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Question 1

You 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.

Question 2

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:

Question 3

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.

Question 4

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:

Question 5

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

Question 6

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])

Question 7

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]

Question 8

You 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.

Question 9

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.

Options:

Question 10

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?

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.

Question 11

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")

Question 12

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.

Question 13

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that contains the resources shown in the following table.

You create a new dashboard that uses row-level security (RIS) filters You define a new role named Consultants.

To which resource can you assign the Consultants role?

Options:

Group2

Team1

Sales reports

Group 1

Question 14

You have a Power Bl report that contains a table visual The visual contains a column.

The column contains whole numbers ranging from o* 1 to 20.

You need to use conditional formatting to meet the following requirements:

• Visually compare the values without having to read the text containing the number.

• Show a different format for each distinct value

• Hide the numeric value of ColumnA.

• Minimize development effort.

Which formatting should you use?

Options:

background color

font color

icons

data bars

Question 15

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

Options:

Question 16

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

Options:

decomposition tree

Q&A

smart narrative

key influences

Question 17

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.

After you answer a question in this scenario, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.

You have a clustered bar chart that contains a measure named Salary as the value and a field named Employee as the axis. Salary is present in the data as numerical amount representing US dollars.

You need to create a reference line to show which employees are above the median salary.

Solution: You create a percentile line by using the Salary measure and set the percentile to 50%.

Does this meet the goal?

Options:

Yes

Question 18

You are profiling data by using Power Query Editor.

You have a table named Reports that contains a column named State. The distribution and quality data metrics for the data m State is 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.

Options:

Question 19

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.

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 are modeling data by using Microsoft Power BI. Part of the data model is a large Microsoft SQL Server table named Order that has more than 100 million records.

During the development process, you need to import a sample of the data from the Order table.

Solution: You add a WHERE clause to the SQL statement.

Does this meet the goal?

Options:

Yes

Question 20

You need to provide a user with the ability to add members to a workspace. The solution must use the principle of least privilege.

Which role should you assign to the user?

Options:

Viewer

Contributor

Member

Admin

Question 21

You use Power BI Desktop to import two tables named Customer and Contacts. The Customer table contains the following columns:

• Customer_Name

• Customer ID

• Website

The Contacts table contains the following columns:

• Contact ID

• Contact Email

• Contact Name

• Customer Name

A web-based contact form is used to fill the Contacts table. The data is not sanitized.

You need to create a merge for the Customer and Contacts tables.

What should you do?

Options:

Disable fuzzy matching.

Enable fuzzy matching.

Set Join Kind to Left Outer.

Set Join Kind to Full Outer

Question 22

You have a CSV file that contains user complaints. The file contains a column named Logged. Logged

contains the date and time each compliant occurred. The data in Logged is in the following format: 2018-12-31 at 08:59.

You need to be able to analyze the complaints by the logged date and use a built-in date hierarchy.

What should you do?

Options:

Change the data type of the Logged column to Date.

Apply a transform to extract the last 11 characters of the Logged column and set the data type of the new column to Date.

Create a column by example that starts with 2018-12-31 and set the data type of the new column to Date.

Apply a transform to extract the first 11 characters of the Logged column.

Question 23

You have a folder of monthly transaction extracts.

You plan to create a report to analyze the transaction data.

You receive the following email message: "Hi. I've put 24 files of monthly transaction data onto the shared drive. File Transactions201901.csv through Transactions201912.csv have the latest set of columns, but files Transactions201801.csv to Transactions201812.csv have an older layout without the extra fields needed for analysis. Each file contains 10 to 50 transactions."

You get data from the folder and select Combine & Load. The Combine Files dialog box is shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit tab.)

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:

Question 24

You have two Power Bl workspaces named WorkspaceA and Workspaces. WorkspaceA contains two datasets named Sales and HR.

You need to provide a user named User1 with access to the workspaces. The solution must meet the following requirements:

• Create reports that use the HR dataset.

• Publish the reports to WorkspaceB.

• Prevent the ability to modify the HR dataset.

• Prevent the ability to add users to WorkspaceB.

Options:

Question 25

You manage a Power BI model has a table named Sales and product.

You need to ensure that a sales team can view only data that has a CountryRegionName value of United States and a ProductCategory value of Clothing.

What should you do from Power BI Desktop?

