Can't find snippets in Power BI training

AdamShoaff-6885 20 Reputation points
2024-06-05T14:59:17.8666667+00:00

I was working through the lab "Create DAX Calculations in Power BI Desktop," and I couldn't find the code snippets that are supposed to be provided. They were not in the Assets folder (searching for any file format) or any other folder. I wasted a lot of time searching for these, and I couldn't do most of the rest of the lab without the snippets. Could you please just put the code snippets in the instructions?

There are other places where the lab environment doesn't match the instructions: (1) There was no plus icon to add a page at the bottom of the screen, (2) There was no forked-double arrow icon available, (3) The Date Table window no longer matches the instructions; there's no property to shift to Yes, (4) In the Visuals pane, there is no Columns and Values; these are now labeled as X-axis and Y-axis.

Finally, it would be a courtesy if you would provide instructions or links for steps that happened in previous labs, such as setting decimal points and assigning fields to a display folder. Since many people don't complete the labs all in one day, helpful reminders would make the learning experience more focused on learning content instead of spending time looking things up in previous labs.

Lots of criticism here, but the most frustrating thing was the inability to locate the code snippets. I'm normally happy with Microsoft's trainings, but this lab was surprisingly disappointing.

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  1. Rakesh Gurram 5,070 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-06-05T16:10:52.99+00:00

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