Practicing your skills
In this section, we are going to show a practical example of how to build a report using Power BI Desktop. As mentioned in the How Power BI works section, we’ll use Power BI Desktop to develop a report.
Getting the data
The first step is to get data. When opening Power BI Desktop, you can connect to data sources by clicking on Get data in the Home tab, or load some sample data by clicking on Try a sample dataset as outlined in the following figure.
Figure 8.7 – Try a sample dataset in Power BI Desktop
Once you have got the data, we will move on to prepare your data.
Preparing the data
Navigator provides the opportunity to change or import the data, with a preview of the data so you can check whether the data is accurate or needs any adjustment. If you need to make any changes, it is recommended to do it before loading the data. In the following steps, we will demonstrate how to use Power Query to transform...
