PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Questions and Answers

Note: This question is a part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. For your convenience, the scenario is repeated in each question. Each question presents a different goal and answer choices, but the text of the scenario is exactly the same in each question in this series.

Start of repeated scenario

You have a Microsoft SQL Server database that has the tables shown in the Database Diagram exhibit. (Click the Exhibit.)

You plan to develop a Power BI model as shown in the Power BI Model exhibit. (Click the Exhibit).

You plan to use Power BI to import data from 2013 to 2015.

Product Subcategory [Subcategory] contains NULL values.

End of repeated scenario.

You implement the Power BI model.

You add another table named Territory to the model. A sample of the data is shown in the following table.

You need to create a relationship between the Territory table and the Sales table.

Which function should you use in the query for Territory before you create the relationship?

You have a query named All Sales that imports sales data into a Power BI model.

You plan to create a star schema by separating columns into separate queries and performing further transformations. The solution must meet the following requirements:

• Use All Sales as the source for three other queries named Sales Fact Product Dimension, and Customer Dimension.

• Minimize maintenance effort.

What should you do to create the Sales Fact query, and for which query should you clear Enable load? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You have a Power BI model that contains a table named Sales. The Sales table contains the following columns:

• Order Line ID

• Product ID

• Unit Price

• Order ID

• Quantity

Orders are uniquely identified by using the order ID and can have multiple order lines Each order line within an order contains a different product ID.

You need to write a DAX measure that counts the number of orders.

Which formula should you use?

You have a Power BI report that contains the table visual shown in the following exhibit.

You have a collection of reports for the HR department of your company.

You need to create a visualization for the HR department that shows historical employee counts and predicts trends during the next six months.

Which type of visualization should you use?

You have a Power BI report.

You need to create a calculated table to return the 100 highest spending customers.

How should you complete the DAX expression? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You need to minimize me size of the dataset. The solution must meet the report requirements What should you do?

You need to create a relationship in the data model for RLS.

What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You have a Power BI semantic model that contains a table named Table1. Table1 contains the following columns:

* WebsiteName

* URL

You need to create a report named Report1 that will contain a table visual. The solution must meet the following requirements.

* Display the website name

* Enable users to navigate to the website’s URL by selecting the website name.

What should you use?

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?

You need to create a relationship in the dataset for RLS.

What should you do? To answer select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You need to create a visual that enables the adhoc exploration of data as shown in the following exhibit.

Which type of visual should you use?

You open powerbi.com as shown in the following exhibit.

Use the drop-down menus to select the answer choice that completes each statement based on the information presented in the graphic.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You merge data from Sales.Region, Region_Manager, Sales_Manager, and Manager into a single table named Region. What should you do next to meet the reporting requirements of the executives?

You need to create the required relationship for the executive's visual. What should you do before you can create the relationship?

You need to provide a solution to provide the sales managers with the required access.

What should you include in the solution?

You need to address the data concerns before creating the data model. What should you do in Power Query Editor?

You need to get data from the Microsoft SQL Server tables. What should you use to configure the connection'

You need to create relationships to meet the reporting requirements of the customer service department.

What should you create?

You publish the semantic model to powerbi.com.

For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

What should you create to meet the reporting requirements of the sales department?

You need to create a relationship between the Weekly_Returns table and the Date table to meet the reporting requirements of the regional managers. What should you do?

You need to grant access to the business unit analysts.

What should you configure? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

How should you distribute the reports to the board? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You need to calculate the last day of the month in the balance sheet data to ensure that you can relate the balance sheet data to the Date table. Which type of calculation and which formula should you use? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You need to create the relationship between the product list and the revenue results. The solution must minimize the time it takes to render visuals.

What should you set as the relationship cardinality?

Which two types of visualizations can be used in the balance sheet reports to meet the reporting goals? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Which DAX expression should you use to get the ending balances in the balance sheet reports?

You need to recommend a strategy to consistently define the business unit, department, and product category data and make the data usable across reports.

What should you recommend?

What is the minimum number of datasets and storage modes required to support the reports?

You need to ensure that the data is updated to meet the report requirements. The solution must minimize configuration effort.

What should you do?

