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Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide. - Second Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Oct 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800561571
Pages 296 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Authors (4):
Devin Knight Devin Knight
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Mitchell Pearson Mitchell Pearson
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Bradley Schacht Bradley Schacht
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Erin Ostrowsky Erin Ostrowsky
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters close

Preface 1. Getting Started with Importing Data Options 2. Data Transformation Strategies 3. Building the Data Model 4. Leveraging DAX 5. Visualizing Data 6. Digital Storytelling with Power BI 7. Using a Cloud Deployment with the Power BI Service 8. Data Cleansing in the Cloud with Dataflows 9. On-Premises Solutions with Power BI Report Server 10. Other Books You May Enjoy
11. Index

Deploying to Power BI Report Server

If you're a traditional BI developer who has built Reporting Services reports, you might feel right at home with Power BI Report Server, as the configuration and portals were largely borrowed from Reporting Services. The main difference is that you will not use Visual Studio to build reports. You're going to use a special Power BI desktop that is optimized for the server. The main reason for the separate desktop is to ensure that the desktop doesn't promote a feature that the server does not support. One key advantage of using this approach is that Report Server can also host your traditional Reporting Services reports, KPIs, and mobile reports.

Before deploying your report, you may want to create some folders to simplify finding your reports later. For example, creating a folder for finance, HR, inventory, IT, operations, and sales is a common starting point. Don't worry, you can always move the reports later if you&apos...

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