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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

Capturing user selections with parameter tables

An alternative method of providing parameter functionality to users of Power BI reports is via dedicated parameter tables. In this approach, the parameter values of a table are either computed during the dataset refresh process, or are loaded as a one-time manual operation, such as in the Virtual Table Relationship recipe in Chapter 3, Building a Power BI Data Model. DAX measures reference this parameter table and other tables and expressions of the model to enrich the self-service analysis experience and support Power BI report development.

The example in this recipe involves providing simple visibility to four alternative scenarios to the baseline annual sales plan--10 and 20 percent above and below the baseline plan. An inline set of scenario values are embedded in the data model and DAX measures are used to capture filter context...

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