--- title: "Give a dashboard a question to answer" description: "Use demonstration data to connect a business question, the selected records and the resulting chart." canonical: https://caprivideo.com/industries/software-saas/bi-explainer-videos language: en updated: 2026-10-02 alternate_de: https://caprivideo.com/de/branchen/software-saas/bi-erklaervideo alternate_de_markdown: https://caprivideo.com/md/de/branchen/software-saas/bi-erklaervideo alternate_fr: https://caprivideo.com/fr/industries/software-saas/bi-explainer-videos alternate_fr_markdown: https://caprivideo.com/md/fr/industries/software-saas/bi-explainer-videos alternate_it: https://caprivideo.com/it/industries/software-saas/bi-explainer-videos alternate_it_markdown: https://caprivideo.com/md/it/industries/software-saas/bi-explainer-videos publisher: Capri Video --- # Give a dashboard a question to answer A screen full of charts doesn't explain why a buyer should care. Begin with one business question, then show how your BI product helps answer it. Fictional data gives the demonstration a clear example without pretending it's a customer result. ![Charts, notebook, and laptop on a desk](https://caprivideo.com/content/images/analytics.jpg) *Illustrative stock photo: [Lukas Blazek / Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/photo/notebook-and-charts-669613/). [Pexels License](https://www.pexels.com/license/).* ## Compare orders across two regions For example, compare how sample orders are distributed across two sales regions. Show the confirmed data path, the relevant selection, and the resulting view. Label the numbers as demonstration data. A filter change should not look like an actual improvement in business performance. ## Prepare a consistent demo Choose the business question first, then gather demo data, current screens and the confirmed data connections needed to answer it. Use fictional demo data and record the screens and product version shown. Check who acts in each scene and what the screen actually confirms. ![Laptop with a blank screen and smartphone on a desk](https://caprivideo.com/content/images/laptop.jpg) *Illustrative stock photo: [Jakub Zerdzicki / Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/photo/modern-workspace-with-laptop-and-smartphone-38164328/). [Pexels License](https://www.pexels.com/license/).* ## Try it before the next demo Use it on the analytics-feature page. Ask which question was answered and which records the values describe. If viewers remember only “better visibility,” connect the chart more clearly to the question. Show how data and selections shape the result so the visual can be checked rather than taken on faith. ## Related reading - [Show what someone can do with your software](https://caprivideo.com/guides/saas-video-production) - [Show what the AI does, and what someone still checks](https://caprivideo.com/industries/software-saas/ai-workflow-explainer-videos) ## Related pages - [Industry group: Software & apps](https://caprivideo.com/industries/software-saas) - [A little more background: Show what someone can do with your software](https://caprivideo.com/guides/saas-video-production) - [Show what the AI does, and what someone still checks](https://caprivideo.com/industries/software-saas/ai-workflow-explainer-videos): Follow a concrete input through processing, output and review so buyers can understand the actual degree of automation. - [Explain an API through one request and response](https://caprivideo.com/industries/software-saas/api-explainer-videos): A simple system diagram can introduce the use case and guide readers to the technical documentation. - [Connect the sensor reading to the next action](https://caprivideo.com/industries/software-saas/iot-platform-explainer-videos): Trace one supported IoT signal into the platform while keeping monitoring and machine control distinct. - [Make it clear when an app booking is confirmed](https://caprivideo.com/industries/software-saas/app-explainer-videos): Follow one user role through request, response and confirmation, with payment kept separate where the product requires it. - [Explain where the money goes](https://caprivideo.com/industries/software-saas/payment-provider-explainer-videos): Show merchants how a payment runs, when the money arrives and how integration works. - [Show what happens to a new lead in your CRM](https://caprivideo.com/industries/software-saas/crm-explainer-videos): Follow the same fictional contact through intake, assignment and the next supported sales action. ## See your offer as a video We create a free watermarked video for your business from your website. 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