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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

Mobile-optimized report pages

A critical use case for many reports is access from smaller form factor devices such as phones and tablets running the iOS and Android mobile operating systems. A report that is perfectly designed for a laptop or PC monitor may be difficult to use on a tablet or mobile device, thus depriving business users of advanced analytical insights while they are traveling or otherwise on the go.

To account for multiple form factors, including both small- and large-screen phones, report authors can create mobile-optimized reports via the Phone Layout view in Power BI Desktop.

In Figure 8.26, the Mobile layout of a report page in Power BI Desktop is accessed via the View tab:

Figure 8.26: Mobile layout in the View tab

From the Mobile layout view, the visuals created and formatted for the report page can be arranged and sized on a mobile layout grid. In Figure 8.27, the two KPI and card visuals included in the preceding image from the Report view...