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arvindyadav
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Is Power BI Answer Why Questions?

Hi Team,

 

I need help regarding why questions in Power BI.

Suppose I have data on sales and somehow I lose sales in this month So I want to know why I am getting the loss?

So how can I predict that why my sales loss.

 

Regards,

Arvind

 

 

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MattAllington
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In Power bi desktop, create a line chart showing the trend with a date column as the x axis. 

 

Right click on the point where sales declines

select “explain the decrease”



* Matt is an 8 times Microsoft MVP (Power BI) and author of the Power BI Book Supercharge Power BI.
I will not give you bad advice, even if you unknowingly ask for it.

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MattAllington
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In Power bi desktop, create a line chart showing the trend with a date column as the x axis. 

 

Right click on the point where sales declines

select “explain the decrease”



* Matt is an 8 times Microsoft MVP (Power BI) and author of the Power BI Book Supercharge Power BI.
I will not give you bad advice, even if you unknowingly ask for it.

Hi @MattAllington,

 

I have three options right click on the point those are "Show Data","Include" and "Exclude". Why “explain the decrease/increase” option may not appear?

 

Thanks a lot.

Hi @MattAllington,

 

I have just three options right click on the point those are "Show Data","Include" and "Exclude" in line chart. Why  “explain the decrease/increase” option may not appear?

 

Thanks a lot.

Hi @MattAllington,

 

It is explained nicely but I want why my sales were gone down. Which factors affect for this what I have to do.

 

Regards,

Arvind

Hi @MattAllington,

 

Thanks, It is very helpful.

 

Regards,

Arvind

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