PL-300 - Visualize and Analyze the Data (23% of the exam) - Section 3.1

Create reports and visualizations appropriate to the data and audience.

Select appropriate report visuals and custom visuals for the data type and audience, and configure slicers and filters to control scope without hiding context. Apply drill-through pages and bookmarks with buttons to let users navigate from a summary view to supporting detail.

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Practice question for this objective

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A report author plans to add visual calculations to several visuals. Which visuals does the documentation explicitly list as not supporting visual calculations? (Select 3 answers)

ASmart narrative visual on the report page. Correct
BDecomposition tree visual exploring a measure. Correct
CPaginated report visual embedded in the page. Correct
DMatrix visual configured with row and column groups.
ELine chart visualising a single measure over a date axis.

Smart narrative, decomposition tree, key influencers, paginated report visual, slicers, R/Python visuals, and similar AI/embed visuals do not support visual calculations. The visual calculations limitations list slicers, R and Python visuals, key influencers, decomposition tree, Q&A, smart narrative, metrics, paginated report visual, Power Apps, Power Automate, small multiples, and play axis on scatter as unsupported.

Why A is correct: Correct. Smart narrative visual on the report page is one of the keyed answers. The visual calculations limitations list slicers, R and Python visuals, key influencers, decomposition tree, Q&A, smart narrative, metrics, paginated report visual, Power Apps, Power Automate, small multiples, and play axis on scatter as unsupported.

Why B is correct: Correct. Decomposition tree visual exploring a measure is one of the keyed answers. The visual calculations limitations list slicers, R and Python visuals, key influencers, decomposition tree, Q&A, smart narrative, metrics, paginated report visual, Power Apps, Power Automate, small multiples, and play axis on scatter as unsupported.

Why C is correct: Correct. Paginated report visual embedded in the page is one of the keyed answers. The visual calculations limitations list slicers, R and Python visuals, key influencers, decomposition tree, Q&A, smart narrative, metrics, paginated report visual, Power Apps, Power Automate, small multiples, and play axis on scatter as unsupported.

Why D is wrong: Matrix visuals are a primary host for visual calculations; the editor's visual matrix concept comes from this visual.

Why E is wrong: Line charts are supported hosts for visual calculations; the documentation does not list them in the unsupported set.

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Exam traps in Visualize and Analyze the Data

Answers that look right on this material and are not. Each one is a distractor from a different question in the PL-300 bank for this domain.

Add a hidden page from the Page Information card on the View tab.
Why it is wrong: Hidden pages remove a page from the tab strip but do not capture filter, slicer, or sort state for later replay.
With drill-down on, on the Format menu set Apply drill down filters to to Current visual.
Why it is wrong: Current visual (the default) means drilling only changes the active visual and leaves the rest of the page untouched.
Add a report bookmark in the Power BI service; report viewers can create these without edit permissions.
Why it is wrong: Report bookmarks require edit permissions; report viewers without edit rights cannot create them and they would be visible to other readers anyway.

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