Data modeling in Power BI Desktop
In Power BI Desktop, the central premise for data modeling is the Model tab in Power BI Desktop's main window. However, at the time of writing this book, we cannot take any expression-based activities from the Model tab, such as creating a new measure, calculated column, or calculated table. The following screenshot shows the Model tab in Power BI Desktop:
Figure 8.1 – Model view tab in Power BI Desktop
In the following few sections, we will discuss the modeling features currently available in Power BI Desktop. Then, we'll continue to build out the star schema that we prepared in Chapter 6, Star Schema Preparation in Query Editor.
