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Create Report 1 – Material with no sales data

Exercise GBI has data for all materials across all 7 ½ years except which material? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to find – using a table – the material that has no sales data across all
7 ½ years.

1. Report either the revenue or the quantity by adding the Revenue (USD)
or the Quantity measure into the Primary Values field. Make sure that
the aggregation function of this measure is set to SUM.
2. Add the Year and Material Master Description dimensions into the X
axis field.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result As to be noticed from the table, the material First Aid Kit has neither Result

Revenue nor Quantity in years 2006 and 2007.

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Create Report 2 – Total revenue in 2010

Exercise What was the total revenue (USD) in 2010? Time 10 min Zeist 10 M
Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the total sales revenue (USD) in
the year 2010.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure into the Y axis.
2. Filter the Year dimension to refer only to year 2010.
3. Add the Year dimension into the X axis.
4. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below: 48,658,478.65 USD

Result The total revenue (USD) in 2010 was 48,658,478.65 USD. Result

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Create Report 3 – Customers with over 5 million USD purchase in

2008

Exercise Which customers had purchased goods for over 5 million USD in 2008? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – which customers had achieved
purchases for over 5 million USD in the year 2008.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure into the Y axis.
2. Add the Customer Name dimension into the X axis field.
3. Filter the Year dimension to refer only to the year 2008.
4. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.
5. (Optional)Sort the Revenue USD measure Ascending.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The customer with purchases over 5 million USD in 2008 was Rocky Result

Mountain Bikes.

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Create Report 4 – Customers with no sales between 2006 and

2012

Exercise Which customers have no sales data between 2006 and 2012? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a table – which customers have no sales data
between 2006 and 2012.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure into the Y axis.
2. Add the Customer Name and Year dimensions into the X axis field.
3. Filter the Year dimension to refer to the domain [2006-2012].
4. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result Both DC Bikes and Motown Bikes stopped buying products in 2009. Result

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Create Report 5 – Quantity of materials sold per year

Exercise What is the quantity of materials sold per year? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the quantity of each material
sold in every year.

1. Report the quantity by adding the Quantity measure into the Y axis.
2. Add the Year dimension into the X axis field.
3. Add the Material Master Description dimension into the TRILLES
Rows field.
4. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The column chart displays – for every material – a column representing Result

the sold quantity per year.

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Create Report 6 – Annual revenue trends in US & Germany

Exercise For the US and Germany, are the annual revenue (USD) trends similar? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a line chart – the revenue (USD) acquired by
each year in both the US and Germany, then compare both results and write in a few words
whether the results are similar or not and why.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Country dimension to the Legend Color field.
4. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The line chart displays the annual revenue trends (USD) for the US and Result

Germany which are very similar.

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Create Report 7 – Material with dramatic revenue change

Exercise Are there any materials that show dramatic changes in revenue (USD)? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a line chart – the revenues by each material in
order to analyze whether a dramatic change occurred.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Material Master Description dimension to the TRILLES Rows
field.
4. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The line charts indicate dramatic revenue changes (increases) in 2012 Result

for the following materials: Deluxe Touring Bike (black), Deluxe Touring Bike
(red), Deluxe Touring Bike (silver), Men's Off Road Bike, Women's Off Road
Bike, Professional Touring Bike (black), Professional Touring Bike (red) and
Professional Touring Bike (silver).

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Create Report 8 – Materials with no seasonality

Exercise Is there any material that does not display seasonality? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a line chart – the achieved revenue per month
compared to the average revenue for each material in order to analyze whether there exists a
material that does not show seasonality.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year or the Month dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Material Master Description dimension to the TRILLES Rows
field.
4. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The line charts indicate no seasonality in the following materials: Air Result

Pump, Elbow Pads, First Aid Kit, Knee Pads, Off Road Helmet, Repair Kit,
Road Helmet, T-shirt, Water Bottle and Water Bottle Cage.

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Create Report 9 – Seasonality trend for the US

Exercise For the United States, are you able to determine a seasonality trend Time 10 min
in number of bikes sold monthly?
Task List the steps necessary to display – using a line chart – the seasonality trend for sold bikes
in the United States per month.

