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Microsoft Power BI Cookbook. - Second Edition

You're reading from  Microsoft Power BI Cookbook. - Second Edition

Product type Book
Published in Sep 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801813044
Pages 656 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
Gregory Deckler Gregory Deckler
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Brett Powell Brett Powell
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface Configuring Power BI Tools Accessing and Retrieving Data Building a Power BI Data Model Authoring Power BI Reports Working in the Service Getting Serious with Date Intelligence Parameterizing Power BI Solutions Implementing Dynamic User-Based Visibility in Power BI Applying Advanced Analytics and Custom Visuals Administering and Monitoring Power BI Enhancing and Optimizing Existing Power BI Solutions Deploying and Distributing Power BI Content Integrating Power BI with Other Applications Other Book You May Enjoy
Index

Preparing for Q&A

Q&A can be a powerful method of enabling users to explore datasets, enabling them to directly submit their own questions in both the Power BI service and through the Power BI mobile application. The tables and measures of each dataset, represented by a tile on the dashboard, are available to answer Q&A questions.

This recipe provides data model design and metadata tips to prepare a dataset for Q&A. Additionally, synonyms are added to a Power BI Desktop data model to improve the accuracy of natural language queries.

Getting ready

To prepare for this recipe:

  • Complete the first recipe in this chapter, Building a Dashboard.

How to Prepare for Q&A

To implement this recipe, use the following steps:

  1. Open the North American Sales dashboard.
  2. At the upper left of the dashboard, click Ask a question about your data.

    Figure 5.13: Power BI Q&A

  3. Type the following: wholesaler net sales...
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