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Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Certification Guide

By : Orrin Edenfield, Edward Corcoran
5 (1)
Book Image

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Certification Guide

5 (1)
By: Orrin Edenfield, Edward Corcoran

Overview of this book

Microsoft Power BI enables organizations to create a data-driven culture with business intelligence for all. This guide to achieving the Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate certification will help you take control of your organization's data and pass the exam with confidence. From getting started with Power BI to connecting to data sources, including files, databases, cloud services, and SaaS providers, to using Power BI’s built-in tools to build data models and produce visualizations, this book will walk you through everything from setup to preparing for the certification exam. Throughout the chapters, you'll get detailed explanations and learn how to analyze your data, prepare it for consumption by business users, and maintain an enterprise environment in a secure and efficient way. By the end of this book, you'll be able to create and maintain robust reports and dashboards, enabling you to manage a data-driven enterprise, and be ready to take the PL-300 exam with confidence.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Part 1 – Preparing the Data
6
Part 2 – Modeling the Data
11
Part 3 – Visualizing the Data
15
Part 4 – Analyzing the Data
18
Part 5 – Deploying and Maintaining Deliverables
21
Part 6 – Practice Exams

Configuring conditional formatting

Power BI allows you to apply conditional formatting visuals. In table and matrix visualizations, you can customize cell colors, including gradients, that are based on field values. Conditional formatting can also be used to represent data values with bars, icons, or web links.

You may use this to draw your report consumer's attention to outlier data or to differentiate different parts of the business based on performance.

You can configure conditional formatting on a table or matrix by right-clicking on the column in the Values area and then selecting Conditional formatting and what you want to format.

Figure 9.28 – Changing the summarization setting for values in a visual

You can change the background color or font color and add data bars or KPI icons. You can even dynamically generate a web URL, sending your report consumers to other reports or web pages, depending on the values.

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