Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Questions and Answers
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.
Options:
Answer:

You need to provide a solution to provide the sales managers with the required access.
What should you include in the solution?
Options:
Create a security role that has a table filter on the Sales_Manager table where
username = UserName()
Create a security role that has a table filter on the Region_Manager table where
sales_manager_id = UserPrincipalName().
Create a security role that has a table filter on the Sales_Manager table where
name = UserName().
Create a security role that has a table filter on the Sales_Manager table where
username = sales_manager_id.
Answer:
AExplanation:
sername-in-dax-with-row-level-security/
You need to create a calculated column to display the month based on the reporting requirements. Which DAX expression should you use?
Options:
FORMAT('Date'[date], "MMM YYYY")
FORMAT('Date' [date], "M YY")
FORMAT('Date'[date_id], "MMM") & "" & FORMAT('Date'[year], "#")
FORMAT('Date' [date_id], "MMM YYYY")
Answer:
AYou 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?
Options:
Apply row-level security (RLS) to the Region table based on the sales manager username.
Configure a bi-directional relationship between Region and Sales.Region.
Create a DAX calculated column that retrieves the region manager from the Weekly.Returns table based on the sales.regionjd column.
In the Region table, create a hierarchy that has the manager name, and then the sales manager name.
Answer:
CYou need to address the data concerns before creating the data model. What should you do in Power Query Editor?
Options:
Select Column distribution.
Select the sales_amount column and apply a number filter.
Select Column profile, and then select the sales_amount column.
Transform the sales_amount column to replace negative values with 0.
Answer:
CYou need to create the required relationship for the executive's visual. What should you do before you can create the relationship?
Options:
Change the data type of Sales[region_id] to Whole Number.
In the Sales table, add a measure for sum(sales_amount).
Change the data type of sales[sales_id] to Text.
Change the data type of sales [region_id] to Decimal Number.
Answer:
AExplanation:
Scenario: Executives require a visual that shows sales by region.
Need to change the sales_id column from Varchar to Whole Number (Integer).
What should you create to meet the reporting requirements of the sales department?
Options:
a measure that uses a formula of SUM (Sales [sales_id])
a calculated column that use a formula of COUNTA(sales [sales_id])
a measure that uses a formula of COUNTROWS (Sales)
a calculated column that uses a formula of SUM (Sales [sales_id])
Answer:
CExplanation:
The sale department requires reports that contain the number of sales transactions.
The COUNTROWS function counts the number of rows in the specified table, or in a table defined by an expression.
You need to get data from the Microsoft SQL Server tables. What should you use to configure the connection'
Options:
import that uses a Microsoft account
DirectQuery that uses the end-user s credentials
DirectQuery that uses a database credential
Import that uses a database credential
Answer:
BYou 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.
Options:
Answer:

Explanation:
Scenario: The sales managers require a visual to analyze sales performance versus sales targets.
Box 1: KPI
A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is a visual cue that communicates the amount of progress made toward a measurable goal.
Box 2: Sales[sales_amount]
Box 3: Date[month]
Time > FiscalMonth. This value will represent the trend.
Box 4: Targets[sales_target]
You need to create relationships to meet the reporting requirements of the customer service department.
What should you create?
Options:
an additional date table named ShipDate, a one-to-many relationship from
Sales[sales_date_id] to Date[date_id], and a one-to-many relationship from
Sales[sales_ship_date_id] to ShipDate[date_id]
an additional date table named ShipDate, a many-to-many relationship from
Sales[sales_date_id] to Date[date_id], and a many-to-many relationship from
Sales[sales_ship_date_id] to ShipDate[date_id]
a one-to-many relationship from Date[date_id] to Sales[sales_date_id] and another one-to-many relationship from Date[date_id] to Weekly_Returns[week_id]
a one-to-many relationship from Sales[sales_date_id] to Date[date_id] and a one-to-many
relationship from Sales[sales_ship_date_id] to Date[date_id]
a one-to-many relationship from Date[date_id] to Sales[sales_date_id] and another one-to-many relationship from Date[date_id] to Sales[sales_ship_date_id]
Answer:
AExplanation:
Scenario: The customer service department requires a visual that can be filtered by both sales month and ship month independently.
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.
Options:
Answer:

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?
Options:
In the Weekly.Returns table, create a new calculated column named date-id in a format of yyyymmdd and use the calculated column to create a relationship to the Date table.
Add the Weekly_Returns data to the Sales table by using related DAX functions.
Create a new table based on the Date table where date-id is unique, and then create a many-to-many relationship to Weekly_Return.
Answer:
AExplanation:
Scenario: Region managers require a visual to analyze weekly sales and returns.
To relate the two tables we need a common column.
Which DAX expression should you use to get the ending balances in the balance sheet reports?
Options:
CALCULATE (
SUM( BalanceSheet [BalanceAmount] ),
DATESQTD( 'Date'[Date] )
)
CALCULATE (
SUM( BalanceSheet [BalanceAmount] ),
LASTDATE( 'Date'[Date] )
)
FIRSTNONBLANK ( 'Date' [Date]
SUM( BalanceSheet[BalanceAmount] )
)
CALCULATE (
MAX( BalanceSheet[BalanceAmount] ),
LASTDATE( 'Date' [Date] )
)
Answer:
AExplanation:
Scenario: At least one of the balance sheet reports in the quarterly reporting package must show the ending balances for the quarter, as well as for the previous quarter.
DATESQTD returns a table that contains a column of the dates for the quarter to date, in the current context.
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.
Options:
a line chart that shows balances by quarter filtered to account categories that are long-term liabilities.
a clustered column chart that shows balances by date (x-axis) and account category (legend) without
filters.
a clustered column chart that shows balances by quarter filtered to account categories that are long-term liabilities.
a pie chart that shows balances by account category without filters.
a ribbon chart that shows balances by quarter and accounts in the legend.
Answer:
A, EExplanation:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/power-bi-visualization-types-for-reports-and-q-and-a
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.
Options:
Answer:

