Zebra BI Charts, January Update (version 4.0.1) now fully supports custom themes, provided in the extended JSON format. This allows users to set up their preferred theme/style or align their Power BI reports and dashboards with their company’s corporate design.
All colors and fonts, that were previously customizable on each instance of the Zebra BI visual or set centrally in the Zebra BI member portal (for Pro users), are now fully exposed and can be specified in an extended JSON format for Power BI themes.
In addition, any of the Zebra BI settings can be controlled by a theme, which enables a complete governance over your Zebra BI reports.
Design your own custom theme with Style Editor
You can use our custom Style Editor to customize all colors and fonts in Zebra BI Charts and Zebra BI Tables. The Style Editor is located in your member profile underneath your license key (scroll down).
When you're satisfied with your custom styles, click the Download Theme button on the top right to download your custom theme (JSON file).
Import your custom theme in Power BI Desktop
Once you've downloaded your custom theme JSON file, you can import it by using the standard Power BI Import theme command. The theme covers all design settings and options for all Zebra BI charts and tables in one place:
Advanced: control any setting of Zebra BI visuals
Additionally, a custom theme can now control any setting available in the Zebra BI Charts (as well as the Zebra BI Tables) visual. This provides extensive and detailed governance of all reporting aspects of Zebra BI for Power BI.
In the example below, a custom theme enforces grand totals in Zebra BI Charts by default, switches the data label format for negative numbers in both Zebra BI visuals to parenthesis instead of being presented with a leading minus (-) sign, and sets the policy of displaying axis labels to rotate instead of trim in cases where space is limited - all in one go:
NEW: Set custom scenario labels (column names)
Starting in Zebra BI Custom Visuals version 4.6 you can specify custom scenario labels in your custom theme JSON file.
You can see it in action in the animation below and download the example JSON at the bottom of the page.
