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Interactive Dashboards

? Create Interactive Dashboards in Power BI

✨ Quick Overview

An interactive Power BI dashboard allows users to explore data visually using KPIs, charts, slicers, drill-down, drill-through, and cross-filtering — all on one screen.

? Key Concepts

  • Dashboard is a decision-making screen, not raw data
  • All calculations must be done using measures
  • Slicers control visuals dynamically
  • Visuals interact with each other
  • Users should explore data without writing queries

? Syntax / Theory (Dashboard Flow)

Connect Data → Create Measures → Build Visuals → Add Interactions → Publish

? Sample Data (Use Exactly This)

? View Code Example 
// Sales dataset for interactive dashboard practice
Date,Year,Month,Region,City,Product,Sales,Quantity
2024-01-05,2024,Jan,West,Pune,Mobile,15000,2
2024-01-12,2024,Jan,West,Mumbai,Laptop,45000,1
2024-02-08,2024,Feb,North,Delhi,Mouse,5000,5
2024-02-18,2024,Feb,West,Pune,Keyboard,3000,3
2024-03-05,2024,Mar,West,Mumbai,Camera,35000,1
2024-03-20,2024,Mar,North,Delhi,Monitor,12000,2
2024-04-10,2024,Apr,South,Bangalore,Mobile,18000,2
2024-04-22,2024,Apr,South,Chennai,Laptop,42000,1
2024-05-14,2024,May,West,Pune,Tablet,22000,1
2024-05-28,2024,May,North,Delhi,Keyboard,2800,4
2024-06-09,2024,Jun,South,Bangalore,Camera,36000,1
2024-06-25,2024,Jun,West,Mumbai,Mouse,4500,6

? Required Measures (DAX)

? View Code Example 
// Total Sales KPI
Total Sales = SUM(Sales[Sales])
// Total Quantity KPI
Total Quantity = SUM(Sales[Quantity])
// Average Sales KPI
Average Sales = AVERAGE(Sales[Sales])

? Live Output / Explanation

These measures automatically change when slicers or charts are clicked.

? Interactive Example (How Dashboard Reacts)

Clicking on Region filters KPIs, charts, and tables instantly. This is called cross-filtering.

? Use Cases

  • Sales performance dashboards
  • Regional and product comparison
  • Monthly and yearly trend analysis
  • Executive KPI monitoring
  • Self-service analytics

Live Dashboard Simulator

Sales
₹243.3k
Qty
29
Avg
₹20.2k
MAP VISUAL
 
 
 
SALES BY PRODUCT
 
 
 

? Tips & Best Practices

  • Always place KPIs at the top
  • Use slicers instead of filters pane
  • Limit colors to avoid confusion
  • Use measures, never raw columns
  • One business logic per measure

? Try It Yourself

  1. Create all three KPI measures
  2. Add slicers for Year and Region
  3. Create Product-wise sales chart
  4. Enable drill-down on Month
  5. Create a drill-through page