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Beginning Power BI: A Practical Guide to Self-Service Data Analytics with Excel 2016 and Power BI Desktop, Second Edition
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Beginning Power BI: A Practical Guide to Self-Service Data Analytics with Excel 2016 and Power BI Desktop, Second Edition

by Dan Clark
February 2017
Beginner
348 pages
7h 46m
English
Apress
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© Dan Clark 2017

Dan Clark, Beginning Power BI, 10.1007/978-1-4842-2577-6_14

14. Advanced Topics in Power BI

Dan Clark1 

(1)Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA

This chapter covers some advanced topics in Power BI that I think you may find useful. It includes using custom visuals, advanced mapping, row-based security, templates, and content packs.

After completing this chapter, you will be able to

  • Use custom visuals.

  • Implement geo-spatial analysis.

  • Implement row-based security.

  • Create templates and content packs.

Using Custom Visuals

Although Power BI includes an impressive set of visuals out of the box, there are times when they might not fit your needs. The great thing is that Microsoft has provided the source code for the visuals it ships and have provided ...

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