Microsoft PL-300 Practice Test 9
Question 80
The original scenario was: A team plans row-level security on a shared semantic model and asks whether a new report connection automatically bypasses existing restrictions. The initial solution is already in place. Now this new requirement arises: An analyst needs to create new reusable business measures centrally. Which ADDITIONAL action BEST meets the changed condition?
- A test viewer sees only permitted rows in the connected report
- Connect with appropriate permission and validate effective semantic-model security
- Request semantic-model edit rights through the governed ownership process
- Copy its tables to Excel so restricted rows can be republished without governance
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:The changed requirement is 'An analyst needs to create new reusable business measures centrally'. The additional response is 'Request semantic-model edit rights through the governed ownership process'.
Incorrect Answers
A:This observes the original approach but is not an additional action: A test viewer sees only permitted rows in the connected report.
B:This is the already implemented original solution: Connect with appropriate permission and validate effective semantic-model security. Report connections reuse the semantic model's enforced security context. It does not itself solve the new requirement.
D:This remains unsuitable for the original situation: Extracting restricted data into uncontrolled copies undermines model security. It also does not meet the changed need.
Question 81
A source includes 150000 transactions but Power Query's profile uses only the top 1000 rows. Which approach BEST meets the stated Microsoft Power BI requirement?
- Conclude that all rows are clean because the initial preview shows no errors
- Use scoped source-side validation queries and document the sample limitations
- Identify and repair or exclude invalid key rows before relating the dimension
- Switch profiling to the entire data set when assessing all-row distributions
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Profile statistics based on a preview can miss patterns farther down the table. For the stated case, Switch profiling to the entire data set when assessing all-row distributions.
Incorrect Answers
A:A sample cannot establish whole-table quality. The proposed shortcut 'Conclude that all rows are clean because the initial preview shows no errors' fails the documented need.
B:This might be appropriate after a different requirement arises: Refreshing the full profile becomes too expensive to run interactively. It is not the best initial response to the stated case.
C:This addresses a separate source situation: A customer table contains null CustomerID values, yet CustomerID must identify a unique dimension member. It does not directly satisfy this case's priority.
Question 82
A source includes 150000 transactions but Power Query's profile uses only the top 1000 rows. A colleague proposes: Conclude that all rows are clean because the initial preview shows no errors. Which explanation BEST identifies the defect in that proposal?
- The suggested approach is safe merely because its product name is familiar.
- One shared replacement key collapses unrelated customers together
- Profile statistics based on a preview can miss patterns farther down the table
- A sample cannot establish whole-table quality
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:A sample cannot establish whole-table quality. This directly explains why the proposal 'Conclude that all rows are clean because the initial preview shows no errors' should not be used.
Incorrect Answers
A:Product familiarity is not evidence of suitability. The actual defect in this proposal is: A sample cannot establish whole-table quality.
B:This addresses a different case: A customer table contains null CustomerID values, yet CustomerID must identify a unique dimension member. It is not the specific defect in 'Conclude that all rows are clean because the initial preview shows no errors'.
C:This is reasoning supporting the preferred solution 'Switch profiling to the entire data set when assessing all-row distributions', but it does not directly name the defect in the proposed shortcut.
Question 83
A source includes 150000 transactions but Power Query's profile uses only the top 1000 rows. After implementing Switch profiling to the entire data set when assessing all-row distributions, which observation BEST demonstrates that the intended result is actually working?
- The team schedules a future check of whether Column distribution and error counts are computed over the full available source, but has not observed a result.
- The report owner approves Switch profiling to the entire data set when assessing all-row distributions without testing the resulting behavior.
- CustomerID is nonblank and unique under the agreed quality rule
- Column distribution and error counts are computed over the full available source
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:The observation 'Column distribution and error counts are computed over the full available source' directly tests the intended result. Profile statistics based on a preview can miss patterns farther down the table.
Incorrect Answers
A:A future test is not yet observed operational evidence. The verification must establish: Column distribution and error counts are computed over the full available source.
B:Approval of a proposed design is not evidence of working behavior. The required observation is: Column distribution and error counts are computed over the full available source.
C:This belongs to a different case: A customer table contains null CustomerID values, yet CustomerID must identify a unique dimension member. It does not validate the current change.
Question 84
The original scenario was: A source includes 150000 transactions but Power Query's profile uses only the top 1000 rows. The initial solution is already in place. Now this new requirement arises: Refreshing the full profile becomes too expensive to run interactively. Which ADDITIONAL action BEST meets the changed condition?
- Use scoped source-side validation queries and document the sample limitations
- Conclude that all rows are clean because the initial preview shows no errors
- Column distribution and error counts are computed over the full available source
- Switch profiling to the entire data set when assessing all-row distributions
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:The changed requirement is 'Refreshing the full profile becomes too expensive to run interactively'. The additional response is 'Use scoped source-side validation queries and document the sample limitations'.
Incorrect Answers
B:This remains unsuitable for the original situation: A sample cannot establish whole-table quality. It also does not meet the changed need.
C:This observes the original approach but is not an additional action: Column distribution and error counts are computed over the full available source.
D:This is the already implemented original solution: Switch profiling to the entire data set when assessing all-row distributions. Profile statistics based on a preview can miss patterns farther down the table. It does not itself solve the new requirement.
Question 85
A customer table contains null CustomerID values, yet CustomerID must identify a unique dimension member. Which approach BEST meets the stated Microsoft Power BI requirement?
- Replace each missing key with the same arbitrary integer
- Create an explicitly governed Unknown dimension member and route matching facts
- Identify and repair or exclude invalid key rows before relating the dimension
- Normalize blank strings and nulls according to a consistent missing-data policy
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:Blank business keys cannot reliably identify distinct dimension members. For the stated case, Identify and repair or exclude invalid key rows before relating the dimension.
