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This document provides interview tips and answers some common Power BI interview questions. It discusses optimizing measures using the VAR function, the differences between star and snowflake schemas, what data flows are in Power BI, different types of refreshes, challenges faced developing reports, using field parameters, keeping total sales values static when filters are applied, using row-level security, and sorting categories on a visual.

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Power Bi Interview Questions

This document provides interview tips and answers some common Power BI interview questions. It discusses optimizing measures using the VAR function, the differences between star and snowflake schemas, what data flows are in Power BI, different types of refreshes, challenges faced developing reports, using field parameters, keeping total sales values static when filters are applied, using row-level security, and sorting categories on a visual.

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Interview Tips

Power BI
Interview Questions
Asked in Service Based Company

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Question 1
Total = a*b/c*d how do you optimize this in dax ?

To optimize this we ca write dax measure by using


“VAR” fucntion.

Total =
VAR a = 10
VAR b = 20
VAR c = 30
VAR d = 40
VAR e = DIVIDE(a * b, c * d, 0)

RETURN e
Question 2
Difference between Star Schema and Snowflake Schema?

Star Schema:

Dimensions in a star schema are REM is represented as a


one-dimensional table that includes a collection of
properties.

The fact table is in the middle, containing the keys to each


Dimension table, and the overall organization resembles a
star schema.

If the fact table includes more than 80% of the data, we


should use a star schema, which will provide excellent
speed.
Question 2
Difference between Star Schema and Snowflake
Schema?

Snowflake Schema:

The snowflake schema's dimension tables are


normalized, which means they are split into many
dimensions to reduce duplicate data.

Snowflake schema is utilized when dimension


tables are large in size and contain a lot of
redundant data.
Question 3
What is Data Folws in Power BI?

Data flows are not produced in Power BI desktop, but


rather in Power BI service, therefore data flows are
effectively live queries that execute independently within
the Power BI as a service. Okay, it's basically power
queries online.

If you know that there is one particular table that has to


be utilized in multiple reports, you can create a data flow,
load that particular table, do all of the transformations,
then create your final table, and then use that final table
with all of the transformations in all of the reports where
it is required, so in this way we are reusing the data flow.
Okay, that's the key aspect of a data blow: we reuse the
query across numerous reports
Question 4
Different refreshes in Power BI?

1. Manual Refresh:

To manually refresh data in Power BI, click the


"Refresh" button in the Power BI Service or
Desktop App. This approach is appropriate for tiny
datasets that do not require regular updates.
2. Scheduled Refresh:

In Power BI, we can also plan data


refreshes to occur automatically
at regular or specified periods.
This approach is appropriate for
bigger datasets with frequent
changes.

To schedule a refresh of the


program, you must have a Power
BI Pro or Power BI Premium
subscription.
3. Incremental Refresh:

Incremental refresh goes beyond planned refresh


procedures by automating partition generation and
administration for semantic model tables that often load
new and updated data. Most models have one or more
tables with transaction data that changes often and can
expand exponentially, similar to a fact table in a relational
or star database structure.
Question 5
Challenges you have faced during the development of
reports?

There are a lot of challenges that come with a dayto-day


task right you have to like there is no particular thing that
you can describe over here so you can mentally prepare
about this question before only right if something related
to data incompleteness from the source, you can talk
about any particular Dax-related challenge you can talk
about any particular security-related challenge if support
Question 6
What are the field parameters?

Field Parameters are a feature that allows users to choose


between several dimensions or values in a data model,
affecting what is presented on a visualization. The concept
is similar to Numeric Range Parameters, however instead of
only toggling a value, you may also toggle between fields.

For example, you may define a field option to choose


between displaying Total Profit by Product Category and
Profit by Country, or any other dimension. You could also
construct a field parameter that transforms the value from
Profit to Revenue and use it instead or in conjunction with
the other Field Parameter to provide even more
customization.
Question 7
How to keep the default total sales values even if the
external users apply filters?

From this question, he wants to know whether you have a


specific card graphic having total sales and if you have other
slices in your report. whether you don't want to modify your
total sales amount if you apply any sort of filter or slice on
that particular page, how will you do it?

We may restrict the total sales to not change, thus what you
can do is move to this format. Tab and here you will have edit
interactions so edit interaction gives you the facility of
blocking or filtering okay so currently it is by default filtering
so that's why you see the respective sale of category a but if
you make it off so the total sales that is value will not change
so with the help of edit interactions we can achieve this thing
Question 8
RLS?

Row-level security (RLS) in Power BI may be used to restrict


data access for certain users. Filters limit data access at the
row level, and you may create filters inside roles. Users who
have access to a workspace in the Power BI service can access
its semantic models. RLS restricts data access exclusively to
people having Viewer rights. It does not apply to
administrators, members, or contributors.

Power BI allows you to setup RLS for data models that are
loaded into it. You may also enable RLS for semantic models
that use DirectQuery, such as SQL Server. Rowlevel security
for Analysis Services or Azure Analysis Services connections is
configured in the model rather than in Power BI. The security
option does not shown for active connection semantic
models.
Question 9
I have a category column with a,b,c,d I want to show visual
with x axis c,d,a,b how to handle this scenario?

Example Data

To achieve this we
need to create a
custom column using
“Total Sales” column
Question 9
I have a category column with a,b,c,d I want to show visual
with x axis c,d,a,b how to handle this scenario?

Data

To get the output like this


you need
to sort the “Category”
column based on “Test”
Column.
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