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Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide

You're reading from   Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide Bring your data to life through data modeling, visualization, digital storytelling, and more

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800561571
Length 296 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Bradley Schacht Bradley Schacht
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Devin Knight Devin Knight
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Erin Ostrowsky Erin Ostrowsky
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Mitchell Pearson Mitchell Pearson
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with Importing Data Options 2. Data Transformation Strategies FREE CHAPTER 3. Building the Data Model 4. Leveraging DAX 5. Visualizing Data 6. Digital Storytelling with Power BI 7. Using a Cloud Deployment with the Power BI Service 8. Data Cleansing in the Cloud with Dataflows 9. On-Premises Solutions with Power BI Report Server 10. Other Books You May Enjoy
11. Index

Working with complex relationships

There are many complex scenarios that need to be addressed when building a data model, and Power BI is no different in this regard. In this section, you will learn how to handle many-to-many relationships and role-playing tables in Power BI.

Many-to-many relationships

Before we discuss how to build a relationship between two tables that have a many-to-many relationship, let's discuss specifically what a many-to-many relationship is. Basically a many-to-many relationship is when multiple rows in one table are associated with multiple rows in another table. An example of a many-to-many relationship can be observed in the relationship between products and customers. A product can be sold to many customers, likewise, a customer can purchase many products. This relationship between products and customers is a many-to-many relationship. In a one-to-many relationship, a relationship can be created directly between the two tables. However, in...

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