Lab 0 - Prerequisites and Document Structure
Lab 0 - Prerequisites and Document Structure
Dashboard in a Day
Lab 0
• You must download the Power BI Content: Create a folder called DIAD on the C drive of your
local computer. Copy all contents from the folder called Dashboard in a Day Assets to the DIAD
folder you just created (C:\DIAD).
• You must download and install Power BI Desktop using any one of the options listed below:
Document Structure
This document and the documents that follow have two main sections:
• Power BI Desktop: This section highlights the features available in Power BI Desktop and walks
the user through the process of bringing in data from the data source, modeling and creating
visualizations.
• Power BI Service: This section highlights the features available in Power BI Service including the
ability to publish the Power BI Desktop model to the web, creating and sharing a dashboard, and
Q & A.
The lab includes steps for the user to follow along together with associated screenshots that provide a
visual aid. In the screenshots, sections are highlighted with red or orange boxes to indicate the area the
user needs to focus on.
Users should use their files from Lab 1 through Lab 5. The solutions provided for each lab are a final
product to reference. The solutions are not meant to be the starting point for each lab.
NOTE: This lab uses real, anonymized data provided by ObviEnce, LLC. Visit their site to learn about
their services: www.obvience.com. This data is property of ObviEnce, LLC and has been shared for the
purpose of demonstrating Power BI functionality with industry sample data. Any use of this data must
include this attribution to ObviEnce, LLC.
Dataset
The dataset you will you use today is a sales and market share analysis. This type of analysis is very
common for a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Unlike the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), a CMO is focused
not only on the company’s performance internally (how well do our products sell) but also externally
(how well do we do against competing products).
By the end of the class, you will build a report which will look like the screenshot below. The CMO can
use this report to analyze VanArsdel’s performance.