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Daniel Marsh-Patrick

@dm-p.nz
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NZ | business intelligence & data visualisation | usually making stuff in/for #PowerBI | #Deneb & #HTMLContent owner/developer | MS data platform MVP | he/him | - coacervo.co - deneb.guide - html-content.com

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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 08/09/2026
#Deneb 2.0 for #PowerBI is now out of beta and approved for certification! Details here: deneb.guide/blog/2-0-rel...
deneb.guide
Deneb 2.0 Released | Deneb
Deneb 2.0 has passed AppSource certification checks and is pending deployment to your reports
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 14/08/2026
Another upcoming release I'm very excited about :) html-content.com/blog/v2-beta
html-content.com
HTML Content 2.0 Available for Beta Testing | HTML Content
HTML Content 2.0 is the biggest update to the visual so far - new layout tooling, debugging support, and theme integration, all focused on giving authors more control over their work. Before we submit...
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 07/08/2026
It's taken a loooong time to get this all wrapped up, but #Deneb 2.0 for #PowerBI is now available for beta testing :) deneb.guide/blog/2-0-beta
deneb.guide
Deneb 2.0 Available for Beta Testing | Deneb
Deneb 2.0 brings a lot of long-awaited features and new enhancements, but we need your help to ensure this release is solid before submission to AppSource.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 29/07/2025
Out-of-process (sandboxed) iframes in Chromium-based browsers have been problematic for a little while now. This affects all custom visuals in #PowerBI, making them appear blurry unless the conditions are *just* right. As devs, there's currently nothing we can do to mitigate it from our end.
issues.chromium.org
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 17/07/2025
#deneb 1.8 for #PowerBI approved and should be deployed to all reports within the next couple of weeks. Details on what to expect, as well as recent happenings, are detailed on the doc site's blog: deneb.guide/blog/1-8-rel...
deneb.guide
Deneb 1.8 Released | Deneb
Deneb 1.8 has passed AppSource certification checks and is pending deployment to your reports
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Eugene Meidinger @sqlgene.com · 15/04/2025
@datarocksnz.bsky.social talks about how data viz is a tiny subset of information design. The key is to focus less on just charts, but more about how the data is communicated and received. #MicrosoftFabric youtu.be/ZjQcABFVNmI
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Ep. 12 - Power BI, Data Viz, and Solving the Right Problem
YouTube video by SQLGene
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 08/04/2025
I saw a really neat take on an alternative approach for stacked bar charts in #Tableau over on the Flerlage Twins blog. Naturally, I wanted to try it for #VegaLite and #Deneb in #PowerBI, so I wrote up how I might approach it (with some downloadable stuffs): deneb-viz.github.io/blog/stacked...
deneb-viz.github.io
How-To: The Stacked Bar Alternative | Deneb
Using Vega-Lite to replicate a more readable alternative to a stacked bar chart.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 08/04/2025
Despite the fact that I've been consulting for a while now, there is always much that can be learned from the wisdom of others, and getting the benefit of @sqlgene.com's experience and insights is too good an opportunity to miss... especially at this price! Easily the best $10 I've spent :)
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 06/04/2025
Extremely grateful for PBIP/PBIR this morning for giving me the capability to remove the visual level filters from loads of visuals across several #PowerBI bookmarks without having to completely re-do them in the UI 🙂
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 02/04/2025
For HTML in #PowerBI fans, new versions of HTML Content and HTML Content (lite) have been submitted to AppSource for approval. As usual, this may take a couple of weeks, but you can read up on what to expect here: html-content.com/blog/1-6-0-s...
