Tutorial: Create Power BI reports
Applies to: ✅ SQL analytics endpoint and Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric
Learn how to create and save several types of Power BI reports.
Create reports
Select the Model view.
From the
fact_sale
table, drag theCityKey
field and drop it onto theCityKey
field in thedimension_city
table to create a relationship.On the Create Relationship settings:
- Table 1 is populated with
fact_sale
and the column ofCityKey
. - Table 2 is populated with
dimension_city
and the column ofCityKey
. - Cardinality: select Many to one (*:1).
- Cross filter direction: select Single.
- Leave the box next to Make this relationship active checked.
- Check the box next to Assume referential integrity.
- Table 1 is populated with
Select Confirm.
From the Home tab of the ribbon, select New report.
Build a Column chart visual:
On the Data pane, expand fact_sales and check the box next to Profit. This creates a column chart and adds the field to the Y-axis.
On the Data pane, expand dimension_city and check the box next to SalesTerritory. This adds the field to the X-axis.
Reposition and resize the column chart to take up the top left quarter of the canvas by dragging the anchor points on the corners of the visual.
Select anywhere on the blank canvas (or press the
Esc
key) so the column chart visual is no longer selected.Build a Maps visual:
On the Visualizations pane, select the Azure Map visual.
From the Data pane, drag StateProvince from the
dimension_city
table to the Location bucket on the Visualizations pane.From the Data pane, drag Profit from the
fact_sale
table to the Size bucket on the Visualizations pane.If necessary, reposition and resize the map to take up the bottom left quarter of the canvas by dragging the anchor points on the corners of the visual.
Select anywhere on the blank canvas (or press the Esc key) so the map visual is no longer selected.
Build a Table visual:
On the Visualizations pane, select the Table visual.
From the Data pane, check the box next to SalesTerritory on the
dimension_city
table.From the Data pane, check the box next to StateProvince on the
dimension_city
table.From the Data pane, check the box next to Profit on the
fact_sale
table.From the Data pane, check the box next to TotalExcludingTax on the
fact_sale
table.Reposition and resize the column chart to take up the right half of the canvas by dragging the anchor points on the corners of the visual.
From the ribbon, select File > Save.
Enter Sales Analysis as the name of your report.
Select Save.