In this session, the speaker demonstrates how a single instance of the Deneb custom visual can be leveraged to create an entire report page (dashboard), not just a single chart. This method enables the development of highly customized charts while also facilitating advanced interactions between charts, such as cross-filtering and cross-highlighting.

The presentation shows that creating "highly customized" charts doesn't have to mean making them overly complex or ornamental. Instead, it often involves deep customization to ensure that simple bar charts and heatmaps work together effectively, enhancing data exploration and understanding for end users.

Target Audience:

This session is designed for data visualization professionals who struggle to build comprehensive Power BI reports using various visuals, unaware that a possible solution is to use just one. This session is not for beginners looking to learn how to build their first Power BI reports.

Session Level and Prerequisites:

Intermediate. While a basic understanding of the Deneb custom visual and Vega or Vega-Lite languages is helpful, it is not required. This session may serve as inspiration to start learning them. Instead of a deep dive into "how" (advanced Vega coding), the speaker explains "what" he did and "why" to build this dashboard.

Learning Objectives:

The presentation shows that creating "highly customized" charts doesn't have to mean making them overly complex or ornamental. Instead, it explains that it often involves deep customization to ensure that simple bar charts and heatmaps work together effectively, enhancing data exploration and understanding for end users.

The dashboard that will be demonstrated and explained: https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNzZmOGVlNmItZGNiNC00NGQzLTk1ZmEtYjFlYzA5MDQzZTFiIiwidCI6IjYzNjBkMTZhLTk3MWQtNGQzMC1hOWE5LTdiY2I0ODUzMDhlMSIsImMiOjl9