Database Reference
In-Depth Information
PoWEr VIEW
Power View is a data exploration tool, embedded within both Excel 2013 and
SharePoint (installed from SQL).
Obviously, as a data exploration tool, it is squarely aimed at slice and dice
analytics. It does require a data model to create these interactive dashboards.
Power View has a few key benefits over the other tools:
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Automatically connected slicers
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Integrated graphics (for instance, pictures of products)
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Tiled views
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Animations
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Integrated maps
Although they are great features and very welcome, Power View's great dis-
advantage is that it is impossible to integrate with the other tools. It is purely
a standalone tool.
Figure 13-16 shows slicing by region and drill across by selecting specific
months, as well as a tiled view of products.
F I g u R e 13-16
A Power View report sliced by specific months
