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Save the Pies for Lunch!. Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services. 1 st October 2010. Tim Kent [email protected] @ timk_adatis http://blogs.adatis.co.uk. Agenda. Definition of a dashboard\report Principles of good design SQL Server Reporting Services demo 2008 R2 Maps - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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1st October 2010
Save the Pies for Lunch!Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
@timk_adatishttp://blogs.adatis.co.uk
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Agenda
Definition of a dashboard\report Principles of good design SQL Server Reporting Services demo
2008 R2 Maps Report Management Report Builder
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
SSRS as a Visualisation Tool?
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Definition of a Dashboard
Visual Displayof
The most important information needed to achieve objectives
which
Fits entirely on a single screenso it can be
Monitored at a glance
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Definition of a Dashboard
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Brrrm Brrrm
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Keep everything on one screen
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Demo
Output Control
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Meaningless without context
Compared to what?
Avoid too much context!
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Use the correct measure Actual vs Budget isn’t always useful
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Use the correct measure Use Labels appropriately Think about what you are trying to tell your user
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Demo
Variance Graphs
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Use Effective Display Media Avoid Variety for the sake of variety
It’s OK to only have one type of graph Don’t be frightened of tables
What type of graph should I use?
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
What type of graph? Bar – show values with categorical axis Line – show trends with interval axis Pie – always something better
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
What type of graph? Sparklines – ensure detail is available
Gauges – rarely appropriate
Exception is bullet graphs
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
What type of graph? Scatter Graphs – use for showing spread\
correlation of data
Bump graphs – for showing wins and losses over intervals
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
What type of graph? Lattice Charts\Small Multiples
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
What type of graph? Heatmaps
Icon Charts
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
What type of graph? Radar Graphs \ Polar Graphs Box Plots
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
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Bump Charts
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
The Data-Ink Ratio
Remove all unnecessary non-data pixels
De-emphasize any non-data pixels that remain Remove all unnecessary data pixels!
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Avoid “Decoration” Statistics don’t have to be boring!
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Avoid “Decoration” Colour
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Avoid “Decoration” 3d
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Avoid “Decoration” Gridlines and Borders
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
What remains?
Use legible fonts
Avoid excessive detail or precision Drill to detail where required Highlight what’s important
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Indicators
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Summary
Consider your display Media Remember your user’s objectives Everything on a single screen Information at a glance Simplicity, Simplicity, Simplicity Reporting Services is a fully featured
visualisation tool Good dashboard design is a hard sell
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Questions
Visualising Data with SQL Server Reporting Services
Resources
Resources Stephen Few – Information Dashboard Design Edward Tufte - The Visual Display of Quantitative
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