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Mastering Microsoft Power BI – Second Edition - Second Edition

By : Gregory Deckler, Brett Powell
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Mastering Microsoft Power BI – Second Edition - Second Edition

4.5 (2)
By: Gregory Deckler, Brett Powell

Overview of this book

Mastering Microsoft Power BI, Second Edition, provides an advanced understanding of Power BI to get the most out of your data and maximize business intelligence. This updated edition walks through each essential phase and component of Power BI, and explores the latest, most impactful Power BI features. Using best practices and working code examples, you will connect to data sources, shape and enhance source data, and develop analytical data models. You will also learn how to apply custom visuals, implement new DAX commands and paginated SSRS-style reports, manage application workspaces and metadata, and understand how content can be staged and securely distributed via Power BI apps. Furthermore, you will explore top report and interactive dashboard design practices using features such as bookmarks and the Power KPI visual, alongside the latest capabilities of Power BI mobile applications and self-service BI techniques. Additionally, important management and administration topics are covered, including application lifecycle management via Power BI pipelines, the on-premises data gateway, and Power BI Premium capacity. By the end of this Power BI book, you will be confident in creating sustainable and impactful charts, tables, reports, and dashboards with any kind of data using Microsoft Power BI.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Index

Deploying Paginated Reports

Paginated reports are eXtensible Markup Language (XML)-based report definitions that were first introduced in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). Unlike Power BI reports, which deliver highly interactive visualization experiences on a single page, paginated reports provide richly formatted multi-page documents optimized for printing, exporting, and automated delivery.

As a Power BI Premium feature, paginated reports provide organizations with a mature and robust option for migrating existing SSRS and other similar operational reports to Power BI without the need to manage report server infrastructure. Additionally, for organizations that require an on-premises solution, the Power BI Report Server (PBRS) continues to be enhanced and also supports both paginated and Power BI reports.

This chapter reviews the primary considerations in migrating paginated reports to Power BI as well as planning and deploying the PBRS. This includes feature compatibility...