Explanation:
Box 1: A DAX Calculated measure
Box 2: Date.EndofQuarter(#date([Year],[Mont],1))
ENDOFQUARTER returns the last date of the quarter in the current context for the specified column of dates.
The following sample formula creates a measure that returns the end of the quarter, for the current context.
= ENDOFQUARTER(DateTime[DateKey])
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.
Options:
Answer:

Explanation:
Box 1: The Viewer role to the workspace
The Viewer role gives a read-only experience to its users. They can view dashboards, reports, or workbooks in the workspace, but can’t browse the datasets or dataflows. Use the Viewer role wherever you would previously use a classic workspace set to “Members can only view Power BI content”.
Box 2: Build
The analysts must be able to build new reports from the dataset that contains the profit and loss data.
Scenario: The reports must be made available to the board from powerbi.com.
The analysts responsible for each business unit must see all the data the board sees, except the profit and loss data, which must be restricted to only their business unit's data. The analysts must be able to build new reports from the dataset that contains the profit and loss data, but any reports that the analysts build must not be included in the quarterly reports for the board. The analysts must not be able to share the quarterly reports with anyone.
What is the minimum number of datasets and storage modes required to support the reports?
Options:
two imported datasets
a single DirectQuery dataset
two DirectQuery datasets
a single imported dataset
Answer:
DExplanation:
"The analysts responsible for each business unit must see all the data the board sees, except the profit and loss data, which must be restricted to only their business unit's data. The analysts must be able to build new reports from the dataset that contains the profit and loss data" => one dataset and two separate workspaces Reason: All data can be imported into one dataset also if these are two logical models. Shared dimensions can be reconsumed in both models. Reports and additional materials can be shared to the board with an app. The "profit and loss" data model needs RLS for the analysts and the analysts must have just read access to the original workspace. In a separate workspace with contributer (or more rights) they can create new reports (with live connection to the dataset). It is also stated that the new reports mustn't be shared so therefore no need to include them into the app. Import vs. DirectQuery: Due to RLS requirements an imported dataset is needed. It is not possible with file sources and Sharepoint lists.
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?
Options:
Create a shared dataset for each standardized entity.
Create dataflows for the standardized data and make the dataflows available for use in all imported datasets.
For every report, create and use a single shared dataset that contains the standardized data.
For the three entities, create exports of the data from the Power Bl model to Excel and store the data in Microsoft OneDrive for others to use as a source.
Answer:
BYou need to ensure that the data is updated to meet the report requirements. The solution must minimize configuration effort.
What should you do?
Options:
From each report in powerbi.com. select Refresh visuals
From Power Bl Desktop, download the PBIX file and refresh the data.
Configure a scheduled refresh without using an on-premises data gateway.
Configure a scheduled refresh by using an on-premises data gateway
Answer:
CHow 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.
Options:
Answer:

Explanation:
Box 1: Using a workspace membership
Scenario:
The company wants to provide a single package of reports to the board that contains custom navigation and links to supplementary information.
Note: Workspace is a shared environment for a group of people. You can have multiple Power BI content in a workspace. One workspace can have hundreds of dashboards, reports, and datasets in it.
Box 2: A mail-enabled security group
Scenario: Security Requirements
The reports must be made available to the board from powerbi.com. A mail-enabled security group will be used to share information with the board.
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.
Options:
Answer:

Explanation:
.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-admin-rls
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-datasets-build-permissions
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.
Options:
Answer:

Explanation:
Scenario: Revenue projections are set at the monthly level and summed to show projections for the quarter.
Box 1: IF
Box 2: ISFILTERED
ISFILTERED returns TRUE when columnName is being filtered directly. If there is no filter on the column or if the filtering happens because a different column in the same table or in a related table is being filtered then the function returns FALSE.
Box 3: SUM
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?
Options:
One to one
Many to one
One to many
Many to many
Answer:
CYou 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:
Options:
Answer:

You need to minimize me size of the dataset. The solution must meet the report requirements What should you do?
Options:
Change lite OrderlD column in the Orders table to the text data type.
Filter out discontinued products while importing the Product table.
Remove the QuantityPerUnit column from the Products table
Group the Categories table by the CategorylD column.
Answer:
CYou 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.
Options:
Answer:

Explanation:
Box 1: Top N
Scenario: The Top Customers report will show the top 20 customers based on the highest sales amounts in a selected order month or quarter, product category, and sales region.
Once you drag to SKU to Visual level filter you should get Top N option
Note: The two most common filter types: automatic and manual.
Then there are more advanced filters.
Box 2: Visual
Once you drag to SKU to Visual level filter you should get Top N option.
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.
Options:
Answer:

Explanation:
Box 1: many-to-one
Each employee in the Sales Employees table is assigned to one sales region. Multiple employees can be assigned to each region.
The Suppliers table has a Region column.
Box 2: Suppliers table
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.
Options:
Answer:

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.
Options:
Answer:

Explanation:
Box 1: CALCULATE
CALCULATE evaluates an expression in a modified filter context.
Syntax: CALCULATE(
Expression - The expression to be evaluated.
filter1, filter2,… (Optional) Boolean expressions or table expressions that defines filters, or filter modifier functions.
Box 2: FILTER
FILTER returns a table that represents a subset of another table or expression.
Syntax: FILTER(