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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

Visualization best practices

Effective reports are much more than simply answering documented business questions with the available measures and columns of the dataset. Reports also need to be visually appealing and provide a logical structure that aids in navigation and readability. Business users of all backgrounds appreciate a report that is clear, concise, and aesthetically pleasing.

Now that the report planning phase described is complete, the following list of 15 visualization best practices can guide the report development process:

  1. Avoid clutter and minimize non-essential details: Each visual should align with the purpose of the report—to gain insight into a business question. Visualizations should not represent wild guesses or functionality that the author finds interesting.

    Eliminate report elements that aren’t essential for improving understanding. Gridlines, legends, axis labels, text boxes, and images can often be limited or removed. The report...