Building a Dashboard

With a robust dataset and multiple reports created in Power BI Desktop, dashboards can be developed in the Power BI service to consolidate the most valuable KPIs, measures, and visualizations onto a single pane of glass. Additionally, dashboards provide an access point to the detailed reports supporting the tiles and are optimized for mobile access through the Power BI mobile application.

Power BI dashboards are commonly used by executives and senior managers who desire an intuitive, consolidated view of relevant KPIs and visualizations. In many cases, these stakeholders will almost exclusively rely on dashboards rather than the more detailed and interactive reports underlying the dashboards. Such dashboards are often sourced from reports built against multiple datasets reflecting different business processes and functional areas such as Accounting and Supply Chain. Enterprise dashboards typically utilize card and KPI visuals to focus on strategic objectives...