1. Report the quantity by adding the Quantity measure into the Y axis.
2. Add the Month dimension into the X axis field.
3. Add the Country dimension into the Legend Color field.
4. Filter the Country dimension to refer only to the “United Sates”.
5. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The line chart indicates high revenues in late spring. Then, revenues Result

decline in summer and early fall. Later, they increase again in fall.

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Create Report 10 – Total revenue per customer and year

Exercise What is the total revenue (EUR) achieved by each customer per year? Time 10 min
Sort the result from the smallest revenue to the highest and use Euro as currency.
Task List the steps necessary to display – using a table – the total revenue achieved by each
customer per year sorted from the smallest revenue to the highest.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (EUR) measure into the Primary
Values.
2. Add the Customer Name dimension into the X axis field.
3. Add the Year dimension into the Legend Color field.
4. On the Revenue (EUR) measure in the Y axis field, click on Option 
Sort Ascending.
5. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result Revenues totals by customer and year are displayed in the table above. Result

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Create Report 11 – Highest revenue year

Exercise Which year had scored the highest revenue (USD)? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the year in which the highest
revenue (USD) was acquired.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. On the Revenue (USD) measure in the Y axis field, select Option 
Rank Values…
4. Set the ranking parameters as Top 1 on Year, and then click OK.
5. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The year with the highest revenue (USD) was 2012. Result

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Create Report 12 – Highest revenue material

Exercise Which material had the highest revenue (USD)? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the material that provides the
highest revenue.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Material Master Description dimension to the X axis field.

3. On the Revenue (USD) measure in the Y axis field, select Option 

Rank Values…

4. Set the ranking parameters Top 1 on Material Master Description, and

then click OK.

5. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The highest revenue (USD) was provided by the Professional Touring Result

Bike (red).

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Create Report 13 – Highest net profit year in Germany

Exercise Which year had the highest net profit (EUR) for Germany? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the highest net profit year in
Germany.

1. Report the profit by adding the Profit Margin (EUR) measure into the Y
axis.
2. Add the Year dimension into the X axis field.
3. Filter the Country dimension to refer only to “Germany”.
4. Add the Country dimension into the Legend Color field.
5. Rank the Profit Margin measure to the Top 1 Year.
6. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below: 8,148,589.50

Result The highest net profit year in Germany was 2012 with 8,148,589.50 Result

EUR.

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Create Report 14 – Highest revenue division in the highest

revenue year

Exercise Which division had the highest revenue (USD) in the highest revenue year? Time 10 min
Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the division having the highest
net sales in the year with the highest net sales. Use USD as currency.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Division Description dimension to the Legend Color field.
4. On the Revenue (USD) measure in the Y axis field, select Option 
Rank Values…
5. Set the ranking parameters as Top 1 on All, and then click OK.
6. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result In 2012, the Bicycles division provided the highest revenue (USD) with Result

70,162,406.55 USD.

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Create Report 15 – Lowest revenue division in 2006

Exercise Which division had the lowest revenue (USD) in 2006? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the division with the lowest
revenue in year 2006. Use USD as currency.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Division Description dimension to the Legend Color field.
4. For the Year dimension, choose Option  Filter…; move the domain
of Year to be referring only to 2006, and then click OK.
5. On the Revenue (USD) measure, select Option  Rank Values…
6. Set the ranking parameters as Bottom 1 on Division Description, and
then click OK.
7. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below. Accessories

Result The lowest revenue division in 2006 was Accessories ($1,201,866.01). Result

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Create Report 16 – Top 3 customers’ revenue for Bikes division in

2006

Exercise What is the total revenue (USD) for the top 3 customers for bikes in 2006? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the top-three customers in terms
of total revenue achieved in the Bikes division in the year 2006.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Division Description & Customer Name dimensions to the
Legend Color field.
4. For the Year dimension, choose Option  Filter…; move the domain
of Year to be referring only to 2006, and then click OK.
5. On the Division Description dimension, choose Option  Filter…;
select Bicycles from the list of values, and then click OK.
6. On the Revenue (USD) measure in the Y-Axis field, select Option 
Rank Values…
7. Set the ranking parameters Top 3 on Customer Name, and then click
OK.
8. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to see data labels
directly on the chart

The result should look like the screenshot below.

