The white rectangles represent sections with products of different categories, such as the following: Category

Those names must correspond to existing values of the columns that you want to connect to the areas. Synoptic Panel accepts and displays SVG files only, but you can use bitmap images (such as a PNG or JPG files) too, by transforming them with a special tool called Synoptic Designer.īefore using maps in Synoptic Panel, you must define the areas to highlight and assign a unique name to each of them. Not all of the images are supported, and the ones that can be used must be prepared in some way. Which images can you use with Synoptic Panel? Synoptic Panel is the tool for this kind of analysis and presentations. Yes, you can do it with a standard Bar Chart, but how could you check the spatial correlation between each seat? Or how could you explain the fact that the seats near windows are the most wanted? Think about the case: you have a map of an airplane and you want to see which are the bestselling seats. You can highlight and color these areas dynamically and display several information over them.

Synoptic Panel is a custom visual for Power BI that allows you to present one or more images (called maps, not necessarily geographical maps), assigning a meaning to arbitrary parts of them (called areas). Just for people who never used our component before, here is a brief presentation. You can see the v1.4.0 changes here: Synoptic Panel v.1.4.0 Changes What is Synoptic Panel?

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