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2. Installation and Interface Tour

2.4 The Panes in Report View

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Quick answer: the short, self-contained version of this lesson is the guide Power BI Fields, Filters and Visualizations Panes.

Start with a problem

Ruhi closed the Visualizations pane by accident and thinks the chart options are gone.

Explain simply

Report view has panes on the right: Visualizations (Build, Format, Analytics), Data (tables, columns, measures), Filters, and more from the View tab (Bookmarks, Selection, Sync slicers, Performance analyzer).

Show the data

City Total Sales (₹)
Pune 850
Nashik 800
Kolhapur 450
Total 2,100

About this data: This table uses columns: City, Total Sales (₹). This table uses columns: Average line. Values shown are the lesson examples already on this page (not a new dataset).

Fictional sample data. Practice file: visuals_orders_apr_may_2026.csv (source: src/practice/).

Demonstrate

  1. Visualizations › Build visual › Clustered bar chart › drag City to Y-axis and Amount to X-axis from the Data pane.

    Your result should look like this:

    City Total Sales (₹)
    Pune 850
    Nashik 800
    Kolhapur 450
    Total 2,100

  2. Analytics (magnifying glass) › Average line › Add.

    Your result should look like this:

    Average line
    ₹700 (2,100 ÷ 3 cities)

  3. Filters pane › Filters on this visual › Platform › tick Blinkit.

    Your result should look like this:

    City Amount (₹)
    Pune 650
    Nashik 450
    Kolhapur 0

  4. Format visual › Data labels On.

  5. If a pane is missing: View tab › click the pane name to show it again.

Show the result

Your result should look like this (fictional sample):

Pane What you did Result
Visualizations › Build Bar chart City × Amount Pune 850, Nashik 800, Kolhapur 450
Analytics Average line ₹700
Filters Platform = Blinkit Pune 650, Nashik 450, Kolhapur 0
Format Data labels Values shown on bars

Explain what happened

Fields come from the Data pane into field wells; Analytics adds reference lines; the Filters pane narrowed the visual to Blinkit rows only (₹1,100 in total).

Explore further

  • With the Blinkit filter, the average line becomes ₹366.67 (1,100 ÷ 3).

Detailed reference for this lesson:

On the right side of Report view you will see several panes. You can collapse or expand each one.

Visualizations pane

This is where you pick a visual type and configure it. It has three sub-sections:

  • Build visual – the gallery of visual icons and the field wells (for example X-axis, Y-axis, Legend, Values, Tooltips, Drill through).
  • Format visual (paintbrush icon) – all formatting options, split into Visual settings (axes, data labels, colours) and General settings (title, effects, header icons, tooltips, alt text).
  • Analytics (magnifying-glass icon) – add reference lines such as average, min, max, constant lines, trend line and forecast (available for some visuals).

Data pane

Shows all tables, columns, measures and hierarchies in your model. Icons help you identify each field:

  • Σ (sigma) – a numeric column that summarises automatically
  • Calculator icon – a measure
  • Table icon with fx – a calculated column
  • Calendar/hierarchy icon – a date hierarchy or custom hierarchy

Drag a field onto the canvas or into a field well to use it. Tick the checkbox to let Power BI choose a suitable visual automatically.

Filters pane

Shows filters for the selected visual, the current page and all pages. Covered in detail in Module 22.

Other panes (open from the View tab)

  • Bookmarks – save and recall report states
  • Selection – show/hide and reorder objects, set tab order
  • Sync slicers – make a slicer affect several pages
  • Performance analyzer – measure the time taken by each visual (on the Optimize tab)

Ravindra Bagale's Tip

Friends, many students close the Filters, Visualizations or Data pane by accident and think the feature is gone. Use the View tab to switch panes back on. Get used to collapsing panes you aren't using so the canvas has more space. It's very simple – just make it a habit.

Fix common mistakes

Wrong result Reason Correction
Average line missing Analytics not available for that visual type Use a bar/column/line chart
Kolhapur disappears with the Blinkit filter Order 308 has ₹0; some settings hide zero or blank Expected: Kolhapur Blinkit is ₹0
Pane vanished Collapsed or closed View tab › pane name

Practise independently

Practice task

Change the visual filter to Amazon Now. What does each city show, and what is the average line?

Hints
  • Amazon Now orders: 302, 305, 307.
Solution

Pune ₹200, Nashik ₹350, Kolhapur ₹450; average line ₹1,000 ÷ 3 = ₹333.33.

Think like a professional

Keep only the panes you need open, so the canvas has room; reopen others from the View tab.

Ravi Sir's Cards for this lesson

The panes in Report view. Building a chart needs three things: the data, the chart type, and filters. Each lives in its own pane.Revision card

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