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Warehouse Operations Power BI template

Dark Power BI warehouse dashboard template: lines picked, picks per labour hour, pick accuracy, on-time dispatch by shift, hourly volume and dock-to-stock.

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Free for commercial use

Light version: same layout, colours re-solved and checked for WCAG AA contrast.

Warehouse Operations Power BI dashboard template: 5 KPI cards, a line & column chart, a column chart, a bar chart, a table and 2 slicers on a 1280×720 page

BetaOpens in Power BI Desktop with 7 tables of sample data and every visual bound. See what’s inside

Free, no sign-up. The PBIP with sample data includes the background, theme and a README. 1920×1080 fits a new page in a Fluent 2 report; 1280×720 and 2× fit Classic pages. Downloads carry a small “Made with VizForge” mark (sign in to the studio to remove it).

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Layout
Band header, 5 bold KPIs, daily volume + productivity combo, hourly columns + shift bars + receipts table
Page size
1280×720 px (16:9, Power BI default)
Theme
High Contrast Dark

Open the sample-data PBIP in Power BI Desktop

Checked against Microsoft Learn's Power BI Desktop projects documentation (as of Nov 2026).

  1. 1

    Unzip to a short path and open the .pbip

    Extract the zip to a short local folder such as C:\PBI (Windows limits project paths to 260 characters, and Desktop can't save a project straight to OneDrive or SharePoint), then double-click the .pbip file or use File → Open in Power BI Desktop. Microsoft still lists projects and TMDL as preview features (as of Nov 2026): if Desktop won't open the project, go to File → Options and settings → Options → Preview features, tick “Power BI Project (.pbip) save option” and “Store semantic model using TMDL format”, then restart Desktop.

  2. 2

    Select Refresh once

    The project ships without the local data cache (.pbi/cache.abf), so Desktop opens the full model definition without data. Select Home → Refresh: every table is built from values written into its Power Query step, so there is no data source to sign in to.

  3. 3

    Save as .pbix or connect your data

    Use File → Save as to keep a single .pbix file, or open Transform data and replace each table's Source step with your own query, keeping the column names so the measures and visuals keep working.

What’s inside the Warehouse sample model

Rendered from the same definition the download writes as TMDL, so this list always matches the file.

Tables
7
Fact rows
564
DAX measures
7

Four weeks of activity at two fictional distribution centres (to 31 Oct 2026): order lines picked, labour hours, pick errors and orders dispatched on time per shift per day; lines picked per hour for the last seven days; and 60 inbound receipts with pallets and dock-to-stock time. Units: Order lines; labour hours; dock-to-stock in hours.

Tables and columns

Calendar

Date table · 2026, one row per day

Date table generated in Power Query (List.Dates), marked as the model's date table.

  • Date (date)
  • Year (whole number)
  • Quarter (text)
  • Month (text)
  • Month Name (text)
  • Week Start (date)
  • Weekday (text)
  • Fiscal Year (text)

Warehouse

Dimension · 2 rows

Distribution centres.

  • Warehouse (text)

Shift

Dimension · 3 rows

Shifts in order.

  • Shift (text)

Hour

Dimension · 24 rows

Hour of day.

  • Hour Label (text)

Shift Activity

Fact · 168 rows

One row per warehouse, day and shift.

  • Date (date)
  • Warehouse (text)
  • Shift (text)
  • Lines Picked (whole number)
  • Labour Hours (decimal)
  • Pick Errors (whole number)
  • Orders Dispatched (whole number)
  • Orders On Time (whole number)

Hourly Picks

Fact · 336 rows

Lines picked per hour, last seven days.

  • Date (date)
  • Warehouse (text)
  • Hour (whole number)
  • Lines (whole number)

Receipts

Fact · 60 rows

Inbound receipts (goods received notes).

  • GRN (text)
  • Date (date)
  • Warehouse (text)
  • Supplier (text)
  • Pallets (whole number)
  • Dock to Stock Hours (decimal)

Relationships

Many-to-one, single direction. Inactive relationships are switched on inside a measure with USERELATIONSHIP.

  • 'Shift Activity'[Date] → 'Calendar'[Date]
  • 'Shift Activity'[Warehouse] → Warehouse[Warehouse]
  • 'Shift Activity'[Shift] → Shift[Shift]
  • 'Hourly Picks'[Date] → 'Calendar'[Date]
  • 'Hourly Picks'[Warehouse] → Warehouse[Warehouse]
  • 'Hourly Picks'[Hour] → Hour[Hour]
  • Receipts[Date] → 'Calendar'[Date]
  • Receipts[Warehouse] → Warehouse[Warehouse]

DAX measures

All measures live in a dedicated Key Measures table. Copy any of them into your own model; rename the table and column references to match.

