Layer multiple chart types
Combine compatible marks and analytical layers in one compact visual instead of duplicating fixed charts across a report.
Exploratory analytics
Graph Builder for Power BI
Layer flexible charts for exploratory analysis directly in Power BI.
- Build layered analytical views without leaving the report canvas
- Combine scatter, line, bar, heat map, histogram, box plot, trend, and regression layers
- Split analysis by page, facet, color, size, and other visual roles
Product preview
See the outcome
Browse example screens, then open any image for a closer look.
Capabilities
Purpose-built analysis without leaving the report
Graph Builder is a flexible Power BI custom visual for exploratory data analysis, layered charts, distributions, trends, regression, facets, and small multiples.
Explore mixed data
Treat numerical fields as continuous values or quantized categories to compare relationships, groups, distributions, and trends.
Use pages and facets
Create trellis views, small multiples, and page-based comparisons for cohorts, segments, products, locations, or time periods.
Inspect distributions
Use histograms and box plots to review spread, skew, variation, and outliers alongside other views.
Analyze relationships
Use scatter, trend, and regression layers to examine correlations and multivariate patterns.
Save reusable states
Persist author configuration in the Power BI report and copy or restore compatible visual state as JSON.
Typical workflows
Designed for real analytical work
- Ad hoc and exploratory data analysis inside Power BI
- Manufacturing, quality, supplier, and process analysis
- Education, cohort, assessment, and attendance analysis
- Distribution, outlier, correlation, and regression review
- Compact analytical report pages with coordinated chart perspectives
Getting started
From installation to useful analysis
- 1
Add Graph Builder from Microsoft Marketplace to the report.
- 2
Bind a unique row index so Power BI does not collapse otherwise identical rows.
- 3
Assign fields to X, Y, Value, Page, Facet, Color, Size, or other available roles.
- 4
Add compatible chart layers and adjust field classification, aggregation, and formatting.
- 5
Save the graph state when the view is ready for report users.
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