Dashboard tiles and pinning in Power BI - Practice Problems & Coding Challenges

Challenge - 5 Problems

🧠 Conceptual

intermediate

Understanding Dashboard Tile Types

Which of the following tile types in Power BI dashboards can display live data that updates automatically without manual refresh?

A Image tile

B Web content tile

C Report tile pinned from a live report page

D Text box tile

💡 Hint

Think about which tiles connect directly to data sources and update dynamically.

Report tiles pinned from live report pages show live data and update automatically. Image, web content, and text box tiles do not update live data automatically.

❓ dax_lod_result

intermediate

Pinning a Measure to Dashboard

You have a measure Total Sales = SUM(Sales[Amount]) in your Power BI report. You pin a card visual showing this measure to a dashboard. If the underlying data updates and you refresh the dataset, what will the card tile on the dashboard show?

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Total Sales = SUM(Sales[Amount])

A The updated total sales value reflecting the latest data

B The total sales value at the time of pinning, never updates

C The average sales value instead of total

D An error message because measures cannot be pinned

💡 Hint

Consider how pinned report visuals behave when the dataset refreshes.

Card tiles pinned from report visuals show updated values after dataset refresh because they are linked to the report's live data.

❓ visualization

advanced

Best Practice for Dashboard Tile Layout

You want to create a Power BI dashboard that is easy to read on both desktop and mobile devices. Which layout approach for dashboard tiles is best?

A Use a grid layout with consistent tile sizes and logical grouping

B Arrange tiles in a single column to fit mobile screens

C Place all tiles randomly to fill space and show maximum info

D Use very large tiles that require horizontal scrolling

💡 Hint

Think about readability and ease of navigation on different devices.

A grid layout with consistent tile sizes and logical grouping improves readability and navigation on all devices, including mobile and desktop.

🔧 Formula Fix

advanced

Troubleshooting a Pinned Tile Not Updating

You pinned a report visual to a dashboard. After refreshing the dataset, the dashboard tile still shows old data. What is the most likely cause?

A The dataset refresh failed and did not update data

B The report visual was pinned as an image tile instead of live tile

C The dashboard tile is a snapshot and does not update automatically

D The dashboard has a filter applied that blocks new data

💡 Hint

Consider how different tile types behave after pinning.

If the visual was pinned as an image tile, it is a static snapshot and will not update even after dataset refresh.

🎯 Scenario

expert

Designing a Dashboard with Multiple Data Sources

You need to create a Power BI dashboard that combines tiles pinned from reports using different datasets. What is a key limitation you must consider when pinning tiles from multiple datasets to one dashboard?

A You cannot pin tiles from more than two datasets to the same dashboard

B Tiles from different datasets will always show the same data

C Tiles from different datasets cannot be refreshed automatically together

D Tiles from different datasets cannot be filtered together on the dashboard

💡 Hint

Think about cross-filtering and interaction between tiles from different data sources.

Tiles pinned from different datasets cannot be cross-filtered or interact with each other on the dashboard because they come from separate data models.