What is Power BI?

Understand what Power BI does, when to use it, and how OutSmart data reaches your reports.

Power BI helps you turn OutSmart data into dashboards and reports.

Use it for insight, trend analysis, and performance reporting.

What you use Power BI for

• monitor workload and throughput
• follow revenue and service trends
• compare teams, customers, or locations

How it works

OutSmart sends selected data to your sync connection.

Power BI then reads that data for reporting.

This removes repeated exports and manual spreadsheet work.

What you need first

• an active Power BI Power-Up
• access to Settings → Data Sync
• access to Microsoft Power BI

Good reports start with clear KPIs and consistent source data.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need technical knowledge to use Power BI?

Basic setup is straightforward.

Building advanced reports can take more experience.

Does OutSmart create the reports for me?

No.

OutSmart provides the synced data.

You build the reports in Power BI.

Can I use Power BI on mobile?

Yes.

Power BI also has mobile apps.

Related topics

• PowerBI
• OutSmart packages
• Power-Ups