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Mastering Microsoft Power BI

By : Brett Powell
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Book Image

Mastering Microsoft Power BI

5 (1)
By: Brett Powell

Overview of this book

This book is intended for business intelligence professionals responsible for the design and development of Power BI content as well as managers, architects and administrators who oversee Power BI projects and deployments. The chapters flow from the planning of a Power BI project through the development and distribution of content to the administration of Power BI for an organization. BI developers will learn how to create sustainable and impactful Power BI datasets, reports, and dashboards. This includes connecting to data sources, shaping and enhancing source data, and developing an analytical data model. Additionally, top report and dashboard design practices are described using features such as Bookmarks and the Power KPI visual. BI managers will learn how Power BI’s tools work together such as with the On-premises data gateway and how content can be staged and securely distributed via Apps. Additionally, both the Power BI Report Server and Power BI Premium are reviewed. By the end of this book, you will be confident in creating effective charts, tables, reports or dashboards for any kind of data using the tools and techniques in Microsoft Power BI.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Power BI mobile applications

The same Power BI mobile applications for iOS, Android, and Windows platforms used to access content published to the Power BI service can also be used with the Power BI Report Server. As shown in the following screenshot, the user has opened the Settings menu via the global navigation button (≡) to connect to a report server:

Power BI mobile app: Settings

From the global navigation page, the Settings menu can be accessed via the Gear icon at the top of the page. Clicking Connect to server opens a page to enter the report server address and to optionally provide a friendly name for the server, such as AdWorks Report Server . The server address entered should follow one of two formats:

http://<servername>/reports
https://<servername>/reports

The connection between the mobile application and the report server can be created by opening...