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Mastering Variance Reports in Power BI

In this webinar, we will analyze and explain the most effective methods for presenting variances in Power BI dashboards and reports.

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PBIX example used in the webinar
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Presenter

Andrej Lapajne

Founder & CEO at Zebra BI

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(1:18) Example of a dashboard in Power BI
(3:28) Including forecast data in reports
(4:55) Presenting more data in detail: Multiple charts
(7:04) Hierarchical display of data
(8:27) Income statement example
(11:27) Recap of how to use Zebra BI visuals in Powe BI
(14:32) Use of variance charts
(15:52) Showing the comparison in the chart
(17:19) Sorting
(17:39) Displaying the grand total
(19:07) Adding the region
(19:45) Group vs. category field: Chart type
(20:34) The positioning of the grand total
(21:48) Switching between different type of charts
(24:44) Editing style
(26:20) building the hierarchy
(28:02) YTD – Year to date
(28:51) Adding a period calculation
(30:05) Managing Slicers
(31:24) Presenting YTD
(32:12) Editing the opacity
(32:39) Adding Forecasts
(35:40) Switching visibility of charts: Bookmarks
(37:46) Inverting colors - basic
(38:44) Creatin Income statement
(38:58) Preparing the data
(39:43) Creating the hierarchical chart
(40:42) Turning off the sorting
(41:08) Inverting the colors and specifying the results in Income statement
(43:15) Managing comparisons
(44:26) Zebra BI resources
(45:31) Q & A
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