Include the Correct Data In Your Narratives
Due to the way the Power BI ecosystem works, the Arria add-in only has access to the measures and dimensions that you select. While not selecting too many (generally a […]
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Get Mini Insights About Specific Dimensions
Use Arria Answers to get mini insights about specific dimension instances — for example asking for “Sales in France” is a good way of getting specific information for a country.
Assign Entity Types for Correct Narratives
In NLG Apps, make sure you choose the “Entity Type” for your selected measures and dimensions in step 1 of the configuration process. This allows you to see numbers as
Time-Based Variance Narrative Configuration
For time-based variance narrative, only select the measure you want to analyze (eg. expenditure), time attribute (eg. year, quarter) from the date hierarchy, and your drill-down dimensions that you want
Order Is Important in NLG Apps
Order is important in NLG Apps. The step-by-step process will guide you to setting up how you want the narrative to look, but you can also drag-and-drop measure or dimensions
Experiment With Narrative Length
In NLG Apps, try each of the “narrative length” options in step 3 of the configuration process. You may find different facts in each.
Avoid Irrelevant Details In Your Power BI Narrative
When using the Power BI add-in, try to only select measures and dimensions that are relevant to what you want to see. If you select irrelevant measures and dimensions, you’ll
Make Use of Alias Field During Data Configuration
Make use of the Alias field during the “Tell me about your data” configuration step where appropriate. This will make naming of measures and dimensions in the output more user
Set Correct Year Defaults For Your Users
If you let your user select different years you need to set the configuration on Arria Answers so it won’t default to current year.