An json example

[Markzolotoy]

How to make this jason work in powe bi?

{"root":[{"catchCount":127,"DisplayName":"Forward to Diagnostics Team","SeriesName":"Alarm Category"},{"catchCount":2684,"DisplayName":"Retrain Model","SeriesName":"Alarm Category"},{"catchCount":15,"DisplayName":"True Alarm","SeriesName":"Alarm Category"},{"catchCount":213,"DisplayName":"Contact Plant","SeriesName":"Alarm Classification"},{"catchCount":9,"DisplayName":"Contact Support","SeriesName":"Alarm Classification"},{"catchCount":2599,"DisplayName":"Monitor","SeriesName":"Alarm Classification"},{"catchCount":4,"DisplayName":"Schedule Maintenance","SeriesName":"Alarm Classification"},{"catchCount":204,"DisplayName":"Electrical Problem","SeriesName":"Alarm Clear"},{"catchCount":9,"DisplayName":"Historian Offline","SeriesName":"Alarm Clear"},{"catchCount":2608,"DisplayName":"Mechanical Problem","SeriesName":"Alarm Clear"},{"catchCount":2,"DisplayName":"Network Problem","SeriesName":"Alarm Clear"},{"catchCount":9,"DisplayName":"Stuck Valve","SeriesName":"Alarm Clear"}]}

thanks

[Bisyri_Mustofa]

Thank you

[v-yuezhe-msft]

Hi @Markzolotoy,

Have you tried to connect to the JSON file via Get Data>File>JSON in Power BI Desktop?

 

Also you can use Get Data > Web and enter the URL (or local path) to the JSON file to connect it. For more details, please review the following blog and similar thread.

https://eriksvensen.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/specifying-json-query-in-power-query-example-statistics...
http://superuser.com/questions/977249/loading-a-json-file-into-power-query/977376#977376

Thanks,
Lydia Zhang

[Markzolotoy]

I know how to point PBI to json. I am asking what kind of tweaks are required to get shown example to be interpreted properly.

[deldersveld · Accepted solution]

Here's a video stepping through the sample. The most important two parts are:

1) once you get to the step that shows "Record" for every list item, convert it to a table

2) expand using the double arrows at the top of Column

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2b-aJ1spAU

[Markzolotoy]

Yes, very helpful. I got it working when I use a local json file. But if I am trying to get data from a webservice I am not getting into the same steps. Specifically I dont have a screen with List to click on. can you please help

Thanks