Analyst in Action

Using slicers is a common practice in Power BI. The positioning and the space it occupies in a dashboard are always in question. I have worked on dashboards where 10-15 slicers are keeping them together on top or side always reduces the space for other visuals. So what can be done? Slicer Panel helps in such scenarios. It is the same as the menu bar on top of different mobile apps. Once you click it expands and shows all the slicers otherwise it collapses and gives you the dashboard for other visuals. In this blog, we will cover how to make a slicer panel step by step. I am considering Sample SuperStore data and I have created a basic dashboard with slicers and other visuals. In the below image, I have put all the slicers on top now we will put all of these slicers into the panel. Protip- As a BI developer I always prefer a drop-down in my slicers because it can be that you have 20 categories or maybe more. I don't want a long list in my slicers. In this dashboard, I will be using