html-content.com
Version 1.6.0 Submitted to AppSource | HTML Content
We have a new versions of HTML Content and HTML Content (lite) that have been submitted to AppSource for approval 🚀🚀🚀
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 28/03/2025
They have a Sub Pop store at SEA! 14-year-old me is geeking out (and bought a lot of stuff on the way out) 😅
A photograph of DM-P's haul from the Sub Pop store in Seattle Tacoma Airport. From left to right, an Electro Harmonix Big Muff π Nano guitar pedal, Electro Harmonix Small Clone guitar pedal, Sub Pop store paper bag (rear), Sub Pop mug (front), and two Sub Pop t-shirts
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 24/03/2025
I've analyzed #Deneb's usage over the last 12 months in #PowerBI vs. the previous 12 months. As I've been a little quiet on news lately, I've also added some info about what I've been up to WRT v2 and what you might be looking to expect: deneb-viz.github.io/blog/2024-20...
deneb-viz.github.io
Deneb Annual Round-Up | Deneb
Here's an update on what's happening with Deneb.
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Steve Knutson @steveknutson.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
No sleep till Redmond! #MVPBuzz @hamish-watson.bsky.social @ben.hybridby.design @dm-p.nz
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 22/03/2025
The journey to #MVPSummit begins in Christchurch NZ! I'm really looking forward to catching up with friends and meeting many new ones :) Safe travels, all! #MVPBuzz
It's a picture of me, Daniel Marsh-Patrick! I'm in an airport, and a little red in the face, but otherwise fine :)
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 22/01/2025
Deneb v1 activity looks pretty quiet, but I'm still just as busy working on Deneb in general. I'm looking forward to a point where the code on this next project is organized/good enough to open back up!
A partial screenshot of GitHub's repository list for the deneb-viz organization. Two projects are shown, and each has some simple statistics and an activity indicator, shown as a line chart.

The bottom entry shows the summary and details for the deneb project, which is the public/open-source repository for the Deneb Power BI custom visual. The activity graph looks busy, until about halfway across the x-axis, where it tapers off and eventually goes to zero.

The top entry shows the deneb-2 project, which is currently marked as private. The activity graph for this project ramps up at roughly the same point on the x-axis that the deneb project ramps down. After this ramp up, the level of activity fort he deneb-2 project is roughly consistent to that of the deneb project.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 17/12/2024
I made a repo for stuff I'm finding out with core visuals in #PowerBI (and time to write up). For now, I've provided a workbook for the box and whisker plot I recently posted about (and this has an accompanying video, courtesy of Reid Havens 🙏). I'll try to do more soon! github.com/dm-p/pbi-cor...
github.com
GitHub - dm-p/pbi-core-visuals-macgyver: Examples of MacGyvering Power BI core visuals into other types
Examples of MacGyvering Power BI core visuals into other types - dm-p/pbi-core-visuals-macgyver
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Reza Rad @rezarad.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
And #Difinity #Conference Auckland 2024 is a wrap special thanks to all speakers and volunteers it was a blast I missed Leila Etaati in very moment of it
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 17/11/2024
The Chromium bug causing blurry custom visuals in #PowerBI should now be resolved as of Chrome >= 131.0.6778 and Edge >= 131.0.2903 I've tested my visuals (Deneb, HTML Content, etc.) and they all look good for me from these versions on, so hopefully other folks enjoy similar success :)
An image showing two version numbers of popular web browsers. 

For Google Chrome, this shows Version 131.0.6778.70.

