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Microsoft Power BI Cookbook

Microsoft Power BI Cookbook - Third Edition

By : Greg Deckler, Brett Powell
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Microsoft Power BI Cookbook

Microsoft Power BI Cookbook

4.7 (23)
By: Greg Deckler, Brett Powell

Overview of this book

Since its first edition the Power BI Cookbook has been a best-selling resource for BI developers and data analysts to produce impactful, quality BI solutions. This new and updated edition retains the rigorous details and concepts readers of prior editions have enjoyed while also demonstrating powerful new capabilities and updated guidance aligned to the current state of the platform. In this book, with step-by-step instructions, you will learn to navigate the complexities of data integration and visualization in Power BI. From creating robust data models to implementing sophisticated reporting techniques, this Power BI book empowers you to make informed decisions based on actionable insights. It also introduces you to new capabilities such as Hybrid tables and scorecards, enhancing your ability to communicate and analyze business performance. It also expands and improvises on the core of the previous edition like parameterizing Power BI solutions, authoring reports, data intelligence, and integrating advanced analytics. This edition highlights the latest features and upcoming AI enhancements in Power BI. *Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Preface
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Unlock Your Exclusive Benefits
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Other Books You May Enjoy
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Index

Creating Dataflows

Power BI dataflows are a feature within the Microsoft Power BI service that allows users to transform and combine data from various sources, perform data transformation and cleansing operations, and then store the results in inexpensive Azure Blob Gen2 Storage.

Dataflows also use the Power Query M language and are constructed using a web-based version of Power Query Editor. In effect, dataflows are cloud-based versions of queries that you would otherwise create in Power BI Desktop.

Getting ready

To prepare for this recipe, you will need a Power BI Pro license or trial license. See the Thinking about Licensing recipe from Chapter 1, Installing and Licensing Power BI Tools. Create a new workspace in the Power BI service. This workspace should be a Pro workspace and not a Fabric or Fabric trial workspace. Fabric workspaces include the Dataflows Gen2 capabilities, which are constructed almost identically to dataflows.

In addition, you should complete...

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