You need to create a DAX measure in the data model that only allows users to see projections at the appropriate levels of granularity.

How should you complete the measure? To answer, drag the appropriate values to the correct targets. Each value may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You need to create a measure that will return the percentage of late orders.

How should you complete the DAX expression? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Once the profit and loss dataset is created, which four actions should you perform in sequence to ensure that the business unit analysts see the appropriate profit and loss data? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.

You need to create the dataset. Which dataset mode should you use?

You need to design the data model and the relationships for the Customer Details worksheet and the Orders table by using Power BI. The solution must meet the report requirements.

For each of the following statement, select Yes if the statement is true, Otherwise, select No.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You need to create the Top Customers report.

Which type of filter should you use, and at which level should you apply the filter? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You need to configure access for the sales department users. The solution must me meet the security requirements. What should you do?

You use Power Query to import two tables named Order Header and Order Details from an Azure SQL database. The Order Header table relates to the Order Details table by using a column named Order ID in each table.

You need to combine the tables into a single query that contains the unique columns of each table.

What should you select in Power Query Editor?

You need to minimize the size of the semantic model. The solution must meet the report requirements.

What should you do?

You need to design the data model to meet the report requirements.

What should you do in Power BI Desktop?

You need to create a solution to meet the notification requirements of the warehouse shipping department.

What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct select is worth one point:

You need to create the semantic model.

Which storage mode should you use for the tables in the semantic model?

You need to create the On-Time Shipping report. The report must include a visualization that shows the percentage of late orders.

Which type of visualization should you create?

You are creating a Power Bl report by using Power Bi Desktop.

You need to include a visual that shows trends and other useful information automatically. The visual must update based on selections in other visuals.

Which type of visual should you use?

You have a Fabric workspace that contains the items shown in the following table.

You need to make content available to the management department and the accounting department at your company. The solution must meet the following requirements:

* The management department must have view access to the Headcount and Department Expenses reports.

• The management department must NOT be able to view any other current or future reports.

In Power Bi Desktop, you are creating visualizations in a report based on an imported dataset

You need to allow Power Bi users to export the summarized data used to create the visualizations but prevent the users from exporting the underlying data

What should you do?

You need to create a Power Bl report. The first page or the report must contain the following two views:

* Sales By Postal Code

* Sales by Month

Both views must display a slicer to select a value for a field named Chain.

The Sales By Postal Code view must display a map visual as shown in the following exhibit.

You have two Power Bl reports named ReportA and ReportB that each uses a distinct color palette.

You are creating a Power Bl dashboard that will include two visuals from each report

You need to use a consistent dark theme for the dashboard. The solution must preserve the 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.

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.

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You have an on-premises data gateway.

You need to reduce the amount of data sent through the gateway by semantic models that run in Import storage mode.

Solution: You create aggregations to summarize results.

Does this meet the goal?

You have a custom connector that returns ID, From, To, Subject, Body, and Has Attachments for every email sent during the past year. More than 10 million records are returned.

You build a report analyzing the internal networks of employees based on whom they send emails to.

You need to prevent report recipients from reading the analyzed emails. The solution must minimize the model size.

What should you do?

You have a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that contains the data shown in the following table.

You plan to build a data model for a Power Bl report.

You need to prepare the data so that it is available to the model in the format shown in the following table.

Which three actions should you perform in sequence in Power Query Editor? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.

You have a semantic model that contains a table named Sales. The table contains the following columns;

• Order ID

• Product ID

• Sales Dote

• Sales Amount

You need to create a DAX measure that will return the total sales amount for the same dates from the previous year. How should you complete the measure? To answer, select the appropriate options m the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You are building a Power Bl report that uses data from an Azure SQL database named erp1.

You Import the following tables.

You need to perform the following analyses:

• Orders sold over time that include a measure of the total order value

• Orders by attributes of products sold

The solution must minimize update times when interacting with visuals in the report. What should you do first?

You need to create a calculated column to display the month based on the reporting requirements. Which DAX expression should you use?

You need to create a visualization to meet the reporting requirements of the sales managers.

How should you create the visualization? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You publish the dataset to powerbi.com.

For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.