dashboard capture the most important highlight of story
- you want to have the most important information for the consumer to see immediately.
- For additional insights, consumers can follow through to the corresponding report.
| Dashboards | Reports |
|---|---|
| Create only in service | Create in Power BI Desktop (limited in service) |
| Single page | Multiple pages |
| Static tiles | Interactive visuals |
| Read-only tiles | Filters pane |
more differences (datacamp)
dashboard: realtime, non interactive, critical operation metrics single view
reports: application like experiences with slicers. multiple page
Pin a tile from a different report
Configure data alerts
- These alerts are features that are only available on Power BI service
- They’re available on such report elements such as KPI visuals, gauges, and cards.
Explore data by asking questions
- Q&A feature
- 3 element
- question box
- prepopulated suggestion tiles
- pin visual
Review Quick insights
select specific model > (…) > quick insight
auto dashbvisual oard for 1 semantic model as starting point
32 separate insight card, can be pinned to dashboard
You can then perform the following actions:
- Filter the visualization using options in the Filters panel.
- Pin the insight card to a dashboard.
- Run insights on the card (scoped insights) by selecting Get insights in the upper-right corner.
- scoped insights allow you to drill into your data.
- Return to the original insights canvas by selecting Exit Focus mode in the upper-left corner.
Add a dashboard theme
Pin a live report page to a dashboard
Pinning a report page is a simple way to pin all visuals at once.
Dashboards are intended to be a collection from various sources, not just as a “launching pad” for reports.
Configure a real-time dashboard
Data that comes from a streaming data source is stored in a temporary cache, not a semantic model. This means you can’t make changes to the semantic model.
Select the Edit drop-down arrow > Add Tile > Real-Time Data> Custom Streaming semantic models.
For more information, see Real-time streaming in Power BI.
Set mobile view
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pbi desktop report mobile view propagate to dashboard
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you can also optimize your dashboards for mobile view in Power BI service.
- select the Edit drop down arrow on the home ribbon
- select Mobile layout.
- choose which tiles that you want to see on the mobile view.
exercise
workspace > create dashboard
report > visual > pin to dashboard
dashboard > ask question about data
tile detail > functionality > display last refresh time