Skip to Content
Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference
book

Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference

by Devin Knight, Brian Knight, Mitchell Pearson, Manuel Quintana
December 2018
Beginner to intermediate
794 pages
19h 29m
English
Packt Publishing
Content preview from Microsoft Power BI Complete Reference

Visibility

Every table, column, and measure that isn't explicitly needed in the Report View should be hidden. This usually includes all relationship columns and any measure support tables and measure expressions.

If a column is rarely needed or only needed for a specific report, it can be temporarily unhidden to allow for this report to be developed and then hidden again to maximize usability. Numeric fact table columns that are referenced by DAX Measures (for example, quantity) should be hidden from the fields list, as the measures can be used for visualizing this data.

As discussed in the Parameter tables section, when all columns of a table are hidden from the Report View and at least one DAX Measure identifies the given table as its home ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide

Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide

Devin Knight, Brian Knight, Mitchell Pearson, Manuel Quintana
Introducing Microsoft Power BI

Introducing Microsoft Power BI

Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781789950045OtherPurchase LinkErrata Page