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Result In 2006, the top 1 customer in the Bicycles division was Rocky Result

Mountain Bikes with 4,491,170.00 USD. The top 2 customer in that year was
Socal Bikes with 4,173,524.50 USD. The top 3 customer was Silicon Valley
Bikes with 4,003,046.00 USD.

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Create Report 17 – Year with the highest sales quantity

Exercise What year had the highest sales quantity? Time 10 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the highest sales quantity year.

1. Report the quantity by adding the Quantity measure into the Y axis.
2. Add the Year Dimension to the X axis field.
3. On the Quantity measure in the Y axis field, select Option  Rank
Values…
4. Set the ranking parameters as Top 1 on Year, and then click OK.
5. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The year with the highest sales quantity was 2012. Result

Optional What year had the lowest sales quantity?

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the lowest sales quantity year.

For the optional task, redo step 4 as follow:

4. Set the ranking parameters as Bottom 1 on Year, and then click OK.

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The result for the lowest sales quantity should look like the screenshot below.

Result The year with the lowest sales quantity was 2013. Result

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Create Report 18 – Customer loss or gain

Exercise Did GBI ever gain or lose a customer? Time 15 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a line chart – the revenue (USD) obtained by
each customer in every year, then analyze whether a customer achieved no revenue.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Customer Name dimension to the TRILLES Rows field.
4. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result GBI lost DC Bikes and Motown Bikes in 2009 as well as Red Light Result

Bikes and Silicon Valley Bikes in 2013.

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Create Report 19 – Major change in revenue

Exercise Is there any major change in revenue (USD) during the eight years of data? Time 15 min
Task List the steps necessary to display – using a line chart – the revenue obtained in every
month of each year, then compare the results in order to find whether a major change appeared.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Month dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Year dimension to the Legend Color field.
4. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The line chart indicates a major revenue increase in March 2011 and Result

a major decrease in May 2006.

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Create Report 20 – Revenue seasonality

Exercise Is there seasonality in the revenue (USD) acquired over the last 8 years? Time 15 min
If so, which month had the highest revenue? Is the seasonality similar from year to year?
Task List the steps necessary to display – using an area chart – the seasonality of the revenue
(USD) that is obtained during the eight years, then analyze the results to find the month with the
highest revenue. Finally, compare all results to discover whether the seasonality is similar from
year to year.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Month dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Year dimension to the Legend Color field.
4. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result Yes, there is a revenue seasonality trend across the last eight years with Result

high revenue always in March, April and October. The seasonality is

similar for all years except 2013.

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Create Report 21 – Material with lowest revenue in lowest revenue

year

Exercise Which material had the lowest revenue (USD) in the lowest revenue year? Time 15 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the material with the lowest
revenue in the lowest revenue year.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue USD measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year Dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Material Master Description dimension to the Legend Color
field.
4. On the Revenue USD measure in the Y axis field, select Option 
Rank Values…
5. Set the ranking parameters as Bottom 1 on All, and then click OK.
6. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The material with the lowest revenue (USD) in the lowest revenue year Result

(2013) was the Repair Kit.

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Create Report 22 – Average revenue per customer, year and

division

Exercise What is the average revenue (EUR) per customer, year and division? Time 15 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the average revenue obtained by
each customer in every year for each available division.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (EUR) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Customer Name dimension to the TRELLIS Rows field.
4. Add the Division Description dimensions to the TRELLIS Columns
field.
5. On the Revenue (EUR) measure in the measure list, choose Option 
Change Aggregation  Average.
6. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

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Create Report 23 – Year and material with highest revenue by

customer

Exercise Which year had the highest revenue (USD) by customer and material? Time 15 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the year and material in which a
customer had achieved the highest revenue.

1. Report revenues by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add both the Material Master Description and Customer Name
dimensions to the Legend Color field.
4. On the Revenue (USD) measure in the Y axis field, select Option 
Rank Values…

5. Set the ranking parameters Top 1 on All, and then click OK.

6. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to see data labels
directly on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below. Year 2012 for
material Deluxe
Touring Bike (Silver)

Result The column chart indicates that the year 2012 had the highest revenue Result

(USD) per customer and material. It was Rocky Mountain Bikes with the
Deluxe Touring Bike (silver) and a total annual revenue of 1,249,760 USD.

