It is very common to have multiple reports for different audiences, while there is also one (group of) user(s) that requires to have an overview over all these different insights. The main challenge you will face, is having cross-report interactivity and find related insights. Let's take an example of three different roles, where we have …
Continue reading Jump from one Power BI report to another by using cross-report drill through
The drill through functionality is in Power BI for a long time and already made huge steps forward. Though, one of the most challenging things with this very valuable feature was the discoverability. Hidden behind the right-click, not every user was able to use this feature or not even know that it is there. Let me take you through the biggest game-changers for drill through in Power BI and close-off with the recently launched (preview) feature in the March 2020 release!
Natural language query was probably the most unused feature in Power BI, until they introduced the new Q&A visual in the end of 2019. I'm a huge fan of this feature, but it is sometimes a bit challenging to implement. Especially working with end-users from different background in different countries. Back in September 2019, I …
Continue reading Synonyms, the secret behind Power BI Q&A and Natural Language Query
The seventh and last blog in the storytelling series. Took a while before writing it and finishing this blog series. Up front I promised to publish a blog every week, but that simply didn't work out regarding time. Besides that, the last topic in the storytelling series is also related to my latest presentation about …
Continue reading Storytelling with Power BI 7/7: Let them ask questions
The sixth blog in the storytelling series, this time all about a progressive disclosure! But first I need to say sorry! This blog is almost a week late! I was planning to post it last Thursday, but due to traveling and some important meetings, I didn't have the time to write this blog earlier. So, …
Continue reading Storytelling with Power BI 6/7: Progressive disclosure
Already the fifth week in a row posting a blog! A new record for me! This time it is all about ensuring a consistent context. The fifth blog out of seven as part of the storytelling blog series. In this blog I will highlight two features in Power BI which will help you to set the context. …
Continue reading Storytelling with Power BI 5/7: Ensure consistent context
Fourth topic in the storytelling blog series is about an interactive experience. Interactive experience can be implemented in many ways. In this blog I will highlight why interactivity is important in reporting and where you can think of, talking about interactivity. Interactivity You want the user to interact with the report. It's not only a …
Continue reading Storytelling with Power BI 4/7: Have an interactive experience
Have a guided experience, my third blog as part of my blog series regarding Storytelling with Power BI. During this blog series, I will elaborate on seven topic which can be used to apply storytelling features to your own reports. A guided experience has a lot of similarities with the first blog in this series, …
Continue reading Storytelling with Power BI 3/7: Have a guided experience
Time for the second of seven blogs, as part of my blog series regarding Storytelling with Power BI. During this blog series, I will elaborate on seven topic which can be used to apply storytelling features to your own reports. Be dynamic can be interpenetrated in a lot of different ways. During my webinar I …
The first out of seven blogs, as part of my blog series regarding Storytelling with Power BI. During this blog series, I will elaborate on seven topic which can be used to apply storytelling features to your own reports. In this blog I will highlight the options you have to provide an easy navigation for …
Continue reading Storytelling with Power BI 1/7: Provide easy navigation
