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Question 1

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 2

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 3

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:

Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated

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

Question 4

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

Options:

DirectQuery

Import

Live connection

Composite

Question 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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

Question 10

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 11

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 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 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 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

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 21

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 22

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?

Options:

Add the Azure network security team as members of the RLS role.

Instruct the Azure network security team to create security groups. Configure RLS to use the groups.

Configure custom instructions for the Request access feature that instructs users to contact the Azure network security team.

Grant the Read and Build permissions for the Power Bl datasets to the Azure network security team.

Question 23

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that use 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 the same in each question in this series.

You have a Microsoft SQL Server database that contains the following tables.

The following columns contain date information:

- Date[Month] in the mmyyyy format

- Date[Date_ID] in the ddmmyyyy format

- Date[Date_name] in the mm/dd/yyyy format

- Monthly_returns[Month_ID] in the mmyyyy format

The Order table contains more than one million rows.

The Store table has a relationship to the Monthly_returns table on the Store_ID column. This is the only relationship between the tables.

You plan to use Power BI Desktop to create an analytics solution for the data.

You need to create a relationship between the Order table and the Store table on the Store_ID column.

What should you do before you create the relationship?

Options:

In the Order table query, use the Table.TrasformRows function.

In the Store table query, use the Table.TrasformRows function.

In the Store table query, use the Table.TrasformColumnTypes function.

In the Order table query, use the Table.TrasformColumnTypes function.

Question 24

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:

Question 25

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 26

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 create a parameter named DataSourceExcel that holds the file name and location of a Microsoft Excel data source.

You need to update the query to reference the parameter instead of multiple hard-coded copies of the location within each query definition.

Solution: In the Power Query M code, you replace references to the Excel file with DataSourceExcel.

Does this meet the goal?

Options:

Yes

Question 27

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 28

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 29

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 30

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 31

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 32

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 33

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 34

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 35

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 36

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 37

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] )

)

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