Creating a Report

Reports are the life blood of many companies, and Dashboard Designer provides a variety of chart options to facilitate the process. The following steps walk through the process of creating an Analytic Chart:

  1. In the Create Ribbon, select Analytic Chart.
  2. In the Select a Data Source dialog box, select AdventureWorks Data Cube.
  3. In the Workspace Browser, the new report will be selected, with the name highlighted. Change the name to Adventure Works Sales Chart. Alternatively, you can change the name by clicking the Properties tab in the working area.
  4. The report Details pane loads on the right side of Dashboard Designer. Expand the Measure grouping, and drag Sales Amount to the Series pane.
  5. Expand the Dimensions grouping, the Date ...

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