22-25 April 2026

DaxLib.SVG: A DAX UDF Library for creating SVGs

Proposed session for SQLBits 2026

TL; DR

In this session, you'll learn how to install and use DaxLib.SVG – an open-source DAX UDF library that makes adding advanced data-driven SVG visuals to your report simple. Enabling your report go from standard to stunning in a couple of minutes.

Session Details

In this session, you'll learn how to install and use DaxLib.SVG – an open-source DAX UDF library that makes adding advanced data-driven SVG visuals to your report simple.

Creating data-driven SVGs can be intimidating and time consuming. DaxLib.SVG can be installed in a couple of clicks, and you can make your report go from standard to stunning in a couple of minutes.

DaxLib.SVG offers violin plots for distribution analysis, heatmaps for pattern detection, custom sparklines and more, and can be integrate seamlessly into slicers, tables and matrixes.

3 things you'll get out of this session

- Attendees will have a understanding of SVG fundamentals - Attendees will have a understanding of how DAX and DAX UDFs can be used to write data-driven SVG measure, that generate graphs - Attendees can confidently install and use DaxLib.SVG to enrich the story-telling in their reports