Incorrect Answers
A:One shared replacement key collapses unrelated customers together. The proposed shortcut 'Replace each missing key with the same arbitrary integer' fails the documented need.
B:This might be appropriate after a different requirement arises: Business owners permit unidentified customers to be reported as one unknown member. It is not the best initial response to the stated case.
D:This addresses a separate source situation: A source table has both empty strings and nulls in Email, and the analyst needs one missing-value definition. It does not directly satisfy this case's priority.
Question 86
A customer table contains null CustomerID values, yet CustomerID must identify a unique dimension member. A colleague proposes: Replace each missing key with the same arbitrary integer. Which explanation BEST identifies the defect in that proposal?
- Empty strings may be unusable as contact addresses
- One shared replacement key collapses unrelated customers together
- The suggested approach is safe merely because its product name is familiar.
- Blank business keys cannot reliably identify distinct dimension members
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:One shared replacement key collapses unrelated customers together. This directly explains why the proposal 'Replace each missing key with the same arbitrary integer' should not be used.
Incorrect Answers
A:This addresses a different case: A source table has both empty strings and nulls in Email, and the analyst needs one missing-value definition. It is not the specific defect in 'Replace each missing key with the same arbitrary integer'.
C:Product familiarity is not evidence of suitability. The actual defect in this proposal is: One shared replacement key collapses unrelated customers together.
D:This is reasoning supporting the preferred solution 'Identify and repair or exclude invalid key rows before relating the dimension', but it does not directly name the defect in the proposed shortcut.
Question 87
A customer table contains null CustomerID values, yet CustomerID must identify a unique dimension member. After implementing Identify and repair or exclude invalid key rows before relating the dimension, which observation BEST demonstrates that the intended result is actually working?
- The missing-email rate includes both formerly blank and null source entries
- The team schedules a future check of whether CustomerID is nonblank and unique under the agreed quality rule, but has not observed a result.
- CustomerID is nonblank and unique under the agreed quality rule
- The report owner approves Identify and repair or exclude invalid key rows before relating the dimension without testing the resulting behavior.
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:The observation 'CustomerID is nonblank and unique under the agreed quality rule' directly tests the intended result. Blank business keys cannot reliably identify distinct dimension members.
Incorrect Answers
A:This belongs to a different case: A source table has both empty strings and nulls in Email, and the analyst needs one missing-value definition. It does not validate the current change.
B:A future test is not yet observed operational evidence. The verification must establish: CustomerID is nonblank and unique under the agreed quality rule.
D:Approval of a proposed design is not evidence of working behavior. The required observation is: CustomerID is nonblank and unique under the agreed quality rule.
Question 88
The original scenario was: A customer table contains null CustomerID values, yet CustomerID must identify a unique dimension member. The initial solution is already in place. Now this new requirement arises: Business owners permit unidentified customers to be reported as one unknown member. Which ADDITIONAL action BEST meets the changed condition?
- CustomerID is nonblank and unique under the agreed quality rule
- Identify and repair or exclude invalid key rows before relating the dimension
- Create an explicitly governed Unknown dimension member and route matching facts
- Replace each missing key with the same arbitrary integer
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:The changed requirement is 'Business owners permit unidentified customers to be reported as one unknown member'. The additional response is 'Create an explicitly governed Unknown dimension member and route matching facts'.
Incorrect Answers
A:This observes the original approach but is not an additional action: CustomerID is nonblank and unique under the agreed quality rule.
B:This is the already implemented original solution: Identify and repair or exclude invalid key rows before relating the dimension. Blank business keys cannot reliably identify distinct dimension members. It does not itself solve the new requirement.
D:This remains unsuitable for the original situation: One shared replacement key collapses unrelated customers together. It also does not meet the changed need.
Question 89
A country column uses US, USA, and United States to represent one market. Which approach BEST meets the stated Microsoft Power BI requirement?
- Leave variants untouched and sort by country name
- Adopt a governed country dimension mapping to valid ISO codes
- Standardize the variants with a documented mapping during Power Query cleaning
- Use Change Type with Locale for the correct regional date format
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:Consistent dimension labels prevent accidental duplicate categories. For the stated case, Standardize the variants with a documented mapping during Power Query cleaning.
Incorrect Answers
A:Sorting does not merge semantic duplicates. The proposed shortcut 'Leave variants untouched and sort by country name' fails the documented need.
B:This might be appropriate after a different requirement arises: The company adds ISO alpha-two codes for all markets. It is not the best initial response to the stated case.
D:This addresses a separate source situation: A European file encodes 31/12/2025 but the model interprets it as a US month/day date. It does not directly satisfy this case's priority.
Question 90
A country column uses US, USA, and United States to represent one market. A colleague proposes: Leave variants untouched and sort by country name. Which explanation BEST identifies the defect in that proposal?
- Integer type cannot preserve the intended calendar dates
- The suggested approach is safe merely because its product name is familiar.
- Consistent dimension labels prevent accidental duplicate categories
- Sorting does not merge semantic duplicates
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Sorting does not merge semantic duplicates. This directly explains why the proposal 'Leave variants untouched and sort by country name' should not be used.
Incorrect Answers
A:This addresses a different case: A European file encodes 31/12/2025 but the model interprets it as a US month/day date. It is not the specific defect in 'Leave variants untouched and sort by country name'.
B:Product familiarity is not evidence of suitability. The actual defect in this proposal is: Sorting does not merge semantic duplicates.
C:This is reasoning supporting the preferred solution 'Standardize the variants with a documented mapping during Power Query cleaning', but it does not directly name the defect in the proposed shortcut.