In this module you will learn how to use the Table Sorter Power BI Custom Visual.  The Table Sorter allows you to rapidly re-sort and rank values by within a table.

Module 46 – Table Sorter

Downloads

• Power BI Custom Visual – Table Sorter
• Dataset – NFL Data.xlsx
• Completed Example…

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In this module you will learn how to use the Network Navigator Power BI Custom Visual.  You may find the need to use the Network Navigator when you’re trying to find links between different attributes in a dataset. It does this by visualizing each attribute as a node and the… Read more

In this module you will learn how to use the Attribute Slicer Power BI Custom Visual.  Using the Attribute Slicer you have the ability to filter your entire report while also being able to visibly see a measure value associated with each attribute.

Module 44 – Attribute Slicer

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In this module you will learn how to use the Gantt Power BI Custom Visual.  Using the Gantt chart you can easily visualize project timelines and deliverable completion.

Module 43 – Gantt

Downloads

• Power BI Custom Visual – Gantt
• Dataset – Project Progress.xlsx
• Completed Example – Module 43 – Gantt.pbix

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In this module you will learn how to use the Stars Power BI Custom Visual.  The Stars visual is a great way to visualize ratings data.

Module 42 – Stars

Downloads

• Power BI Custom Visual – Stars
• Dataset – Movie Ratings.xlsx
• Completed Example – Module 42 – Stars.pbix

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In this module you will learn how to use the Image Viewer Power BI Custom Visual.  The Image Viewer visual helps in displaying images based on an image URL stored in your data.

Module 41 – Image Viewer

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• Power BI Custom Visual – Image Viewer
• Dataset – Car Listings.xlsx

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In this module you will learn how to use the Long Text Viewer Power BI Custom Visual.  The Long Text Viewer visual helps in displaying longer text fields that you have in your dataset.

Module 40 – Long Text Viewer

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• Power BI Custom Visual – Long Text Viewer
• Dataset…

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In this module you will learn how to use the Waffle Chart Power BI Custom Visual.  The Waffle Chart visual is most useful for presenting a percentage of data. This chart is a great option to choose over other visuals like Pie Charts, which are not great at showing proportions… Read more

In this module you will learn how to use the Mekko Chart Power BI Custom Visual.  The Mekko Chart visual is helpful when you need to analyze two different dimensions on a single chart.

Module 38 – Mekko Chart

Downloads

• Power BI Custom Visual – Mekko Chart
• Dataset – Country…

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In this module you will learn how to use the Gap Analysis Power BI Custom Visual.  The Gap Analysis visual is used to analyze the difference between two different groups of data you have.  For example, you might use it to analyze the gap between two answers people gave in… Read more

In this module you will learn how to use the Box and Whiskers (Brad) Power BI Custom Visual.  This is the second of two Box and Whiskers visuals that we have covered (You can learn more about the first one here). The Box and Whiskers chart is used to… Read more

In this module you will learn how to use the Box and Whiskers (Jan Pieter) Power BI Custom Visual.  This is the first of two Box and Whiskers visuals that we will cover. The Box and Whiskers chart is used to show things like data outliers, clusters of data points… Read more

Newly added to the Power BI Service is a much awaited feature called Power BI Subscriptions. If you’ve worked in Microsoft BI in the past this idea is likely familiar to you. This new feature shares some similarities to Subscriptions in Microsoft Reporting Services.

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In this module you will learn how to use the Sankey with Labels Power BI Custom Visual.  The Sankey with Labels is a type of diagram that visualizes the flow of data between a source and destination columns. This is visual is similar to the visual we showed in Module… Read more

In this module you will learn how to use the Sankey Bar Chart Power BI Custom Visual.  The Sankey Bar Chart is used to show a flow of data between different stages of a process.

Module 33 – Sankey Bar Chart

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• Power BI Custom Visual – Sankey Bar Chart

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In this module you will learn how to use the Horizontal Funnel Power BI Custom Visual.  The Horizontal Funnel functions somewhat similar to the traditional funnel but it allows you to display a secondary measure and has a few more customizations than you would normally get. You’ll find that the… Read more

In this module you will learn how to use the Percentile Chart Power BI Custom Visual.  The Percentile Chart is used to show a distribution of values over a range. This helps you answer questions like “What percentage of my customers bought 4 or more items”.

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In this module you will learn how to use the Linear Gauge Power BI Custom Visual.  The Linear Gauge would often be used to visualize a KPI. It gives you the ability to compare an actual vs target as well as showing up to two trend lines.

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Welcome back to another episode of This Week In Data! If you missed our previous episodes, you can watch them here. In this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of having a data warehouse.

Are there really only 5 reasons you need a data warehouse? No, but in our latest… Read more

In this module you will learn how to use the Dial Gauge Power BI Custom Visual.  While the usefulness of gauges on a dashboard is often debated, this module will show you how to configure one using Power BI.

Module 29 – Dial Gauge

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• Power BI Custom Visual –…

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