How to make an interactive TOP 10 Chart with Power BI (using parameters)

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If you make dashboards or reports with Power BI, you often get questions like, "but I want to see top 10 products, not just 5" or "can we see top 10 store names instead of all?" from your stakeholders all the time.
In this video, let me present you with an elegant and simple solution to such problems.

A dynamic TOPN chart

What is TOPN?

TOPN is a DAX function which returns filtered table with just top n (or bottom n) values based on a criteria.

For example: We can use it to filter top 10 products out of all products based on total sales.

What is a TOPN Chart then?

A TOPN chart uses the same logic but displays top 'n' items based on a dynamic criteria and evaluation context on the screen.

How do you make it?

We use "parameter" feature of Power BI along with your existing semantic model to create dynamic topn charts in Power BI. Watch the video to understand the process and implement it with your data.

⏱ IN THIS VIDEO:
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0:00 - What is a Dynamic TOPN Chart?
0:20 - Using Parameters to create dynamic topn field
1:25 - Creating Dynamic TOPN Chart with the DAX measures
3:56 - Dynamically filtering the table (or chart) with filter panel
4:43 - Converting the table to chart
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[SaaSLTDDeals]

Wow, such a detailed breakdown on creating a Dynamic TOPN chart! The step-by-step guide is super helpful for PowerBI users. Can't wait to try this out!

[sakeenasammi]

I'm amazed that you bring such concepts and explain it in simplest way. Thank you....

[unnikrishnansanthosh]

your ideas are amazing, thank you for sharing

[SyedSafdarHussain-pt]

This is amazing. I just want to understand how you created that Top 10 products bring to certain % of all our sales. And the amount out of total amount?

[trevorbbeairsto]

Really learning a lot from you, thanks!👍

[nandakumar]

it's really helps people who want to grow in power BI. Thanks!

[tejaswic]

Hi Chandoo, recent subscriber here and really love the content! Can you please help me out with this - How do I find the salesperson with the highest variance for each month?

[dimmitrio]

Thanks, good solution, but not good if you would like to put additional field in chart "Legend" field (for example Department). It will stop to work (will show all and not TOP N).

[ankittiwari]

Hi chandoo, just need your guidance on one thing I am an finance professional with 3.5 years of experience is data analytics a good course for me or is there any other good corses. Pls suggest

[sunraviprakash]

How do we add "Others" so that chart shows e.g. Top 5 and adds up rest into "Others"

[xistrikrix]

How difficult is this to do in Excel with a data model?

[fardeenahmedkhan]

Dude u should also teach how to create that Dynamic Text Box 😂

[hussienrammal]

Plz chandoo can do u have privte corses data analysis and finance in excel if yes plz ur number whatssap