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Question # 1

You are creating a Power BI report to analyze consumer purchasing patterns from a tablenamed Transactions. The Transactions table contains a numeric field named Spend. Youneed to include a visual that identifies which fields have the greatest impact on Spend.Which type of visual should you use?

A. decomposition tree
B. Q&A
C. smart narrative
D. key influences

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Question # 2

You are creating a dashboard by using the Power Bl service.You have an existing report page that contains three charts.You need to add the charts to the dashboard while maintaining the interactivity between thecharts.What should you do?

A. Pin each chart as a tile.
B. Edit interactions in the report and set all interactions to Filter
C. Edit the dashboard theme and pin each chart as a file.
D. Pin the report page as a live tile.

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Question # 3

You have a Rawer Bl report That imports a dace table and a sales table from an AzureSQL database data source. The sales table has the following date foreign keys:• Due Date• Order Date• Delivery DateYou need to support the analysis of sales over time based on all three dates at the sametime.Solution: From the Fields pane, you rename the date table as Due Date. You use a DAXexpression to create Order Date and Delivery Date as calculated tables. You create activerelationships between the sales table and each date table.Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes
B. No

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Question # 4

You have a dataset that is used infrequently and refreshes every hour.You receive a notification that the refresh was disabled due to inactivity.Which two actions will cause the scheduled refresh schedule to resume? Each correctanswer presents a complete solution.NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. Enable query caching for the dataset.
B. Import the dataset to Microsoft Excel.
C. From the Power BI service, open a dashboard that uses the dataset.
D. From the Power BI service, open a report that uses the dataset.
E. From PowerShell, run the get-powerbireport cmdlet.

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Question # 5

You have two Power Bl reports named ReportA and ReportB that each uses a distinct colorpalette.You are creating a Power Bl dashboard that will include two visuals from each reportYou need to use a consistent dark theme for the dashboard. The solution must preservethe original colors of the reports.Which two actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. Upload a snapshot.
B. Select the dark dashboard theme.
C. Turn on tile flow.
D. When pinning visuals to the dashboard, select Use destination theme.
E. For the browser, set the color preference to dark mode.

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Question # 6

You need to create a Power BI theme that will be used in multiple reports. The theme willinclude corporate branding for font size, color, and bar chart formatting.What should you do?

A. From Power Bl Desktop, customize the current theme,
B. From power Bl Desktop, use a built in report theme.
C. Create a theme as a JSON file and import the theme into Power Bl Desktop.
D. Create a theme as a PBIVlZ file and import the theme into Power Bl Desktop.

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Question # 7

You need to create a Power Bl theme that will be used in multiple reports. The theme willinclude corporate branding for font size, color, and bar chartformatting.What should you do?

A. Create a theme as a PBIVIZ file and import the theme into Power Bl Desktop.
B. Create a theme as a JSON file and import the theme into Power Bl Desktop.
C. From Power Bl Desktop, use a built-in report theme.
D. From Power Bl Desktop, customize the current theme.

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Question # 8

You have a CSV file that contains user complaints. The file contains a column namedLogged. Logged contains the date and time each compliant occurred. The data in Loggedis in the fol-lowing format: 2018-12-31 at 08:59. You need to be able to analyze thecomplaints by the logged date and use a built-in date hierarchy. What should you do?

A. Create a column by example that starts with 2018-12-31.
B. Apply a transformation to extract the last 11 characters of the Logged column and setthe data type of the new column to Date.
C. Apply a transformation to extract the first 11 characters of the Logged column.
D. split the Logged column by using at as the delimiter.

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Question # 9

You are building a Power Bl report.Users will view the report by using their mobile device.You need to configure the report to display data based on each user s location.Which two actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. For the relevant columns, set synonyms to match common geographical terms.
B. From Power Query Editor, detect the data types of the relevant columns.
C. Use the columns of the geography data type in all visuals.
D. Create a hierarchy for columns of the geography data type.
E. In Data Category, set the geographic data category for the relevant columns.