Lines PickedOrder lines picked.
Lines Picked =
SUM ( 'Shift Activity'[Lines Picked] )

Format string: #,0

Picks per Labour HourLines picked per paid picking hour.
Picks per Labour Hour =
DIVIDE ( [Lines Picked], SUM ( 'Shift Activity'[Labour Hours] ) )

Format string: #,0

Pick AccuracyLines picked without an error.
Pick Accuracy =
1 - DIVIDE ( SUM ( 'Shift Activity'[Pick Errors] ), [Lines Picked] )

Format string: 0.00%

On-Time Dispatch %Orders dispatched before the carrier cut-off.
On-Time Dispatch % =
DIVIDE ( SUM ( 'Shift Activity'[Orders On Time] ), SUM ( 'Shift Activity'[Orders Dispatched] ) )

Format string: 0.0%

Lines per HourAverage lines picked in the hour per day.
Lines per Hour =
AVERAGEX ( VALUES ( 'Calendar'[Date] ), CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Hourly Picks'[Lines] ) ) )

Format string: #,0

Dock-to-Stock (hours)Average hours from arrival to put-away.
Dock-to-Stock (hours) =
AVERAGE ( Receipts[Dock to Stock Hours] )

Format string: 0.0

Pallets ReceivedInbound pallets.
Pallets Received =
SUM ( Receipts[Pallets] )

Format string: #,0

What each visual is bound to

The PBIP opens with these fields already on each visual.

Field bindings per visual
VisualFields
WarehouseSlicerWarehouse[Warehouse]
ShiftSlicerShift[Shift]
Lines pickedCard[Lines Picked]
Picks per labour hourCard[Picks per Labour Hour]
On-time dispatchCard[On-Time Dispatch %]
Pick accuracyCard[Pick Accuracy]
Dock-to-stock (hours)Card[Dock-to-Stock (hours)]
Lines picked and productivity by dayLine & column chartCalendar[Date], [Lines Picked], [Picks per Labour Hour]
Lines picked by hourColumn chartHour[Hour Label], [Lines per Hour]
On-time dispatch by shiftBar chartShift[Shift], [On-Time Dispatch %]
Inbound receiptsTableReceipts[GRN], Receipts[Date], Receipts[Supplier], Warehouse[Warehouse], [Pallets Received], [Dock-to-Stock (hours)]

Questions this dashboard answers

Each one is answered by a visual on the page, from the sample model's own tables and measures.

About this dashboard layout

A distribution centre is managed shift by shift, so this page is built to be on a screen in the shift office. The cards are lines picked, picks per labour hour, pick accuracy, the share of orders dispatched before the carrier cut-off and average dock-to-stock time for inbound pallets.

The combo shows lines picked per day as columns with picks per labour hour as a line. When volume rises and productivity falls on the same days, the site is short of experienced pickers; when both fall, the work is not arriving. Lines picked by hour (a 24-row hour table, last seven days) shows when the peak lands, which drives break times and agency start times.

On-time dispatch is broken down by shift in shift order, because a late shift that misses the trunking cut-off is a different conversation from a night shift that does. The receipts table lists each inbound delivery with supplier, pallets and dock-to-stock hours, since slow put-away eventually becomes a stock-out in the pick face.

High Contrast Dark keeps every number legible on a wall screen. The sample covers four weeks at two fictional distribution centres over three shifts.

Visuals on the page

Positions are Power BI page pixels. Enter them in Format → General → Properties → Size and position, or use the PBIP download where they are already set.

Visual positions in the Warehouse Operations template
VisualTypeXYWidthHeight
WarehouseSlicer9202416040
ShiftSlicer10962416040
Lines pickedCard4011220864
Picks per labour hourCard29611220064
On-time dispatchCard54411220064
Pick accuracyCard79211220064
Dock-to-stock (hours)Card104011220064
Lines picked and productivity by dayLine & column chart402241200176
Lines picked by hourColumn chart40448424232
On-time dispatch by shiftBar chart512448264232
Inbound receiptsTable824448416232

Custom visuals for this layout

Built-in Power BI visuals cover most slots above. These slots also suit a custom visual; each page covers the data shape, DAX and a prompt to generate it as a .pbiviz.

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Brand Makeover tries Warehouse Operations first on every page of your Power BI project (.pbip zip) where it fits: the page's visuals have to go into its 9 data slots without overlaps. Pages it can't seat get another catalog layout or a brand grid. Queries, filters and bookmarks are left as they are. Free, in your browser.

Opens with the Analyst / Dense preset, because the Executive preset doesn't use this layout (9 data slots; this preset uses templates with at most 7).

