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Helper IIPower BI PL 300 exam Bookmark Question - Test 3, Question 35
Hi, everyone, I have a Power BI exam question to ask, would love to know whether my answer is correct or not and WHY?
My answer is
-- minimum number of bookmarks required: 2
-- which property should you apply to each bookmark: DATA
Some people aruge that the correct answer of 'which property should you apply to each bookmark' should be: DISPLAY, instead of DATA.
Thank you!!
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Test 3, Question 35
- Sales by Postal Code
- Sales by MonthBoth views must display a slicer to select a value for a field named Chain.The Sales by Postal Code view must display a map visual as shown in the following exhibit.
- Chain
Users must be able to switch between the views by using buttons on the report page.
The selected Chain field must be maintained when switching between views.
What is the minimum number of bookmarks required, and which property should you apply to each bookmark?
MapleCookie Minimum number of bookmarks required : 2 bookmarks
Which property should you apply to each bookmark? : Only apply: "Selected visuals" + "Display"
Note: Do NOT include Data in the bookmark
This ensures the Chain slicer selection is preserved when switching between views.I hope this clears your question.
You need two bookmarks because each view requires its own visual layout, and the slicer selection must stay unchanged when switching between them. Using the
Data property would reset slicer values, which violates the requirement. The Display property only controls which visuals are shown or hidden and keeps slicer selections intact.
Therefore, the correct solution is two bookmarks using the Display property.
Hi MapleCookie,
I understand why you chose DATA based on that highlighted section Let me clarify what that documentation means and why for this specific exam question DISPLAY is still the correct choice
The documentation you highlighted states:
Because of this, you likely want to turn off data properties, so that filters aren't reset when users switch views by selecting a bookmark.- Turn off data properties means:
- In the bookmarks settings you uncheck the Data checkbox and check the Display checkbox So This ensures the bookmark only captures visual visibility (whats shown/hidden) not the filter/slicer state
- So when Microsoft says turn off data properties they are essentially saying Use the Display property not the Data property
So Lets Break it Down:
- Two bookmarks are needed because you have two distinct views (Postal Code map and Month column chart)
- The Chain slicer must maintain its selection when switching between views
If you use Data property the bookmark captures the slicers current value
- When you switch bookmarks the slicer resets to whatever value was saved
- This violates the requirement (that the selected Chain field must be maintained)
Display property solves this by:
- Only controlling visual visibility (showing/hiding the map vs the chart)
- Leaving the slicer untouched and interactive
- Preserve whatever value the user selected
btw you are on the right track the documentation confirms that for view switching scenarios DISPLAY is indeed the correct choice over DATA
So Good luck on your PL-300 exam
if this post helps, then I would appreciate a thumbs up and mark it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.- Turn off data properties means:
11 Replies
- Ahmed-Elfeel
Super User
Hi MapleCookie,
The Correct Answer is:
- Minimum number of bookmarks is 2
- Property to apply to each bookmark is Display
Why?
- Two bookmarks are needed to capture the two distinct view states, one showing the Sales by Postal Code visual and hiding the Sales by Month visual and the other doing the opposite
- The Display property is sufficient because:
- The requirement states that both views must include slicer for the Chain field (This is best implemented using a single shared slicer that remains visible at all times)
Using the Display property allows the bookmarks to control only the visibility of the visuals (map and column chart) while leaving the shared slicer unaffected
The selected value in the Chain slicer will be automatically maintained when switching views because the slicer is independent of the bookmarks and remains active
Final Notes:
- If the Data property were used the bookmarks would capture and potentially reset the slicer state which could interfere with the user selection (Also will violate the requirement to maintain the selected Chain value when switching views)
if this post helps, then I would appreciate a thumbs up and mark it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly. - Amar_Kumar
MapleCookie Minimum number of bookmarks required : 2 bookmarks
Which property should you apply to each bookmark? : Only apply: "Selected visuals" + "Display"
Note: Do NOT include Data in the bookmark
This ensures the Chain slicer selection is preserved when switching between views.I hope this clears your question.
MapleCookieIt might take some time for me to understand the rationale of your suggestions.
Once I am clear, will accept your suggestion as the solution to this question.
- 123abc
Community Champion
You need two bookmarks because each view requires its own visual layout, and the slicer selection must stay unchanged when switching between them. Using the
Data property would reset slicer values, which violates the requirement. The Display property only controls which visuals are shown or hidden and keeps slicer selections intact.
Therefore, the correct solution is two bookmarks using the Display property.
- alish_b
Hey MapleCookie ,
Let's go through the scenario where you select the Data option:
With Chain slicer selected as Fashions Direct, if you save a bookmark with Data option checked it will store the selection in the Chain slicer (i.e. Fashions Direct) in the bookmark. Let's assume you created the two bookmarks while this slicer option was selected. Then
1. With Fashions Direct, if you switch between Sales by postal code and Sales by month, everything works as expectd.
2. But, let's say you are in Sales by postal code bookmark view, you changed the slicer selection from Fashions Direct to Lindseys. Then you switched the bookmark to Sales by Month. Now it will switch to Sales by Month view with Fashion Direct selected (not Lindseys). Thus it will not preserve the slicer choice and that's why you cannot have the Data option selected in this particular requirement.
Hope it helps! - MapleCookie
Hi, Thanks for the messages.
My reasons to choose DATA, instead of DISPLAY is because of the following reasons. See the hightligh in
orange. thank you!!
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-bookmarks
- Ahmed-Elfeel
Hi MapleCookie,
I understand why you chose DATA based on that highlighted section Let me clarify what that documentation means and why for this specific exam question DISPLAY is still the correct choice
The documentation you highlighted states:
Because of this, you likely want to turn off data properties, so that filters aren't reset when users switch views by selecting a bookmark.- Turn off data properties means:
- In the bookmarks settings you uncheck the Data checkbox and check the Display checkbox So This ensures the bookmark only captures visual visibility (whats shown/hidden) not the filter/slicer state
- So when Microsoft says turn off data properties they are essentially saying Use the Display property not the Data property
So Lets Break it Down:
- Two bookmarks are needed because you have two distinct views (Postal Code map and Month column chart)
- The Chain slicer must maintain its selection when switching between views
If you use Data property the bookmark captures the slicers current value
- When you switch bookmarks the slicer resets to whatever value was saved
- This violates the requirement (that the selected Chain field must be maintained)
Display property solves this by:
- Only controlling visual visibility (showing/hiding the map vs the chart)
- Leaving the slicer untouched and interactive
- Preserve whatever value the user selected
btw you are on the right track the documentation confirms that for view switching scenarios DISPLAY is indeed the correct choice over DATA
So Good luck on your PL-300 exam
if this post helps, then I would appreciate a thumbs up and mark it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.- MapleCookie
- Turn off data properties means:
- MapleCookie
as Data manage filter and slicers,
since I am told that
--- Both views must display a slicer to select a value for a field named Chain.
I think that the DATA property should be turned off, so that filters will not be reset when users switch views by selecting bookmarks.
And so, that is why my answer is DATA.
(I am not 100% sure of my above answer)
- MapleCookie
- MapleCookie
I will take all of your suggestions into consideration. Thank you very much!!