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Question # 10

You have a Power BI workspace named BI Data that contains a dataset named BI Finance.You have the Build permission for the 81 Finance dataset but you do NOT havepermissions for the workspace,You need to connect to BI Finance and create a report.Which actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. From the Power BI service, create a dataflow to the dataset by using DirectQuery.
B. From Power BI Desktop, connect to a Dataverse data source.
C. From the Power BI service, create a new report and select a published dataset
D. From Power Bl Desktop, connect to a shared dataset

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Question # 11

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Eachquestion in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Somequestion sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have acorrect solution.After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result,these questions will not appear in the review screen.You have a Power BI report that imports a date table and a sales table from an Azure SQLdatabase data source. The sales table has the following date foreign keys:Due DateOrder DateDelivery DateYou need to support the analysis of sales over time based on all the date foreign keys.Solution: For each date foreign key, you add inactive relationships between the sales tableand the date table.Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes
B. No

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Question # 12

What should you do to address the existing environment data concerns?

A. a calculated column that uses the following formula: ABS(Sales[sales_amount])
B. a measure that uses the following formula: SUMX(FILTER('Sales','Sales'[sales_amount] > 0)),[sales_amount])
C. a measure that uses the following formula: SUM(Sales[sales_amount])
D. a calculated column that uses the following formula:IF(ISBLANK(Sales[sales_amount]),0, (Sales[sales_amount]))

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Question # 13

In Power BI Desktop, you are creating a report that will contain three pages.You need to create a custom tooltip page and prepare the page for use.Which three actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of thesolution.

A. Configure filters on the target visual.
B. For the target page, set Allow use as tooltip to On.
C. Add and configure visuals on the tooltip page.
D. For the tooltip page, set Allow use as tooltip to On.
E. For the tooltip page, configure filters.

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Question # 14

What is the minimum number of Power BI datasets needed to support the reports?

A. a single imported dataset
B. two imported datasets
C. two DirectQuery datasets
D. a single DirectQuery dataset

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Question # 15

You have a Power Bl report that contains five pages.Pages 1 to 4 are visible and page 5 is hidden.You need to create a solution that will enable users to quickly navigate from the first pageto all the other visible pages. The solution must minimize development and maintenanceeffort as pages are added to the report.What should you do first?

A. Add a blank button to page 1.
B. Add a bookmark navigation button to page 1.
C. Create a bookmark for each page.
D. Add a page navigation button to page 1.

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Question # 16

A business intelligence (Bl) developer creates a dataflow in Power Bl that uses DirectQuery to access tables from an on premises Microsoft SQL server. The Enhanced Dataflows Compute Engine is turned on for the dataflow. You need to use the dataflow in a report. The solution must meet the following requirements: • Minimize online processing operations. • Minimize calculation times and render times for visuals. • include data from the current year, up to and including the previous day. What should you do? 

A. Create a dataflows connection that has Import mode selected and schedule a dairy refresh. 
B. Create a dataflows connection that has DirectQuery mode selected.
 C. Create a dataflows connection that has DirectQuery mode selected and configure a gateway connection for the dataset 
D. Create a dataflows connection that has Import mode selected and create a Microsoft Power Automate solution to refresh the data hourly. 

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Question # 17

You have a Power Bl report hosted on powerbi.com that displays expenses by department for department managers. The report contains a line chart that shows expenses by month. You need to enable users to choose between viewing the report as a line chart or a column chart. The solution must minimize development and maintenance effort. What should you do? 

A. Add a column chart, a bookmark, and a button for users to choose a visual. 
B. Create a mobile report that contains a column chart. 
C. Create a separate report page for users to view the column chart. 
D. Enable report readers to personalize visuals. 

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Question # 18

You have a report that contains a donut chart and a clustered column chart. Interactions between the visuals use the default settings. You need to modify the report so that when you select a column m the column chart, the donut chart redraws by using the data from the selected column. What should you do? 

A. Select the column chart and set the donut chart interaction to None. 
B. Select the column chart and set the donut chart interaction to Filter. 
C. Select the donut chart and set the column chart interaction to Filter. 
D. Select the donut chart and set the column chart interaction to None. 