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Swap a slot for a custom visual

Pick any slot and VizForge AI writes a custom visual (.pbiviz, with TypeScript source) sized to it, in this template's colours and shaped for the fields it is bound to.

Generate one that fits this layout.

Card · 208×64 px · bound to [Lines Picked]

1, 2 or 5 credits depending on the brief · 5 free on signup. Sign in or create a free account on the next screen; the brief is saved for 30 minutes.

Brief sent to the generator (you can edit it there)

A Power BI card visual titled "Lines picked". It sits in a 208×64 px slot on a designed report page. Match the report's brand: data colours #FFE01A, #00E5FF, #FF4FD8, #3CF26A, #FF8A00, #5AA9FF; background #111111; text #FFFFFF; font Arial. Transparent visual background so the page design shows through; no visual border. In the sample model it is bound to [Lines Picked]; keep the same data roles so the fields drop straight in.

Not sure what to build? Browse the visual catalog or open the template in the design studio and hand off any slot from there. Or start in the AI generator with a blank brief.

Colours and theme

High Contrast Dark

Black Power BI theme with white text and saturated yellow, cyan, magenta and green data colours; AAA text contrast for wall displays and low vision.

See the High Contrast Dark palette and contrast checks →

Use the background in an existing report

Prefer to keep your own report? Apply the design to it instead of opening the PBIP.

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    Download the background

    Take the 1920×1080 PNG for a new page in a Fluent 2 report (the default size for new pages), or the 2× PNG (2560×1440) for sharp text on a 1280×720 Classic page. Power BI scales the image to the canvas.

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    Set the canvas background

    Format page → Canvas background → Browse. Set Image fit to Fill and transparency to 0%.

  3. 3

    Import the theme

    Design ribbon → Import theme (in the Power BI service: View → Theme pane), then pick the downloaded JSON. Data colours and fonts now match the design. Older Desktop builds: View → Themes → Browse for themes.

  4. 4

    Place your visuals

    Size each visual to the positions above with background and border off, or open the PBIP project where they are already placed.

Questions about this template

Does the Warehouse Operations template come with sample data?

Yes. The “PBIP with sample data” download contains a semantic model with 7 tables and 7 DAX measures, and every visual on the page is already bound to it. The sample: Four weeks of activity at two fictional distribution centres (to 31 Oct 2026): order lines picked, labour hours, pick errors and orders dispatched on time per shift per day; lines picked per hour for the last seven days; and 60 inbound receipts with pallets and dock-to-stock time. The data is written into each table's Power Query step, so there is no data source or sign-in.

Is it a .pbix file?

It is a Power BI project (PBIP): a folder of text files that Power BI Desktop opens like a .pbix. Open the .pbip file, select Refresh once to load the sample rows, then use File → Save as if you want a single .pbix.

What visuals are in the Warehouse Operations template?

The page has 11 visual areas: 2 slicers, 5 cards, 1 line & column chart, 1 column chart, 1 bar chart, 1 table. Their exact positions are listed on this page so you can match them in Power BI's Format → General → Properties panel, or skip that step by downloading the PBIP project.

Which theme does the Warehouse Operations template use?

It ships with the High Contrast Dark theme (dark tone). Download the theme JSON here, or open the template in the design studio and switch to any other theme or your own brand colours.

Is there a light version of the Warehouse Operations template?

Yes. Switch the preview to Light and every download (background, theme JSON and PBIP) comes in that version. The layout is identical; the page, card and text colours are re-solved for a light page, and the accent, status and data colours keep their hues but are adjusted until text meets WCAG AA (4.5:1) and chart colours reach 3:1 against the cards.

How do I use the background image in Power BI Desktop?

Select the page, open Format page → Canvas background, choose Browse and pick the PNG, then set Image fit to Fill and transparency to 0%. Give your visuals a transparent background and no border so the designed panels show through.

Can I open the PBIP project in Power BI Desktop?

Yes. PBIR is the default report format in Power BI Desktop since September 2026, and the download is a PBIP project: unzip it and open the .pbip file, select Refresh once and the sample data loads into visuals that are already bound (the empty PBIP leaves the containers unbound for your own data). Microsoft still lists projects and TMDL as preview features (as of Nov 2026), so if Desktop won't open it, enable them under File → Options and settings → Options → Preview features.

Build guides for this dashboard

Guides to the same dashboard job: which custom visuals it needs, the DAX behind them and prompts to generate them.

KPI cards for this layout

Headline numbers drawn by one DAX SVG measure each, for the Card visual or a table row.

Want the headline numbers to look like cards rather than plain values? Browse the KPI card gallery or build your own in the SVG measure builder.

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