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Then select Create > Dashboard/Portal from the left pane. You’ll then be able to enter a name for your dashboard. Do that, then click OK. Figure B. Image: Devin Partida/TechRepublic.

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How to create a dashboard from a report. If you don’t have your reports in Power BI, you can import your dataset as an Excel file. Import Excel data to Power BI.

Another problem he cites is that dashboards quickly become overwhelming to users. “A real-time dashboard is only good if someone is looking at it all day long.