Visualisation & sharing — quiz
12 questions covering this module. Visuals, drill-through, bookmarks, publishing and security.
You want a summary visual to send users to a detail page carrying the selected product. Use:
- Bookmark
- Drillthrough
- Drill down
- Sync slicer
Answer: Drillthrough — Drillthrough passes the selected context to a dedicated detail page.
Which controls whether clicking one visual filters another?
- Sync slicers
- Edit interactions
- Bookmarks
- Page filters
Answer: Edit interactions — Edit interactions sets each target visual to filter, highlight, or none.
A developer needs to edit reports but not manage app access. Which role?
- Admin
- Member
- Contributor
- Viewer
Answer: Contributor — Contributor can create and edit content without publishing the app or managing permissions.
Which source requires an on-premises gateway?
- Azure SQL Database
- SharePoint Online
- On-premises SQL Server
- A dataflow
Answer: On-premises SQL Server — Gateways bridge the Service to sources that are not publicly reachable.
Which function should dynamic RLS use to identify the viewer?
- USERNAME()
- USERPRINCIPALNAME()
- CUSTOMDATA()
- LOOKUPVALUE()
Answer: USERPRINCIPALNAME() — USERPRINCIPALNAME returns the UPN consistently in both Desktop and the Service.
Why might RLS appear not to work when you test it?
- DAX is wrong by definition
- You are a workspace Admin or Member, who bypass RLS
- RLS needs Premium
- Roles only work on import mode
Answer: You are a workspace Admin or Member, who bypass RLS — Admins and Members bypass RLS on datasets they can edit; test as a Viewer or use Test as role.
Which certification is the current Power BI analyst exam?
- DA-100
- PL-300
- PL-900
- DP-500
Answer: PL-300 — PL-300 replaced DA-100 as the Power BI Data Analyst Associate exam.
Which area is easiest to under-prepare for?
- DAX measures
- Governance: workspace roles, refresh, gateways
- Chart selection
- Power Query basics
Answer: Governance: workspace roles, refresh, gateways — The manage-and-secure area is reliably tested but often skipped in favour of DAX practice.
Drill-through differs from drill-down because it:
- Is faster
- Navigates to another page carrying the selected context
- Only works on dates
- Requires a hierarchy
Answer: Navigates to another page carrying the selected context — Drill-down stays within one visual.
"Keep all filters" off means the detail page shows:
- Only the drilled value, ignoring other page filters
- Everything
- Nothing
- The same as on
Answer: Only the drilled value, ignoring other page filters — Usually not what people expect.
How is a chart-type switcher usually built?
- A DAX measure
- Overlapping visuals toggled by bookmarks and the selection pane
- A slicer
- Drill-through
Answer: Overlapping visuals toggled by bookmarks and the selection pane — The user appears to switch type; you swap visibility.
A report misbehaves after editing a visual. Likely cause?
- A broken relationship
- A bookmark still holds the old state
- Wrong data type
- A slicer
Answer: A bookmark still holds the old state — Update bookmarks after changing what they capture.