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Reading a dashboard

That's the core of BI: numbers at a glance, and answers one tap away. Tap a bar again to clear the filter.

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The idea

This is a sales dashboard for three months of a phone accessories shop. Tap any bar or point, and the rest of the page filters to it.

Key points

KPI cardsThe headline numbers, at the top.
ChartsEach one answers one question: trends, comparisons, shares.
Cross-filteringTap a bar, and every other visual filters to match.

Read a dashboard top to bottom: headline numbers, then trends, then the detail.

In Power BI Desktop

Open a report in Report view. Click any bar or slice, and the other visuals cross-filter, just like here.

Practice

Try each one in your head first, then open the answer.

1. What was the total revenue across all three months?
2,029
2. Which month brought in the most revenue?
Mar
3. Tap Earbuds in the product chart to filter the page. Which store sold more earbuds?
Lagos

Learn it by doing. This lesson is a short hands-on level on Bampaa: see it work, then build and write it yourself, with instant feedback.

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