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Learn Power BI

You're reading from   Learn Power BI A beginner's guide to developing interactive business intelligence solutions using Microsoft Power BI

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838644482
Length 362 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Greg Deckler Greg Deckler
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: The Basics FREE CHAPTER
2. Introduction to Business Intelligence and Power BI 3. Section 2: The Desktop
4. Up and Running with Power BI Desktop 5. Connecting and Shaping Data 6. Creating Data Models and Calculations 7. Unlocking Insights 8. Creating the Final Report 9. Section 3: The Service
10. Publishing and Sharing 11. Using Reports in the Service 12. Understanding Dashboards, Apps, and Security 13. Data Gateways and Refreshing Datasets 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding apps

Apps are a method of bundling multiple dashboards and reports into a single object that can be published and shared within the organization. Hence, instead of sharing individual dashboards and reports or granting permissions to an entire workspace, apps allow the author to choose exactly what content to bundle and share. Hence, apps provide an effective means of organizing shared content and controlling access.

When Microsoft launched the new workspace experience, apps effectively replaced organizational content packs. Moving to this new model greatly simplified the authoring experience of bundling and sharing content.

Creating an app

Before we create the actual app, let's add some content to our workspace...

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