To begin with I want to briefly clarify Microsoft Energy BI Designer. Then we’ll see how straightforward we will create a report utilizing designer. I’ll use Journey Works DW database because the supply database.

Microsoft Energy BI Designer is mainly an integration of Energy Question and Energy View. Saying that the device continues to be a preview model and it’s NOT really a launched product we’ll count on to see extra options when it’s launched. Some options like PowerPivot fashions anticipated to be accessible to the discharge model. In the mean time PowerPivot fashions aren’t accessible within the designer, however, hopefully Microsoft will add it to the device. So I added an thought into BI in SQL vNext as I imagine it will 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 device. On the first look, I want to say it’s an incredible device integrating a number of superior options all along with ease of use. It’s so enjoyable to make use of the device to create very efficient and flashy studies in a brief period of time. To begin with that you must 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 accustomed to the device click on on the movies on the startup display screen.

·         To hook up with SQL Server click on on “Get Information” or “New Supply”

·         As you’ll be able to see there are many different information sources accessible to connect with. In our pattern we have to connect with SQL Server. So, click on on “SQL Server Database” from the checklist. 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. In case you can’t, be sure you have entry to browse the database and choose the objects.

·         On this pattern we need to create some studies 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 checklist:

·         Merely tick all wanted tables then click on load

·         Drag “SalesAmount” from fields checklist 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’ve a diagram displaying SalesAmount by SalesTerritoryCountry

·         As you’ll be able to see SalesAmount mechanically 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 need to create a brand new diagram to point out yearly gross sales quantity. To take action you simply want to pull and drop “SalesAmount” from FactInternetSales and “CalendarYear” from DimDate similar to what we did befor.

·         Now we need to add a brand new web page to the report. To take action, simply click on on the “New Web page” button

·         Now we will 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 device to create a number of visualisations in a short while.

Within the subsequent articles of this sequence I’ll clarify how one can use the device to create extra skilled studies.