Understanding tables
From a data modeling perspective, tables are objects that contain related data values by using columns and rows. In Power BI, each query with Enable load activated (within Power Query Editor) presents a table in the data model layer.
Table properties
By clicking on a table from the Model view in Power BI Desktop, tables properties show up in the Properties pane, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 8.2 – Table properties pane in the Model view
Within the Properties pane, we can see the following settings:
- General: Includes the following general table properties:
a. Name: The name of the table. We can rename a table from here.
b. Description: We can write some explanations about the table here. These explanations then show up in the Data view, as well as in the Report view, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 8.3 – The table description shows up in the Report view when...
