Expert Data Modeling with Power BI, 2nd Edition (Early Access)

Take your Power BI reports to the next level by learning various data modeling techniques and leveraging the latest features of Power BI effectively

Key Features

Get an understanding of data modeling techniques using Power BI with this up-to-date guide

Learn how to define the relationships between data sets to extract valuable insights

Explore best practices for data preparation and modeling and build optimal data models to solve a wide variety of real-world business challenges

Book Description

This book is a comprehensive guide to understanding the ins and outs of data modeling and how to create full-fledged data models using Power BI confidently.

In this new, fully updated edition, you'll learn how to connect data from multiple sources, understand data, define and manage relationships between data, and shape data models to gain deep and detailed insights about your organization. As you advance through the chapters, the book will demonstrate how to prepare efficient data models in the Power Query Editor and use simpler DAX code with new data modeling features. You'll explore how to use the various data modeling and navigation techniques and perform custom calculations using the modeling features with the help of real-world examples. Finally, you'll learn how to use some new and advanced modeling features to enhance your data models to carry out a wide variety of complex tasks. Additionally, you'll learn valuable best practices and explore common data modeling complications and the solutions to supercharge the process of creating a data model in Power BI and build better-perfog data models.

By the end of this Power BI book, you'll have gained the skills you need to structure data coming from multiple sources in different ways to create optimized data models that support high-perfog reports and data analytics.

What you will learn

Implement virtual tables and intelligence functionalities in DAX to build a powerful model

Identify Dimension and Fact tables and implement them in Power Query Editor

Deal with advanced data preparation scenarios while building Star Schema

Discover different hierarchies and their common pitfalls

Understand complex data models and how to decrease the level of model complexity with different approaches

Learn advanced data modeling techniques such as calculation groups, aggregations, incremental refresh, RLS/OLS, and more

Get well-versed with datamarts and dataflows in PowerBI

Who This Book Is For

This MS Power BI book is for BI users, data analysts, and analysis developers who want to become well-versed with data modeling techniques to make the most of Power BI. Basic working knowledge of Power BI and the Star Schema functionality are required to help you to understand the concepts covered in this book.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Data Modeling in Power BI

Data Analysis eXpressions and Data Modeling

Data Preparation in Power Query Editor

Getting Data from Various Sources

Common Data Preparation Steps

Star Schema Preparation In Power Query Editor

Data Preparation Common Best Practices

Data Modeling Components

Star Schema and Data Modeling Common Best Practices

Advanced Data Modeling Techniques

Row-Level Security