To start with I want to briefly clarify Microsoft Energy BI Designer. Then we’ll see how straightforward we are able to create a report utilizing designer. I’ll use Journey Works DW database because the supply database.
Microsoft Energy BI Designer is principally an integration of Energy Question and Energy View. Saying that the instrument continues to be a preview model and it’s NOT truly a launched product we’ll count on to see extra options when it’s launched. Some options like PowerPivot fashions anticipated to be obtainable to the discharge model. For the time being PowerPivot fashions are usually not obtainable within the designer, however, hopefully Microsoft will add it to the instrument. So I added an concept into BI in SQL vNext as I consider it could be nice to have PowerPivot functionalities included within the launch model of the product. We’ll see what occurs.
Let’s take a look on the instrument. On the first look, I want to say it’s a tremendous instrument integrating a lot of superior options all along with ease of use. It’s so enjoyable to make use of the instrument to create very efficient and flashy reviews in a brief period of time. To start with it’s essential to obtain the designer from right here. Set up the designer and open it. I’ll use AdventureWorksDW2012 because the supply database.
Open the Microsoft Energy BI Designer Preview. If you wish to get extra aware of the instrument click on on the movies on the startup display screen.
· To hook up with SQL Server click on on “Get Knowledge” or “New Supply”
· As you’ll be able to see there are many different information sources obtainable to hook up with. In our pattern we have to connect with SQL Server. So, click on on “SQL Server Database” from the listing. Then click on join.
· Key within the server title and database title and click on OK
· Click on Join
· Now you need to see an inventory of tables and views within the navigator. When you can’t, be sure to have entry to browse the database and choose the objects.
· On this pattern we wish to create some reviews for “Web gross sales”, so we choose all associated objects. No matter you’ll be able to see within the following database diagram ought to be chosen from the navigator listing:
· Merely tick all wanted tables then click on load
· Drag “SalesAmount” from fields listing and drop it in the midst of the designer
· You’ll have the “SalesAmount” diagram in the midst of the report
· Now drag and drop “SalesTerritoryCountry” from the “DimSalesTerritory” on the center of the created diagram
· Now you might have a diagram exhibiting SalesAmount by SalesTerritoryCountry
· As you’ll be able to see SalesAmount robotically moved to Worth part and SalesTerritoryCountry moved to Axis part
· Click on on the “Change visualisation sort” and click on on the map to see the SalesAmount by SalesTerritoryCountry on the map
· While you hover over a rustic you’ll be able to see the gross sales quantity for that particular nation
· Now we wish to create a brand new diagram to point out yearly gross sales quantity. To take action you simply want to tug and drop “SalesAmount” from FactInternetSales and “CalendarYear” from DimDate identical to what we did befor.
· Now we wish to add a brand new web page to the report. To take action, simply click on on the “New Web page” button
· Now we are able to drag and drop “SalesAmount” from FactInternetSales and “EnglishProductCategoryName” to the web page to create one other diagram.
As you see it’s very easy to make use of the instrument to create a lot of visualisations in a short while.
Within the subsequent articles of this sequence I’ll clarify tips on how to use the instrument to create extra skilled reviews.
