2023-09
The Dashboards Section
The Dashboards section contains multiple BrightWork 365 Power Apps charts, each with many views of their own for further drilling down into project details.
The first series of chart category to display will be whichever was set as the default. This default can be changed by clicking on Set as Default.
Using the Power Apps Dashboards
- Choose the desired chart series (e.g., Projects Dashboard), and select the focus within a chart pane by selecting any of the available views (e.g., All Projects).
- (Optional) Click into a chart bar and drill down using any of the relevant attributes.
Chart Views
Among the many chart views are the following views:
- My Projects: Lists any project created by the logged in user, or any project in which the logged in user is either the Group Manager, Project Manager or Project Sponsor.
- My Team Projects: Lists any project on which the logged in user is a member of the Project Team.
Troubleshooting
- Percent values do not appear when drilling down within a Power Apps Chart: There is no current workaround for this as it is MS Power Platform behavior.
2023-06
The Dashboards Section
The Dashboards section contains multiple BrightWork 365 Power Apps charts, each with many views of their own for further drilling down into project details.
The first series of chart category to display will be whichever was set as the default. This default can be changed by clicking on Set as Default.
Using the Power Apps Dashboards
- Choose the desired chart series (e.g., Projects Dashboard), and select the focus within a chart pane by selecting any of the available views (e.g., All Projects).
- (Optional) Click into a chart bar and drill down using any of the relevant attributes.
Chart Views
Among the many chart views are the following views:
- My Projects: Lists any project created by the logged in user, or any project in which the logged in user is either the Group Manager, Project Manager or Project Sponsor.
- My Team Projects: Lists any project on which the logged in user is a member of the Project Team.
Troubleshooting
- Percent values do not appear when drilling down within a Power Apps Chart: There is no current workaround for this as it is MS Power Platform behavior.
2023-02
Intro to BrightWork 365 Power BI Dashboards
- In order to use BrightWork 365 Power BI Dashboards, users must have a Microsoft Power BI Pro license or E5/G5 plan, and at least Viewer permission for the relevant Power BI Workspace.
- Specific examples of BrightWork 365 Power BI Dashboards can be found throughout this Knowledge Base in relevant articles including Project Documents Dashboard and Work Allocation Reports.
BrightWork 365 and the Microsoft Power BI business analytics tool provide exceptional data visualization functionality.
To view Power BI dashboards, click into the Home section of Main Nav > Dashboards, and use the Dashboard drop-down to choose the desired Power BI Dashboard. Power BI Dashboards are differentiated from Power Apps Charts in the drop-down by having the words Power BI in their titles.
Additional Power BI reports can be added as desired through customization (contact your Customer Success Partner for more information).
Navigating Power BI Dashboards
The Power BI dashboards include detailed interactive reports related to various elements of the system including Portfolios, Programs, Templates, Projects, and Project Managers. The reports can be filtered to further narrow down the returned results either by using Ctrl-Click to choose several chart objects or the checkboxes within an object, or with the Filters configuration options on the side of the screen.
To expand all report list groupings, right-click on the grouped column (e.g., Project) and click Expand to next level.
To collapse all report list groupings, right-click on the grouped column (e.g., Project) and click Drill up.
Along the bottom of Power BI Dashboard screens are tabs for additional report focus options - below is an example from the Portfolio and Projects Power BI Dashboard:
You can view the Last Refresh time of reports at the bottom of report pages. BrightWork does not force refreshes after data changes, the refreshes will occur on the schedule your administrator configures in your organization's Power BI admin settings.
Open in Power BI Service
Microsoft Open in Power BI Service offers additional options to interact with BrightWork 365 reports. Users can conveniently access the service by clicking Open in Power BI on a BrightWork 365 Power BI dashboard page.
After navigating to the Power BI page, users are presented with menu options along the top of the web page including File (Print, Embed), Export (PDF, PowerPoint), Share (Copy link, Mail, Teams), and Chat in Teams.
For more information see Customize Power BI Dashboards and these Microsoft resources: