PBI Desktop
Tool for shaping, cleaning, and transforming data before it loads into your model, using recorded step‑by‑step actions to prepare the dataset.
Power Query Editor
A single-page canvas designed to give you an at‑a‑glance view of your most important, always‑updated business metrics.
Dashboard
Power BI loads a snapshot of your data into Power BI’s in‑memory storage so reports run fast, but the data only updates when you refresh the model.
Import Mode
It is a structured data layer that organizes tables, relationships, and business logic into an intuitive model that Power BI uses as the source for all reports and dashboards
Semantic Model
This object used to enable accurate filtering, grouping, and all DAX time‑intelligence functions by providing one row per date with no gaps.
Data table
It is a shared collaboration area where teams create, manage, and organize reports, dashboards, semantic models, and apps together with role‑based access control
Workspace
Power BI saves the current state of a report page—including filters, slicers, and visual settings—so you can quickly return to.
Bookmark
This is used to filter rows of data each user is allowed to see, ensuring every viewer only accesses the subset of data they are authorized for.
RLS
This process where Power BI pushes your transformation steps to the data source by translating them into a single request.
Query folding
It is a packaged, read‑only experience that lets you deliver a curated collection of dashboards and reports to business users in one place for easy, consistent consumption.
Power BI App