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Question # 19

You have a PBiX file that imports several tables from an Azure SQL database. The data will be migrated to another Azure SQL database. You need to change the connections in the PBIX file. The solution must minimize administrative effort. What should you do? 

A. From Power Query Editor, modify the source of each query. 
B. Create a PBiT file, open the file, and change the data sources when prompted 
C. From Power Query Editor, create new queries. 
D. Modify the Data source settings.

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Question # 20

You are creating a Power BI model that contains a table named Store. Store contains the following fields. You plan to create a map visual that will show store locations and provide the ability to drill down from Country to State/Province to City. What should you do to ensure that the locations are mapped property? 

A. Set the data category of City. State/Province, and Country. 
B. Set Summarization for City. State/Province, and Country to Don't summarize 
C. Change the data type of City. State/Province, and Country. 
D. Create a calculated column that concatenates the values it City, State/Province, and Country. 

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Question # 21

You have a Power Bl workspace that contains several reports. You need to provide a user with the ability to create a dashboard that will use the visuals from the reports. What should you do?

A. Grant the Read permission for the datasets to the user. 
B. Add the user as a Viewer of the workspace. 
C. Share the reports with the user.
D. Create a row-level security (RLS) role and add the user to the role. 
E. Add the user as a member of the workspace. 

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Question # 22

You have a BI dataset and a connected report. You need to ensure that users can analyze data in Microsoft Excel by connecting directly to the dataset. You grant the users the Build permission for dataset What Should do next?

A. Change default visual interaction for the report 
B. For the report change the Export data setting to Summarized data, data with current layout and underlying data 
C. For the report, change the Export data setting to None 
D. Certify the dataset used by the report. 

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Question # 23

You have a Power BI report that contains four pages. All the pages contain a slicer for a field named Country, You need to ensure that when a user selects a county on page l, the selection is retained on page 2 and page 3. The solution must prevent page 4 from being affected by selections on the other pages, What should you do? 

A. Remove the Country slicer from page 1, page 2, and page 3. Add the Country field to the report-level filters. 
B. Remove the Country slicer from page 1, page 2, and page 3. Add the Country field to the page-level filters. 
C. Sync the Country slicer on page 1, page 2, and page 3, 
D. Move the Country slicer from page 2 and page 3 to page 1. 

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Question # 24

You have a Power Bl workspace that contains a dataset. a report, and a dashboard. The following groups have access: • External users can access the dashboard. • Managers can access the dashboard and a manager-specific report. • Employees can access the dashboard and a row-level security (RLS) constrained report. You need all users, including the external users, to be able to tag workspace administrators if they identify an issue with the dashboard. The solution must ensure that other users see the issues that were raised. What should you use? 

A. subscriptions 
B. comments 
C. alerts 
D. chat in Microsoft Teams 

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Question # 25

You have a Power B1 report that contains three pages named Page1, Page2, and Page3. All the pages have the same slicers. You need to ensure that all the filters applied to Page1 apply to Page1 and Page3 only. What should you do? 

A. Sync the slicers on Page1 and Page3 
B. On each page, modify the interactions of the slicer.
 C. Enable visibility of the slicers on Page1 and Page3. Disable visibility of the slicer on Page2. 

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Question # 26

You have a Power Bl report You have a table named Dalai that contains 10 million rows. Data is used in the following visuals: • A card that shows the number of records • A bar chart that snows total transaction amount by territory • A scatter plot that shows transaction amount and profit amount on the axes and points colored by territory You need to modify the scatter plot to make it easier for users to identify meaningful patterns. The solution must not affect the accuracy of the other visuals-What should you do? 

A. Apply a row filter to the Dalai query in Power Query Editor.
B. Add a trend line to the scatter plot 
C. Enable high-density sampling on the scatter plot 
D. Add a count field of the transaction amount to the size bucket of the scatter plot 

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Question # 27

You have a report in Power Bl named report1 that is based on a shared dataset. You need to minimize the risk of data exfiltration for report1. The solution must prevent other reports from being affected. What should you do?

