Study Guide: Exam PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst
Study Guide: Exam PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst
Study Guide
Exam PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data
Analyst
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Purpose of this document
Certification
Certification journey
Certification renewal
About the exam
Passing score
What to expect on the exam
Prepare to take the exam
Request accommodations
Take practice tests
Objective domain: skills the exam measures
Skills measured
Functional groups
Corresponding learning paths and modules
Additional study resources
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Certification
Certification journey
For an overview of attaining Microsoft Certification, including prerequisites (if any) and additional
resources, explore The journey to Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate.
Certification renewal
Once you earn your certification, don’t let it expire. When you have an active certification that’s expiring
within six months, you should renew it—at no cost—by passing a renewal assessment on Microsoft
Learn. Remember to renew your certification annually, if you want to retain it.
To identify which certifications are available for you to renew, visit your Certifications in your Microsoft
Learn profile:
• Ensure your certification profile is connected to your Learn profile.
• Expect an email that directs you to the applicable assessment that you must pass on Microsoft
Learn. You’ll receive this email as soon as you have a certification that you’re eligible to renew.
• When you pass an online assessment, your certification will extend by one year from the current
expiration date.
• To help prepare for the assessment, explore the collection of free modules on the certification
renewal page.
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Passing score
A passing score is 700. Learn more about exam scoring and score reports.
Request accommodations
We’re committed to ensuring all learners are set up for success. If you use assistive devices, require
extra time, or need modification to any part of the exam experience, you can request an
accommodation. We encourage you to learn more about available accommodations and how to obtain
them by visiting this page.
Note
The bullets that follow each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we are assessing that
skill. Related topics may be covered in the exam.
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Note
Most questions cover features that are general availability (GA). The exam may contain questions on
Preview features if those features are commonly used.
Skills measured
• Prepare the data (15–20%)
• Model the data (30–35%)
• Visualize and analyze the data (25–30%)
• Deploy and maintain assets (20–25%)
Functional groups
Prepare the data (15–20%)
Get data from different data sources
• Identify and connect to a data source
• Change data source settings
• Select a shared dataset or create a local dataset
• Select a storage mode
• Use Microsoft Dataverse
• Change the value in a parameter
• Connect to a data flow
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Create dashboards
• Manage tiles on a dashboard
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Manage workspaces
• Create and configure a workspace
• Assign workspace roles
• Configure and update a workspace app
• Publish, import, or update assets in a workspace
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Prepare the data (15–20%) PL-300 Learning Path: Prepare data for analysis
• Get data in Power BI
• Clean, transform, and load data in Power BI
Model the data (30–35%) PL-300 Learning Path: Model data in Power BI
• Design a data model in Power BI
• Introduction to creating measures using DAX in Power BI
• Optimize a model for performance in Power BI
Visualize and analyze the data PL-300 Learning Path: Visualize data in Power BI
(25–30%)
• Work with Power BI visuals
• Create a data-driven story with Power BI reports
• Create dashboards in Power BI
• Create paginated reports
PL-300 Learning Path: Data analysis in Power BI
• Perform analytics in Power BI
• Work with AI visuals in Power BI
Deploy and maintain assets (20– PL-300 Learning Path: Manage workspaces and datasets in
25%) Power BI
• Create and manage workspaces in Power BI
• Manage datasets in Power BI
• Implement row-level security
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Exam PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst
Course PL-300T00: Microsoft Take a three-day, instructor-led course that discusses the
Power BI Data Analyst various methods and best practices that are in line with
business and technical requirements for modeling,
visualizing, and analyzing data with Power BI.
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