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Learn Power BI

You're reading from   Learn Power BI A beginner's guide to developing interactive business intelligence solutions using Microsoft Power BI

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838644482
Length 362 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Greg Deckler Greg Deckler
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: The Basics
2. Introduction to Business Intelligence and Power BI FREE CHAPTER 3. Section 2: The Desktop
4. Up and Running with Power BI Desktop 5. Connecting and Shaping Data 6. Creating Data Models and Calculations 7. Unlocking Insights 8. Creating the Final Report 9. Section 3: The Service
10. Publishing and Sharing 11. Using Reports in the Service 12. Understanding Dashboards, Apps, and Security 13. Data Gateways and Refreshing Datasets 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Questions

As an activity, try to answer the following questions on your own:

  • What are two different methods of segmenting data in Power BI?
  • What are the four operations for working with hierarchies?
  • What feature would a report author use to ensure that people within different roles only see the information that's relevant to their particular role?
  • How is Drillthrough different than drilling up and down through hierarchies?
  • What are the four actions that buttons can perform?
  • Why is data categorization important for Q&A?
  • What are synonyms and where can they be added within Power BI Desktop?
  • What is a bookmark and what information does it save as part of its definition?
  • What advanced visualization feature allows the creation of a measure that can be adjusted by a report viewer?
  • What are the three settings that must be adjusted when creating a Report Page Tooltip, and how...
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