A quick note on credit
First things first: none of the visuals you see below are mine. Every single chart, pattern, and design idea comes from PowerLib — the brilliant series of IBCS-standard Power BI templates published by PowerLib (hello.powerlib@gmail.com). If you don’t already follow their work, go do that now. Each template (the FA0xx series) is a self-contained lesson in how to apply the International Business Communication Standards (IBCS) in Power BI.
All I did was combine the individual templates into a single report — one semantic model, one report file, 51 pages. That’s it. The craft, the DAX, the IBCS thinking — that’s all PowerLib.
Why combine them at all?
PowerLib ships each technique as its own file, and honestly that is the better way to learn. Each standalone template is focused, clean, and easy to study one concept at a time — actual-vs-target, waterfalls, tornado charts, scatter storytelling, and so on. If you want to understand a pattern, open the original individual file.
So why merge? One reason: sharing.
- One file is dramatically easier to hand to a colleague, drop in a Teams chat, or open at a customer.
- No juggling 28 separate files and 28 separate datasets.
- A single “best-of” report makes a great demo and reference deck you can flip through in one session.
Individual files = more perfect for learning.
One combined report = easier for sharing.
Pick the one that fits what you’re doing.
A best-of tour
Here are a few of my favourite pages from the combined report — all originally designed by PowerLib:
Several Ways to Visualize Actual vs. Target
Dynamic Data Storytelling Using Scatterplots
Integrating Slope Graphs into Line Charts
Columns with Waterfall Charts
Creating Dynamic IBCS-Standard Pie Charts
Visualizing Variances with Error Bars Dynamically
Building a Tornado (Butterfly) Chart
Visualizing Surplus & Deficit in a Stacked Column Chart
Get the combined report
I put the merged PBIP (report + semantic model + data) on GitHub so it’s easy to clone and open in Power BI Desktop: https://github.com/KornAlexander/powerlib-ibcs-report. If you just want to flip through all the patterns in one place, this is the fastest way in.
Credits
- Original templates, designs and IBCS implementation: PowerLib (hello.powerlib@gmail.com)
- Merge into a single report: Alexander Korn
If you found any of this useful, the credit belongs to PowerLib — please support their channels.