Importing a custom visual The visuals included in Power BI out of the box will cover many use cases and be enough for most scenarios. If there are scenarios where the built-in visuals are not solving the requirements, then you should explore the custom visuals that have been made by many different developers found in […]
Using drillthrough and cross-filter When creating reports, you may want to have a page of summary information and then pages with more detailed information for specific categories or subsets of data. In these cases, you can use the drillthrough feature to start viewing a report page at a wider and more general level and then […]
Summary What a fun chapter! These more advanced features of Power BI are phenomenal. They allow you to get a much deeper understanding of how data points in your dataset interact with, influence, and affect your business. In this chapter, we covered how to identify outliers and anomalies in your data. You saw, ever so […]
Optimizing the performance of a dashboard The Power BI service includes the ability to diagnose poor performance in dashboards. The performance inspector will review the dashboard that has been created and make recommendations to increase the performance of the dashboard. To open the performance inspector, click Performance inspector under the File menu when viewing the […]
Configuring navigation for a report Having a clear path to navigate your report goes together with the concept of using data to tell your story. Clear report navigation allows your report users to move from one page in your report to the next, move from one visual to another, and return to where they started. […]
Designing and configuring for accessibility It is important to think of all the different types of users and the methods with which users will interact with your Power BI reports. Some users may have visual or physical impairments and Power BI has the capabilities to make reports inclusive, as well as features to help ensure […]
Adding a smart narrative visual They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. That may be so, but sometimes you just might want some words to explain what is happening in your data. The smart narrative visualization will quickly summarize visuals and reports and put that summarization into text. It provides relevant innovative […]
Configuring conditional formatting Power BI allows you to apply conditional formatting visuals. In table and matrix visualizations, you can customize cell colors, including gradients, that are based on field values. Conditional formatting can also be used to represent data values with bars, icons, or web links. You may use this to draw your report consumer’s […]
Creating a paginated report Paginated reporting is another style of reporting than the interactive reports you can produce with Power BI. Paginated reports are reports that are meant to be consumed in a tightly controlled way. Often, this is referred to as “pixel perfect” because it allows reports to be rendered onscreen and printed on […]