For Microsoft Edge, this shows 131.0.2903.51.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 17/11/2024
As I've not had much time to explore some newer parts of #PowerBI lately, I've spent a Sunday afternoon playing with #PBICoreVisuals. It's certainly been interesting taking a clustered bar chart, throwing away the "bar" part, and then just using layout and annotation features to build a box plot 🤔
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 18/10/2024
Our archery club has grown significantly in the last few months so we've done some work to organise ourselves a bit better - it's been fun doing data viz in the physical realm
A whiteboard showing a visual representation of an archery range. Lane # is encoded on the x axis, target distance on the y axis. Each target uses shape to represent the type of boss (what stops the arrows) and the image on each point shows the target face (or a compound bow if someone decides they want an easy day 😉). There's also a label for target size under each point. For the geospatial folks, there are also labels representing which side the border hedge is on and where our shooting line is placed. We can
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 08/10/2024
My reMarkable Paper Pro just arrived - a little bit bigger than the 2 (left) and already excited about the possibilities for reading and for my day to day workflow :)
A photo showing a side by side comparison of the reMarkable 2 (left) and reMarkable Paper Pro (right)
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 29/09/2024
The Great Deku Tree was a nice weekend project... made slightly longer by sliding off the table at a critical point ⅔ of the way through and smashing itself up pretty good 🙃
Photo of completed LEGO kit - The Great Deku Tree #77092
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 15/09/2024
Data viz in the wild (at Aarhus H): probably unsurprising for many, but for someone with a minimal amount of Danish in their vocabulary and from a country that doesn't *really* do trains, this takes the guesswork out of where you need to be on a platform, relative to your train carriage👌
An image of a train departure screen, taken at Aarhus H station. The screen shows a visualization of a train, where the screen currently is on the platform, relative to the train and where you should ideally be for your carriage and seat
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 11/09/2024
I've arrived in Aarhus for #PowerBINextStep and found a nice spot in the hotel with my fellow Kiwi @rezarad.bsky.social to put the finishing touches on the #Deneb training day materials, ready for what should be an exciting day of learning tomorrow!
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 04/09/2024
As I'm stuck in an LA hotel mid-transit to the UK, I thought I'd make myself useful - #Deneb 1.7.2 for #PowerBI has been submitted to AppSource! In the meantime, you can use the standalone version if you need any of the fixes more urgently. Read more: deneb-viz.github.io/blog/1-7-2-s...
deneb-viz.github.io
Deneb 1.7.2 Standalone Available (and submitted to AppSource) | Deneb
1.7.2 is a minor update that fixes initial issues observed in the 1.7 release. The standalone build is available now, and the AppSource version is currently undergoing certification.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 03/09/2024
The long journey from Christchurch to Aarhus (for #PowerBI Next Step) starts... now!
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 28/08/2024
Today's fun hack with #PowerBI page tabs: using Unicode to create "bold" "section headings" for training day sessions.
A bunch of tabs from a Power BI workbook. Some of them use Unicode text to appear slightly bolder than others. There aren't many (any?) configuration options for these things, so we make do with what we can :)
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 05/08/2024
Thanks to everyone for your feedback on #Deneb 1.7 for #PowerBI! Just a quick heads-up that 1.7.1 has been submitted and should be available soon - further details can be found here: deneb-viz.github.io/blog/1-7-1-s...
deneb-viz.github.io
Deneb 1.7.1 Standalone Available (and submitted to AppSource) | Deneb
1.7.1 is a minor update that fixes initial issues observed in the 1.7 release. The standalone build is available now, and the AppSource version is currently undergoing certification.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 04/08/2024
Had an Idea. Bought a domain. Might be fun.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 11/07/2024
It's a big day - #Deneb 1.7 has passed certification! 🎉🎉 It'll take a couple of weeks for changes to deploy, but we'll be making some videos available on the new features in the meantime so you can see what to expect. Details available on the blog: deneb-viz.github.io/blog/1-7-cer...
deneb-viz.github.io
Deneb 1.7 is AppSource Certified! | Deneb
It's a big day - Deneb 1.7 has passed certification! 🎉🎉
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 24/06/2024
#Deneb 1.7 for #PowerBI is available for beta testing, before we submit to AppSource. If you're keen to help us out (and it will be a fantastic help if you can 🙏), please check out this blog post where you can find out how to download, and what's new 🚀 deneb-viz.github.io/blog/1-7-beta
deneb-viz.github.io
Deneb 1.7 Available for Beta Testing | Deneb
Deneb 1.7 is a significant update, and we're excited to submit it to AppSource very soon! Before we do that, we're opening beta testing for the community so that we can ensure that the quality of the ...
