Optimizing interactive reports
When we use the term interactive report, we refer to the primary report implementation experience available in Power BI where authoring is performed in Power BI Desktop. These reports have dynamic visuals designed primarily for viewing on screens. The report elements can resize and react to screen dimension and resolution changes, and the authoring experience is What You See is What You Get (WYSIWYG).
The term interactive report is unofficial and used in this book for convenience and clarity. Microsoft specifically differentiates interactive reports from paginated reports by name – only the latter is a documented term. Paginated reports are based on SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and use a different paradigm, which we will describe further in the final section of the chapter.
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From here on, we will only specifically call out paginated reports. If this distinction is not made, please assume we are referring to interactive reports...
