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Mastering Microsoft Power BI

You're reading from   Mastering Microsoft Power BI Expert techniques for effective data analytics and business intelligence

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788297233
Length 638 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Brett Powell Brett Powell
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Planning Power BI Projects FREE CHAPTER 2. Connecting to Sources and Transforming Data with M 3. Designing Import and DirectQuery Data Models 4. Developing DAX Measures and Security Roles 5. Creating and Formatting Power BI Reports 6. Applying Custom Visuals, Animation, and Analytics 7. Designing Power BI Dashboards and Architectures 8. Managing Application Workspaces and Content 9. Managing the On-Premises Data Gateway 10. Deploying the Power BI Report Server 11. Creating Power BI Apps and Content Distribution 12. Administering Power BI for an Organization 13. Scaling with Premium and Analysis Services 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Report design summary

As a data visualization and analytics platform, Power BI provides a vast array of features and functionality for report authors to develop compelling content to help users derive insights. Given the volume of features and possible formatting configurations, report authors and BI teams will want to follow a set of report planning and design practices to ensure consistently, quality report content is delivered to stakeholders. These practices include report planning in terms of scope, users and use cases, data visualization practices, and the selection of visuals.

The Report planning, Visualization best practices, and Choosing the visual sections earlier in this chapter provided details on many of the recommended practices to develop effective and sustainable report content. At a standard summary-level review of a report and the implementation of these practices...

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