{"product_id":"a-power-bi-compendium-answers-to-65-commonly-asked-questions-on-power-bi-paperback","title":"A Power Bi Compendium: Answers to 65 Commonly Asked Questions on Power Bi - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Box\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you a reasonably competent Power BI user but still struggling to generate reports that truly tell the story of your data? Or do you simply want to extend your knowledge of Power BI by exploring more complex areas of visualizations, data modelling, DAX, and Power Query? If so, this book is for you. This book serves as a comprehensive resource for users to implement more challenging visuals, build better data models, use DAX with more confidence, and execute more complex queries so they can find and share important insights into their data. \u003c\/p\u003e The contents of the chapters are in a question-and-answer format that explore everyday data analysis scenarios in Power BI. These questions have been generated from the author's own client base and from commonly sought-for information from the Power BI community. They cover a wide and diverse range of topics that many Power BI users often struggle to get to grips with or don't fully understand. Examples of such questions are: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I generate dynamic titles for visuals?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I control subtotals in a Matrix visual?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy do I need a date dimension?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I show the previous N month's sales in a column chart?\u003c\/li\u003eWhy do I need a Star Schema?\u003cli\u003eWhy aren't my totals correct?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I bin measures into numeric ranges?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan I import a Word document?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan I dynamically append data from different source files?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Solutions to these questions and many more are presented in non-technical and easy-to-follow explanations negating the requirement to perform tiresome and fruitless \"google\" searches. There are also companion Power BI Desktop files that set out the answers to each question so you can follow along with the examples given in the book..\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter working through this book, you will have extended your knowledge of Power BI to an expert level, alleviating your existing frustrations and so enabling you to design Power BI reports where you are no longer limited by your lack of knowledge or experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho is This Book For: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Power BI users who can build reports and now want to extend their knowledge of Power BI.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you a reasonably competent Power BI user but still struggling to generate reports that truly tell the story of your data? Or do you simply want to extend your knowledge of Power BI by exploring more complex areas of visualizations, data modelling, DAX, and Power Query? If so, this book is for you. This book serves as a comprehensive resource for users to implement more challenging visuals, build better data models, use DAX with more confidence, and execute more complex queries so they can find and share important insights into their data.\u003c\/p\u003eThe contents of the chapters are in a question-and-answer format that explore everyday data analysis scenarios in Power BI. These questions have been generated from the author's own client base and from commonly sought-for information from the Power BI community. They cover a wide and diverse range of topics that many Power BI users often struggle to get to grips with or don't fully understand. Examples of such questions are: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I generate dynamic titles for visuals?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I control subtotals in a Matrix visual?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy do I need a date dimension?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I show the previous N month's sales in a column chart?\u003c\/li\u003eWhy do I need a Star Schema?\u003cli\u003eWhy aren't my totals correct?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can I bin measures into numeric ranges?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan I import a Word document?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan I dynamically append data from different source files?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSolutions to these questions and many more are presented in non-technical and easy-to-follow explanations negating the requirement to perform tiresome and fruitless \"google\" searches. There are also companion Power BI Desktop files that set out the answers to each question so you can follow along with the examples given in the book..\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter working through this book, you will have extended your knowledge of Power BI to an expert level, alleviating your existing frustrations and so enabling you to design Power BI reports where you are no longer limited by your lack of knowledge or experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Box\u003c\/b\u003e is a Director of Burningsuit Ltd, www.burningsuit.co.uk, and an IT trainer and consultant with over 30 years' experience of delivering computer applications training to all skill levels, from basic users to advanced technical experts. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eUp and Running with DAX for Power BI\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Charticulator for Power BI\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by Apress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrently, she specializes in delivering training in Microsoft Power BI Service and Desktop, Data Modeling, DAX (Data Analysis Expressions), and Excel. Alison also works with organizations as a DAX and Data Analysis consultant. She was one of the first Excel trainers to move into delivering courses in Power Pivot and DAX, from where Power BI was born. 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