Options:

From Power BI Desktop, create a new role that has the following filter.[countryRegionName]= “United States” && [ProductCategory]= “Clothing”

Add the following filters in Query Editor.CountryRegionName is United StatesProductCategory is Clothing

From Power BI Desktop, create a new role that has the following filters.[CountryRegionName]= “United States”

Add the following filters to a report.CountryRegionName is United SatesProductCategory is Clothing

Question 26

You import a Power Bl dataset that contains the following tables:

• Date

• Product

• Product Inventory

The Product inventory table contains 25 million rows. A sample of the data is shown in the following table.

The Product Inventory table relates to the Date table by using the DateKey column. The Product inventory table relates to the Product table by using the ProductKey column. You need to reduce the size of the data model without losing information. What should you do?

Options:

Change Summarization for DateKey to Don't Summarize.

Change the data type of UnitCost to Integer.

Remove the relationship between Date and Product Inventory.

Remove MovementDate.

Question 27

You have a Power BI report named Report' and a dashboard named Dashboard'. Report1 contains a line chart named Sales by month.

You pin the Sales by month visual to Dashboard1.

In Report1, you change the Sales by month visual to a bar chart.

You need to ensure that the bar chart displays on Dashboard',

What should you do?

Options:

Refresh the dataset used by Report1 and Dashboard1.

Select Refresh visuals for Dashboard1.

Edit the details for the dashboard tile Of Dashboar1.

Pin the Sales by month bar chart to Dashboard1.

Question 28

You create a dataset sourced from dozens of flat files in Azure Blob storage. The dataset uses incremental refresh.

From powerbi.com, you deploy the dataset and several related reports to Microsoft Power BI Premium

capacity.

You discover that the dataset refresh fails after the refresh runs out of resources.

What is a possible cause of the issue?

Options:

Query folding is not occurring.

You selected Only refresh complete periods.

The data type of the column used to partition the data changed.

A filter is missing on the report.

Question 29

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?

Options:

a SharePoint folder

Power Bl dataflows

an Excel workbook

Power Bl dataset

Question 30

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.

Question 31

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:

Question 32

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:

Question 33

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

Question 34

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.

Options:

Question 35

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

Question 36

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.

Question 37

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:

Question 38

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] )

)

Question 39

You 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

Question 40

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:

Question 41

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.

Question 42

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

What should you do in Power BI Desktop?

Options:

From Power Query, use a DAX expression to add columns to the Orders table to calculate the calendar quarter of the OrderDate column, the calendar month of the OrderDate column, the calendar quarter of the ShippedDate column, and the calendar month of the ShippedDate column.

From Power Query, add columns to the Orders table to calculate the calendar quarter and the calendar month of the OrderDate column.

From Power Bl Desktop, use the Auto date/time option when creating the reports.

From Power Query, add a date table. Create an active relationship to the OrderDate column in the Orders table and an inactive relationship to the ShippedDate column in the Orders table.

Question 43

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:

Question 44

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(

Table- The table to be filtered. The table can also be an expression that results in a table.

Filter - A Boolean expression that is to be evaluated for each row of the table. For example, [Amount] > 0 or [Region] = "France"

Box 3: Orders[ShippedDate]> Orders[RequiredDate]

Northwind Traders defines late orders as those shipped after the required shipping date.

[Reference:, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/calculate-function-dax, , https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/filter-function-dax, , ]

Question 45

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.

Options:

Question 46

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?

Options:

Merge queries

Append queries

Combine files

Question 47

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:

Question 48

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.

Options:

Question 49

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

Options:

Add the sales department as a member of the reports workspace

Add the Azure Active Directory group of the sales department as an Admin of the reports workspace.

Distribute an app to the users in the Azure Active Directory group of the sales department.

Share each report to the Azure Active Directory group of the sales department.

Question 50

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

Options:

DirectQuery

Import

Live connection

Composite

Question 51

You need to create the semantic model.

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

Options:

live connection

Dual

Import

DirectQuery

Question 52

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

What should you do?

Options:

Filter out discontinued products while importing the Products table.

Group the Categories table by the CategorylD column.

Change the OrderlD column in the Orders table to the Text data type.

Remove the QuantityPerUnit column from the Products table.

Question 53

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:

Options:

Question 54

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?

Options:

bar chart

scatterplot

pie chart

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