in your bubble chart, or vice versa – filter your bubble chart as you explore other visuals.