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Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Visual | A Power BI object that renders data or provides interaction. |
| Component | A reusable design/implementation element. In this guide, always distinguish a Figma component from its Power BI runtime visual. |
| Pattern | A repeatable solution to a recurring UX/analytical problem. |
| Interaction pattern | A repeatable behavior such as cross-filter, drillthrough, tooltip or reset. |
| Page pattern / archetype | A reusable analytical page type defined by user goal. |
| Page template | A reusable wireframe/composition for an archetype. |
| Composition | Arrangement of sections/components on the report canvas. |
| Report | A collection of Power BI pages connected to data/semantic models. |
| Semantic model | The governed model of tables, relationships, measures and metadata used by reports. |
| Measure | Calculated business metric evaluated in filter context. |
| Dimension | Field used to group, slice, filter or navigate data. |
| Filter context | The active set of filters influencing a calculation or visual. |
| Drill-down | Move deeper within a hierarchy in the same visual. |
| Drillthrough | Navigate to a dedicated page filtered by selected context. |
| Cross-filter | Selection removes nonmatching data from another visual. |
| Cross-highlight | Selection retains the whole while highlighting the matching subset. |
| Bookmark | Saved report/page state used for controlled views/navigation. |
| Slicer | On-canvas user-facing filter control. |
| Field parameter | Native mechanism to let users switch fields/measures in report visuals. |
| Design token | Named, governed design decision such as semantic color or spacing. |
| Power BI theme | JSON/default styling layer for supported report/visual properties. |
| PBIP | Power BI Project format used as a development/project baseline in the recovered workflow. |
| Nudge BI | Power BI-aware Figma UI kit/design accelerator; not runtime functionality. |
| Power UI | Organization-specific standardization/configuration layer in the recovered architecture; exact inventory/mechanism must be verified internally. |
| Deneb | Custom visual using Vega/Vega-Lite; exception path for visualization needs not met natively. |
| Paginated report | Power BI reporting mode optimized for precise, hard-page/print-oriented output. |
| Native-first | Decision rule that prefers built-in Power BI capability before configuration, custom visuals or custom development. |