Class Introduction
The meeting was a Power BI training session led by team, focusing on building and enhancing a dashboard. The session began with a revision of previous work, including adding a heading, image, slicers, and a line chart. New visualizations were then explored, such as clustered column charts to compare gross and net sales, gauge charts to show total quantity, and KPI cards to display net sales. The instructor demonstrated how to use the format painter to apply consistent styling. Additional charts covered included stacked bar charts, ribbon charts, scatter plots, maps, and tree maps. The session also touched on organizing dashboard pages, aligning slicers, and adding a "Clear All Slicers" button. The concept of data modeling and its connection to dashboard creation was briefly discussed. The session concluded with a plan to cover more advanced topics like tooltips and data drilling in the next class.
Dashboard Creation and Chart Types
Syed led a session on dashboard creation, reviewing previous work including the addition of a line chart and heading to the dashboard. The team discussed various chart types including column charts, gauges, KPI cards, and maps that could be added to fill empty spaces in the dashboard. Syed explained how to format shapes using the Format Shape tab and demonstrated adding a line chart by dragging and dropping gross sales data from the order details table alongside date attributes.
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Power BI Dashboard Formatting Techniques
The team discussed creating a date table in Power BI, explaining how to add it using the model view and DAX code from a Google search. They demonstrated how to format charts with visual borders using the format painter tool and showed how to create a gauge chart and KPI card to display company metrics. The session included step-by-step instructions for adding visual elements like borders and formatting charts to improve the dashboard presentation.
Power BI Dashboard Customization
The team discussed creating and customizing dashboards in Power BI, focusing on adding new pages and charts. They explored how to rename pages, duplicate dashboards, and add necessary elements like company logos and headings. The discussion included instructions on creating a stacked bar chart, demonstrating how to incorporate category names, net sales data, and employee information to provide detailed insights.
Power BI Chart Creation Workshop
The team discussed creating different types of charts in Power BI, including ribbon charts, scatter plots, and tree maps. They worked on visualizing sales data by category, employee, and country, and learned how to format charts and add data labels. The instructor demonstrated how to create a dashboard with multiple pages and layers, including the use of slicers and buttons for filtering data. They also covered basic formatting options for buttons and discussed the concept of data drilling and adding more dynamic features to dashboards in future classes.
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