Sales Analysis in Power BI: Beginners Guide
Kick-start your analytics with Sales Analysis in Power BI. In this beginner-friendly walkthrough, we clean data in Power Query, build a sales dashboard with KPIs, a monthly timeline with MoM, scatter quadrants, and an interactive map, plus pro tips on field parameters and replacing slicers with drill-down visuals.
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬
• Power Query: use the data dictionary, column profiling, and clear step names.
• Build KPIs that matter (Total Sales, Orders, Quantity, Avg Purchase) with readable labels.
• Create a monthly timeline + Month-over-Month quick measure and place deltas above bars.
• Top-N techniques (fixed vs. user-controlled) to surface top products/locations.
• Scatter quadrants with thresholds and lasso/rectangular selection for quick filtering.
• Maps that scale: clustering, donut slices by category, and shape-only base for speed.
• Field parameters for dynamic dimensions/measures (no page duplicates).
• UX tips: avoid single-bar traps, group controls on-canvas, ensure filter continuity.
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00:00 Welcome & agenda
01:06 Access to recordings & resources
03:29 Challenge dataset overview (merch sales)
06:56 Data dictionary & profiling in Power Query
08:56 Common cleanup traps & step naming
13:31 KPIs with the New Card visual
14:51 Building the sales timeline
16:01 Top-N locations (filters vs. sliders)
18:14 Scatter setup, drill-down & quadrants
23:31 Cross-chart filtering flows
28:02 Map basics: lat/long, clustering, donuts
33:15 Outside labels for readability
39:00 Shape-only maps for performance
41:54 Field parameters (dimensions & measures)
51:02 MoM quick measures on the timeline
56:12 Q&A highlights & next steps
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