📌 Project Overview

This showcase demonstrates how Azure services and Power BI can be integrated to build scalable, intelligent, and monetizable solutions for retail analytics and document automation. The project includes a Smart Retail Data Integration & Analytics Platform and a Smart Invoice Hub powered by Azure Document Intelligence.

🧱 Smart Retail Data Integration & Analytics Platform

Architecture Diagram

Figure 1: Smart Retail Data Integration & Analytics Platform using Azure services

Power BI Dashboard

Figure 2: Power BI Retail Analytics Dashboard with KPIs, regional sales, trends, and real-time alerts

Data Model

The Power BI data model includes two fact tables and four dimension tables:

• FactSales: TransactionID, ProductID, CustomerID, StoreID, Date, Quantity, Revenue
• FactInventory: ProductID, StoreID, Date, StockLevel, RestockFlag
• DimProduct: ProductID, ProductName, Category, Price
• DimCustomer: CustomerID, Name, Region, LoyaltyTier
• DimStore: StoreID, StoreName, Location, Manager
• DimDate: Date, Month, Quarter, Year

Figure 3: Power BI Data Model with relationships between fact and dimension tables

Deployment Architecture

Figure 4: Power BI Desktop to Power BI Service deployment with Azure SQL and Cosmos DB

💼 Smart Invoice Hub with Azure Document Intelligence

This application automates invoice processing using Azure Document Intelligence, enabling businesses to extract structured data from invoices and monetize the service via APIs or SaaS subscriptions.

Use Cases

• Invoice & Receipt Automation for SMEs
• Contract Intelligence for Legal & Procurement
• Insurance Claim Digitization
• Healthcare Record Extraction
• Logistics Document Gateway
• KYC & Compliance Automation

Architecture Diagram

Figure 5: Smart Invoice Hub architecture using Azure Document Intelligence, Functions, Logic Apps, and Power BI

📅 Project Timeline

• Week 1–2: Data modeling, Power BI dashboard design
• Week 3–4: Azure Data Factory & Document Intelligence setup
• Week 5: API Management & Logic Apps integration
• Week 6: Power BI deployment and RLS configuration

💰 Cost Breakdown (Estimated Monthly)

• Azure Document Intelligence: ₹10,000 (based on volume)
• Azure Functions & Logic Apps: ₹5,000
• Azure SQL Database: ₹3,000
• API Management: ₹4,000
• Power BI Pro Licenses: ₹1,000 per user
• Total: ~₹23,000/month (scalable with usage)