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Data is part of the design material
A web designer can sometimes design a component before knowing the backend data structure. That is much harder in Power BI, because the design depends directly on model concepts.
| Concept | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Measure | A numeric business calculation | Revenue, Margin, Transactions, Waste %, Budget variance |
| Dimension | How a measure can be grouped | Store, Department, Product, Employee, Region |
| Hierarchy | A drillable relationship | Year → Quarter → Month → Day; Region → Store → Department |
| Target / benchmark | What a measure is compared against | vs Budget, vs Previous Year, vs Norm |
Region
└── Store
└── DepartmentDesigners should collaborate with the data/BI developer before finalizing the page, not after.