Visual HTTP/HTTPS image links with the Microsoft seal of approval

[GOLIVE]

Hello PBI community,

Another user and I are developing separate dashboards that need to display images provided by web URLs (HTTP/HTTPS). As you know, Power BI doesn't have any built-in visualization for large images, so our alternative was to use a visual from Microsoft's Marketplace within Power BI, "Image by CloudScope.¹" The problem is that our company's security policy has not approved this visual because it doesn't have the Microsoft seal of approval. There is a "PRO" version of this visual that does have the seal of approval ("Image PRO by CloudScope"), but the verified version only supports image calls in Base64 or SVG², not via HTTP/HTTPS links.

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²(PRO VERSION)

Is there any visual that accepts HTTP/HTTPS image links with the Microsoft seal of approval?

Could you please recommend a reliable one?

Thank you for your help

[dm-p · Accepted solution]

Hi @GOLIVE,

It's a requirement for Microsoft certification that a custom visual cannot access any external resources, so you will not find a visual that will load images over HTTP and be certified.

If  Power BI is configured to only allow certified visuals, admins can potentially add a visual to the organizational store, which effectively 'whitelists' it (assuming that they will permit this as an option and you aren't using Power BI Report Server).

Regards,

Daniel