Analyst in Action

Let's consider a situation- you have 4 fields and you want to depict the flow with a help of visuals. The first thought can be to use a table or matrix in Power BI. It can depict the data but how about the intuitiveness? The solution for such scenarios is Sankey Charts which can help you to show different fields and the flow associated with them. As a beginner in the BI world anyone can question- Is there a need for a Sankey chart when you already have a pool of options? Yes, we do need such charts if you are trying to visualize a process with respect to a particular field. Protip - Sankey Charts are not available in your default library. You need to get it from the online library and keep in mind to only add certified visuals. So, enough of the introduction let's showcase how the Sankey chart works. I am considering the SampleSuperstore dataset. The use case for the first visual is we are going to show the flow between Region and Category. The flow size will be governed by the