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Create Report 24 – Quantity of helmets sold to DC Bikes between

2008 and 2011

Exercise How many helmets were sold to DC Bikes between 2008 and 2011? Time 15 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the number of helmets
(regardless of type) sold to customer “DC Bikes” between 2008 and 2011 (inclusive).

1. Report the quantity by adding the Quantity measure into the Y axis.
2. Filter the Customer Name dimension to refer only to “DC Bikes”.
3. Add the Customer Name dimension into the X axis field.
4. Filter the Material Master Description dimension to refer to both helmet
types (Off Road Helmet and Road Helmet).
5. Add the Material Master Description dimension into the Legend Color
field.
6. Filter the Year dimension to refer to the domain [2008 – 2011].
7. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below:

Result DC Bikes bought 81 helmets (44 offroad, 37 road) from 2008 to 2011. Result

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Create Report 25 – Quantity of T-shirts sold to Airport Bikes in

2007

Exercise What is the quantity of T-shirts sold to Airport Bikes in 2007? Time 15 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the number of T-shirts sold to
the customer Airport Bikes in the year 2007.

1. Report the quantity by adding the Quantity measure into the Y axis.
2. Add the Year dimension into the X axis field.
3. Add Material Master Description Dimension and Customer Name
Dimension as Legend Color.
4. For the Year dimension, choose Option  Filter…; move the domain
of Year to be referring only to 2007, and then click OK.
5. For the Material Master Description dimension, choose Option 
Filter…; select T-Shirt from the list of Values, and then click OK.
6. On the Customer Name dimension, choose Option  Filter…; select
Airport Bikes from the list of Values, and then click OK.
7. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart:

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result In 2007, 150 T-Shirts were sold to Airport Bikes. Result

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Create Report 26 – Material with lowest revenue in year 2010

Exercise Which material had the lowest revenue (EUR) in 2010? Time 15 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using column chart – the material with the lowest
revenue in the year 2010.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (EUR) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Material Master Description dimension to the Legend Color
field.
4. For the Year dimension, choose Option  Filter…; move the domain
of Year to be referring only to 2010, and then click OK.
5. On the Revenue (EUR) measure in the Y axis field, select Option 
Rank Values…
6. Set the ranking parameters as Bottom 1 on Material Master
Description, and then click OK.
7. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The lowest revenue material in 2010 was the Water Bottle Cage. Result

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Create Report 27 – Highest revenue city for accessories division in

2008

Exercise Which city had provided the highest revenue (EUR) for accessories in 2008? Time15 min
Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the city with the highest
revenue for the accessories division in the year 2008.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (EUR) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add both the Division Description and City dimensions to the Legend
Color field.
4. For the Year dimension, choose Option  Filter…; move the domain
of Year to be referring only to 2008, and then click OK.
5. For the Division Description dimension, choose Option  Filter…;
select Accessories from the list of Values, and then click OK.
6. On the Revenue (EUR) measure in the Y axis field, select Option 
Rank Values…
7. Set the ranking parameters as Top 1 on City, and then click OK.
8. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

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Result The city that provided the highest revenue for the Accessories division Result

in 2008 was Denver with 81.517,79 EUR.

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Create Report 28 – Customer with the highest percentage of

contribution

Exercise Which customer has the highest percentage of contribution? Time 15 min
What is the revenue trend for that customer?
Task List the steps necessary to display – using a line chart – the revenue’s percentage achieved
by each material in every year as well as provided by the customer with the highest revenue’s
percentage.

1. Add the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis field.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Customer Name dimension to the Legend Color field.
4. On the Revenue (USD) measure in the Y axis field, select Option 
Rank Values…
5. Set the ranking parameters Top 1 on Customer Name, and then click
OK.
6. On the Revenue (USD) measure in the Y axis field, select Option 
Add Calculation  Percentage
7. In the legend, select Rocky Mountain Bikes from the list and click
filter.
8. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

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Result The customer with the highest percentage of contribution was Rocky Result

Mountain Bikes. The revenue trend is displayed in the line chart above.

