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Microsoft Power BI Cookbook

You're reading from   Microsoft Power BI Cookbook Creating Business Intelligence Solutions of Analytical Data Models, Reports, and Dashboards

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788290142
Length 802 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Configuring Power BI Development Tools 2. Accessing and Retrieving Data FREE CHAPTER 3. Building a Power BI Data Model 4. Authoring Power BI Reports 5. Creating Power BI Dashboards 6. Getting Serious with Date Intelligence 7. Parameterizing Power BI Solutions 8. Implementing Dynamic User-Based Visibility in Power BI 9. Applying Advanced Analytics and Custom Visuals 10. Developing Solutions for System Monitoring and Administration 11. Enhancing and Optimizing Existing Power BI Solutions 12. Deploying and Distributing Power BI Content 13. Integrating Power BI with Other Applications

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As date intelligence and other measures are added to a data model, it becomes necessary to organize measures into dedicated measure group tables in the Fields list. These tables, displayed with calculator symbols at the top of the Fields list, make it easier for users and report developers to find measures for building and modifying Power BI reports. The Setting the visibility of columns and tables section of Chapter 3, Building a Power BI Data Model briefly introduced the concept of measure group tables in the How it works... section, but didn't specify the process to implement these objects.

This recipe provides step-by-step guidance for a method of implementing measure group tables that works with both DirectQuery and Import data models.

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