A. Clear Allow recipients to share your dashboard and Allow users to build new content using the underlying datasets for the dataset. 
B. Select the Allow end users to export both summarized and underlying data from the service or Report Server Export data option for the report. 
C. Select the Don't allow end users to export any data from the service or Report Server Export data option for the report. 
D. Apply row-level security (RLS) to the shared dataset. 

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Question # 28

You have a Power BI report that contains one page. The page contains two line charts and one bar chart. You need to ensure that users can perform the following tasks for all three visuals: Switch the measures used in the visuals. Change the visualization type. Add a legend. The solution must minimize development effort. What should you do?

A. Enable personalization for each Visual.
B. Create a bookmark for each acceptable combination of visualization type, measure, and legend in the bar chart 
C. Edit the interactions between the three visuals. 
D. Enable personalization for the report 

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Question # 29

You attempt to connect Purer 81 Desktop to a Cassandra database. From the Get Data connector list you discover that there is no specific connector for the Cassandra database, You need to select an alternate data connector that will connect to the database. Which of connector should you choose? 

A. Microsoft SQL Server database 
B. ODBC 
C. OData 
D. OLE DB 

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Question # 30

You have a Microsoft Excel file in a Microsoft OneDrive folder. The file must be imported to a Power Bi dataset You need to ensure that the dataset can be refreshed in powefbi.com. Which two connectors can you use to connect to the file? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

 A. Text/CSV 
B. Folder 
C. Excel Workbook 
D. SharePoint folder 
E. Web 

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Question # 31

For the sales department at your company, you publish a Power Bl report that imports data from a Microsoft Excel We located in a Microsoft SharePoint folder The data model contains several measures You need to create a Power Bl report from the existing data. The solution must minimize development effort. Which type ol data source should you use? 

A. a SharePoint folder 
B. Power Bl dataflows 
C. an Excel workbook 
D. Power Bl dataset 

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Question # 32

You have a Power Bl workspace named Inventory that contains a dataset a report and a dashboard. You need to add an additional tile to the dashboard. The tile must show inventory by location. This information is NOT visualized in the report. The solution must minimize the impact on the report. Which two actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point. 

A. Use quick insights on the dashboard. 
B. Hide the report page. 
C. Ask a question by using Q&A. 
D. Add the visual to the report. 
E. Pin the visual to the dashboard. 

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Question # 33

You maintain a Power Bl workspace that contains a supplier quality dashboard. The dashboard contains 10 card visuals, two map visuals and five bar chart visuals. The dashboard mobile layout is shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit tab.) You need to modify the dashboard mobile layout to meet the following requirements: • Only show single-value visuals. • Minimize scrolling. What should you do?

A. Remove the card visual, increase the size of the map and bar chart visuals 
B. Decrease the size of the map and bar chart visuals Move all the card visuals to the top of the layout. 
C. Move the bar chart visuals to the top of the layout Remove the map visuals. Decrease the size of the card visuals.
 D. Decrease the size of the card visuals. Remove the map and bar chart visuals. 

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Question # 34

You need to create a Power 31 theme that will be used in multiple reports. The theme will include corporate branding for font size, color, and bar chart formatting. What should you do? 

A. From Power Bl Desktop, customize the current theme, 
B. From power Bl Desktop, use a built in report theme. 
C. Create a theme as a JSON file and import the theme into Power Bl Desktop. 
D. Create a theme as a PBIVlZ file and import the theme into Power Bl Desktop. 

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Question # 35

You have a Power Bl report that uses row-level security (RLS). You need to transfer RLS membership maintenance to an Azure network security team. The solution must NOT provide the Azure network security team with the ability to manage reports, datasets. or dashboards. What should you do?

 A. Add the Azure network security team as members of the RLS role. 
B. Instruct the Azure network security team to create security groups. Configure RLS to use the groups.
 C. Configure custom instructions for the Request access feature that instructs users to contact the Azure network security team. 
D. Grant the Read and Build permissions for the Power Bl datasets to the Azure network security team. 

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