Throughout this book, we have discussed tabular modeling with respect to the models and the client tools that interpret the models and display them to the enduser. Tabular models support MDX-based clients, and therefore, current clients can still be used against tabular models with the same look and feel as they had for multidimensional cubes. Examples of this have been demonstrated in the use of pivot tables, which are shown to the user in a multidimensional format.
However, the tabular model contains some settings that are designed for tabular clients. Exposing these features is the focus of this chapter. Here, we continue with the self-service theme of this book and introduce Power View (based in Excel 2013) as a reporting tool to present information to the enduser. We show how the model can be managed to present information to the user. To this end, the chapter is also an introduction to Power View. Power View has a different approach to traditional reporting. In traditional...