Power BI Tutorial 2 - Building a Basic Report

Introduction

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a basic Power BI report from scratch. We'll walk you through the process of connecting to a data source, adding visuals, and formatting your report.

Step 1: Connect to a Data Source

First, open Power BI Desktop. You'll be prompted to connect to a data source. For this tutorial, we'll use a sample dataset. You can download a sample dataset here: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/sampledata/

Select the dataset and click "Load" to import the data into Power BI.

Step 2: Adding Visuals

Once your data is loaded, you'll see the "Visualizations" pane. Click on the "Bar chart" icon to add a bar chart to your report.

Drag fields from the "Fields" pane to the appropriate areas of the bar chart:

  1. Drag the "Category" field to the "Axis" area.
  2. Drag the "Sales" field to the "Value" area.

Step 3: Formatting Your Report

You can format your report by using the "Format" pane. Experiment with different formatting options to customize your report's appearance.

// Example DAX measure (for demonstration purposes) Sales Amount = SUM(Sales[Sales Amount])

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