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 16/05/2024
Hi folks! Version 1.5 of #HTMLContent for #PowerBI has gone live for both the standard and certified editions. These are minor quality-of-life updates, but if you want to know more, please have a read through the blog post: coacervo.co/html-content...
coacervo.co
HTML Content 1.5 - New Features
Minor updates to both the standard and certified editions of the Power BI custom visual.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 11/03/2024
Now starting the long journey from Christchurch to Redmond and looking forward to my first in-person #MVPSummit and meeting lots of people for the first time!
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 17/01/2024
I just got my solar system installed, and I'm spending way too much time watching the real-time analytics and not doing any work. Does this feeling go away?
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 07/01/2024
Sunday afternoon project: UpSet plot concept using #Deneb and #VegaLite in #PowerBI. Transforms are fully dynamic and have no hard-coded dependencies. There's a bit of work to do to make the finished product a bit more presentable, but figuring this all out was the tricky bit :)
An image of an UpSet plot, plotted using the Deneb custom visual in Microsoft Power BI and the Vega-Lite language. Learn more about upset plots at https://upset.app/
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 26/11/2023
Friendly reminder to `git push`. You never know when your CPU cooling pump will decide to spontaneously crap out and then your PC won't boot :(
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 09/11/2023
Found this little guy in my visualizations pane this morning, which means 1.6 should be live for most of you now. Hope you enjoy it! #deneb #PowerBI
A partial shot of the Power BI visualization pane, with a terribly drawn callout to the presence of the new version of the Deneb custom visual in there.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 03/11/2023
#deneb 1.6 for #powerbi has passed certification! 🎉 This should take a short while to deploy fully to your reports (a couple of weeks). In the meantime, Deneb's website has been updated with the latest details. The best place to start is the change log: deneb.link/changes
Shows the Deneb visual editor interface inside Microsoft Power BI. On the left is a pane containing the JSON for a Vega-Lite specification. On the top-right is a preview image of a scatter chart of temperature deviation from 1951-1980 baseline over time.On the bottom-right is a data table of some of the data that sits behind the chart.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 21/09/2023
Thanks to all #deneb 1.6 alpha testers for #PowerBI - you helped discover and squash some awesome bugs! We're now moving to beta testing, so anyone who can further validate will help immensely before we submit. Details on beta and how you can assist here: coacervo.co/deneb_beta_1_6
coacervo.co
Deneb 1.6 Ready for Beta Testing
Deneb 1.6 alpha testing has finished and we’re ready to move things forward.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 20/09/2023
#HTMLContent 1.4.0 for #powerbi had some issues with iframe display, due to changes in the custom visuals APIs. 1.4.1 has been submitted to AppSource to resolve this issue. The regular version (which allows external comms) has been approved and will be deployed in ~10 days.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 04/09/2023
#deneb 1.6 for #PowerBI is now in alpha release phase. This is a big set of changes, so anyone who can help test/validate their existing work + new changes will be incredibly valuable :) Overview and details of how you can help can be found on my site: coacervo.co/deneb_alpha_...
coacervo.co
Deneb 1.6 Ready for Alpha Testing
Deneb 1.6 has a lot of new features and improvements, and the alpha builds are available for testing.
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 23/08/2023
#deneb 1.6 for #PowerBI is almost ready for alpha testing! There are a lot of changes so if you want to know what's coming, the changelog already has some details (but I will need to do a bit more work updating the doc during alpha/beta phases): deneb-viz.github.io/next/changelog
deneb-viz.github.io
Change Log | Deneb
Deneb Change Log - high-level details of new features and fixes for each version
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Daniel Marsh-Patrick @dm-p.nz · 15/08/2023
HTML Content (lite) 1.4 for #PowerBI - which is the certified edition of #HTMLContent - has passed certification and should be live in your reports within the next couple of weeks! 🎊 I've written the changes up on my blog: coacervo.co/html-content-lite-1-4 (doc site to be updated very soon)
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