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Create Report 29 – Revenue of Women’s Off Road Bike in 2010

Exercise What was the revenue (USD) of the Women’s Off Road Bike in 2010? Time 15 min

Task List the steps necessary to display – using column chart – the total revenue achieved by the
material Women’s Off Road Bike in the year 2010.

1. Report revenue by adding the Revenue (USD) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Material Master Description dimension to the Legend Color
field.
4. For the Year dimension, choose Option  Filter…; move the domain
of Year to be referring only to 2010, and then click OK.
5. For the Material Master Description dimension, choose Option 
Filter…; select the Women’s Off Road Bike from the list of Values,
and then click OK.
6. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result In 2010, the Women’s Offroad Bike generated 3,695,836.76 USD in Result

revenues.

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Optional What was the revenue (USD) of the Professional Touring Bike (Red) in 2009?
Task List the steps necessary to display using – column chart – the total revenue achieved by the
material Professional Touring Bike (Red) in the year 2009.

For the optional task, redo steps 4 and 5 as follow:

4. On the Year dimension, choose Option  Filter…; move the domain of
Year to be referring only to 2009, and then click OK.
5. On the Material Master Description dimension, choose Option 
Filter…; select the Professional Touring Bike (Red) from the list of
Values, and then click OK.

The result should look like the screenshot below. 5,773,999.11

Result In 2009, the Professional Touring Bike (Red) generated 5,773,999.11 Result

USD in revenues.

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Create Report 30 – Euro equivalent for COGS per division

Exercise Display Euro equivalent for costs of goods sold (USD) by divisions. Time 20 min

Task List the steps necessary to display the Euro equivalent for costs of goods sold as well as to
display – using column chart – both values of COGS by division.

1. Report costs of goods sold by adding the cost of goods sold (USD) and
the cost of goods sold (EUR) measures to the Y axis field.
2. Add the Division Description dimension into the Legend Color
3. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The Euro equivalents of the total costs of goods sold are 3,584,566.61 Result

EUR for Accessories and 134,551,500.22 EUR for Bicycles.

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Create Report 31 – Highest net sales division in highest net sales

year

Exercise What division had highest net sales (USD) within the highest net sales year? Time 25 min
Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the division with the highest net
sales within the year with the highest net sales.

1. Report net-sales (USD) by adding the profit margin (USD) measure to

the Y axis.
2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Division Description dimension to the Legend Color field.
4. On the Net Sales measure in the Y axis field, select Option  Rank
Values…
5. Set the ranking parameters as Top 1 on All, and then click OK.
6. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result The Bicycles division had the highest net sales in the highest net sales Result

year (2012).

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Optional Based on the above task, which customer had the highest net sales?
Task List the steps necessary to update the previously created column chart in order to display
the customer that had the highest net sales within the highest net sales division in the year with
the highest net sales.

For the optional task, add an additional step the above mentioned steps:
7. Add the Customer Name dimension to the Legend Color field as well.

The result should look like the screenshot below

Result In the highest net sales year (2012), within the Bicycles division Rocky Result

Mountain Bikes had the highest net sales.

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Create Report 32 – Lowest net sales customer

Exercise In the division with the highest net sales (EUR) in the highest net sales Time 25 min
year, which customer had the lowest net sales?
Task List the steps necessary to display – using a column chart – the customer with the lowest net
sales belonging to the division which achieved the highest net sales in the highest net sales year.

1. Report net-sales by adding profit margin (EUR) measure to the Y axis.

2. Add the Year dimension to the X axis field.
3. Add the Division Description dimension to the Legend Color field.
4. For the Division Description dimension, choose Option  Filter…;
select Bicycles from the list of Values, and then click OK.
5. Add the Customer Name dimension to the Legend Color field.
6. On the profit margin (EUR) measure in the Y axis field, select Option
 Rank Values…
7. Set the ranking parameters as Bottom 1 on Customer Name, and then
click OK.
8. From Settings, select Show Data Labels in order to display data labels
on the chart.

The result should look like the screenshot below.

Result In the highest net sales year (2012), within the Bicycles division Result

Velodom had the lowest net sales.

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