Dashboard in a Day
Power BI
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June 2023 version
Prerequisites and setup steps
At minimum, a computer with 2-cores and 4GB RAM running Windows 8 / Windows Server 2008 R2, or later
Display: At least 1440x900 or 1600x900 (16:9) recommended.
Internet connectivity: You must have the ability to connect to the Internet outside your organization
Microsoft Power BI Desktop installed: you should have downloaded and installed Power BI Desktop from
the Microsoft Store https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2135345 or from the download center
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2135519
Microsoft Power BI Desktop requires Internet Explorer 10 or later.
Signup for Power BI: Go to http://aka.ms/pbidiadtraining and sign up for Power BI with a business email
address. If you cannot sign up for Power BI, let the instructor know.
If you have an existing account, please go to http://aka.ms/pbidiadtraining and Sign in using your
Power BI account
Attending Online session – you must get the meeting invite and synchronize with the presenter prior to the
event start for online attendance computability
Agenda (times are approximate and will be fluid with the class)
Morning
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM Introduction to Power BI and Power BI Demo
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Lab 1 Accessing & Preparing the data
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Lab 1 Solution + Questions
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM Lab 2 Data Modeling and Exploration
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Lab 2 Solution + Questions
12:15 PM – 01:00 PM Break for lunch
Afternoon
01:00 PM – 01:30 PM Lab 3 Visualizations
01:30 PM – 02:00 PM Lab 3 Solution + Questions
02:00 PM – 02:30 PM Lab 4 Publishing and accessing Reports (optional Power BI Service demo)
02:30 PM – 02:45 PM Break
02:45 PM – 03:15 PM Lab 4 Solution + Questions
03:15 PM – 03:45 PM Lab 5 Building a Dashboard and Sharing
03:45 PM – 04:15 PM Lab 5 Solution + Questions
04:15 PM – 05:00 PM Q&A
Dashboard
in a Day
Digital Transformation
Engage Optimize
customers operations
Empower Transform
employees products
Digital Feedback Loop
Engage Optimize
customers operations
Data
1
Capture digital signal across business
Intelligence Data +
2 intelligence
Connect and synthesize data
Action
3
Improve business outcomes
Empower Transform
employees products
Digital Feedback Loop
Engage Optimize
customers operations
Data
1
Capture digital signal across business
Intelligence Data +
2 intelligence
Connect and synthesize data
Action
3
Improve business outcomes
Empower Transform
employees products
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Real time
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Natural Language
query & AI
insights
250+ Custom
visuals
Integration with Excel, Power
Point, SharePoint and TEAMS
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Demo
End User Needs
Access
Share Clean
Visualize Mash-up
Explore
Lab overview
Share &
Prepare Explore Visualize collaborate
Access all your DATA Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
Data sources
SaaS solutions Organizational On-premises Azure services Excel files Power BI Desktop files
e.g. Marketo, Salesforce, Corporate data sources or Data Azure SQL, Stream Data from files, databases,
GitHub, Google Analytics external data services Analytics… Azure, and other sources
Connect to 135 + data sources,
both on-premises and cloud
Data from Applications
• SaaS services that you already use
Data from your organization
• Content published by others in your org
(Datasets and Dataflows)
Big data and more
• Azure data services, e.g. SQL DW, ADLS.
• On-premises data sources,
e.g. Oracle & SSAS
Data from files
• Import data from Text, CSV, Excel
and Power BI Desktop files
Clean and mash-up your DATA Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
Consolidate data from a broad range of
sources
• Merge or append queries to combine
data from multiple queries into a
single query
Transform data to fit your needs using
intuitive UI
• Select data for inclusion
• Cleanse data and remove errors
Define calculations to generate new
fields for use in reports
Develop advanced analytics using a
combination of measures and
relationships
• Uncover correlations, highlight exceptions
and understand business outcomes
Lab 01 -
Accessing &
Preparing the data
Explore your DATA Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
Explore data in a variety of ways and
across multiple visualizations using drag
and drop canvas
Dig deeper into your reports
• Drill-down in your hierarchical data
• Filter, sort, hover over and highlight data
Leverage Quick Insights to find insights
in your data
Ask questions of your data in natural
language with Q&A
• Type questions in plain language
• Q&A intelligently filters, sorts, aggregates,
groups and displays data based on
the question
Lab 02 -
Data Modelling and
Exploration
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Explore and share
your data stories
In the Data Stories Gallery
And
COVID-19 Data Stories Gallery
Lab overview
Share &
Prepare Explore Visualize collaborate
Visualize your DATA Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
Visualize data in a variety of ways
Growing number of visualization types
• Donuts, basic area, waterfall, filled maps,
tree maps, funnel, gauges combo charts
and more
• Custom visuals available from Power BI
Visuals Marketplace
• Tools to develop, test, package new
custom visuals
Visualizations on report page are
connected – select value in one
visualization to change other
visualizations
Full screen pop out mode for report
visuals to show additional details
Lab 03 -
Visualizations
Bring your story to life with DATA Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
Save Power BI Desktop report files and
easily publish them to powerbi.com
Access dashboards using native mobile
apps for Windows, iOS and Android
Share as appropriate with other Power BI
users in your organization
Package your reports in apps for easy
consumption and control
Easily embed interactive Power BI
visualizations in blog posts, websites,
through emails or social media With Power
BI Publish to web
Track business metrics with Goals Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
• Create scorecards
• Measure key business metrics
• Track goals in a single source
• Measure progress
• Share updates with the team
• Monitor the health of the business
• View on mobile
Take collaboration to the next level in TeamsPrepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
• Meet users where they are with the
Power BI app in Teams.
• Keep everyone aligned with data-
driven meetings.
• Use data to inform discussions in
teams, chats, and meetings.
• Find data and insights to drive better
decision-making with the Power BI
search extension
• Learn more here:
https://aka.ms/LearnPBIInTeams
Access your story everywhere Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
with Mobile
Access dashboards using
native mobile apps for
Windows, iOS and Android
Easy sign in page
Quick Access reports
Your personal
Recent Activity feed
Lab 04 -
Publishing and
accessing Reports
Lab 05 -
Building a Dashboard
and Sharing
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Q&A
