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Introduction to the Power BI Designer

PASS Data Community Summit via YouTube

Overview

Explore the capabilities of Microsoft's Power BI Designer in this 54-minute conference talk from PASS Data Community Summit. Dive into the standalone Business Intelligence tool that enables designing and building Power BI reports outside of web and Excel environments. Learn about the tool's current offerings through live demonstrations, and gain insights into potential future developments. Discover how Power BI Designer can streamline your dashboard and report creation process, significantly reducing production time. The presentation covers topics such as the history of Power BI, data sources, setup procedures, query editing, report creation, measures, dashboards, and future features. Additionally, address common questions about pricing, deployment, sharing, and comparisons with Excel. Whether you're considering implementing Power BI in your organization or looking to enhance your BI capabilities, this comprehensive overview will equip you with valuable knowledge to make informed decisions.

Syllabus

Introduction
About Power BI
History of Power BI
What is Power BI Designer
Power BI Designer overview
Power BI Designer data sources
Power BI Designer setup
Launch Power BI Designer
Get Data
Web Demo
Edit Power Query
Report Tab
Multiple Pages
New Measures Columns
Save to Desktop
Dashboards
Future Features
Pricing
Questions
AWS
Data Source
Deployment
Sharing
Power BI Beyond
When can we get the recording
Whats the difference between Excel and Designer
Whats the plan for the Excel addins
How do we delete the data source from Power BI
Which versions of Business Object Universes can be accessed
Conclusion

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