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Question # 1

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen. You have five reports and two dashboards in a workspace. You need to grant all organizational users read access to one dashboard and three reports Solution: In Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra. you create a group that contains all the users. You share each selected report and the one dashboard to the group. Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes 
B. No 

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Question # 2

You have a Microsoft SharePoint Online site that contains several document libraries. One of the document libraries contains manufactunng reports saved as Microsoft Excel files. All the manufacturing reports have the same data structure. You need to use Power Bl Desktop to load only the manufacturing reports to a table for analysis. What should you do?

A. Get data from a SharePoint folder, enter the site URL and then select Combine & Load 
B. Get data from a SharePoint list and enter the site URL Select Combine & Transform, then filter by the folder path to the manufacturing reports library. 
C. Get data from a SharePoint list enter the site URL and then select Combine & Load 
D. Get data from a SharePoint folder and enter the site URL. Select Transform, then filter by the folder path to the manufacturing reports library,

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Question # 3

You have a Power Bl app that contains a report named Report1. You add a new page to Report1. You need to ensure that users can view the new page. The solution must minimize administrative effort. What should you do? 

A. Update the audience in the app. 
B. Update the app. 
C. Update the contact information in the app
D. Unpublish and create a new app. 

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Question # 4

A user creates a Power B1 report named ReportA that uses a custom theme You create a dashboard named DashboardA. You need to ensure that DashboardA uses the custom theme. The solution must minimize development effort. Which two actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. From DashboardA upload a JSON theme. 
B. Publish ReportA to the Microsoft Power B1 Community theme gallery. 
C. From DashboardA create a custom theme. 
D. From ReportA save the current theme. 
E. Publish ReportA to Power Bl. 

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Question # 5

You have a Microsoft Excel file on a file server. You create a Power BI report and import a table from the Excel file. You publish the report. You need to ensure that the data refreshes every four hours. What should you do first?

A. Upload the Excel file to a Power BI workspace.
 B. Create a subscription to the report. 
C. Deploy an on-premises data gateway. 
D. Edit the data source credentials. 

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Question # 6

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen. You have an on-premises data gateway. You need to reduce the amount of data sent through the gateway by semantic models that run in Import storage mode. Solution: You create aggregations to summarize results. Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes 
B. No 

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Question # 7

You have a source that contains a comumn. The column contains case sensitive date. You have a Power BI semantic model in DirectQuery mode. You connect to the model and discover that it contains undefined values and errors. You need to resolve the issue. Solution: You change the semantic model mode. Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes 
B. No 

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Question # 8

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen. You have a Power BI report that imports a date table and a sales table from an Azure SQL database data source. The sales table has the following date foreign keys: • Due Date • Order Date • Delivery Date You need to support the analysis of sales over time based on all three dates at the same time. Solution; You create measures that use the uSEREIATIOHSHIP DAX function to filter sales on the inactive relationships between the sales table and the date table. Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes 
B. No 

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Question # 9

You have a semantic model that contains two tables named Sales and Date. The Sales table relates to the Date table by using a many-to-one relationship. The Sales table contains the following columns: • Date • Product • SalesAmount You need to create a DAX measure for a rolling 31 -day sales total that will return the total sales amount for a selected date and the previous 30 days. Which DAX expression should you use?

A. CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[SalesAmount]), DATESBETWEEN(Date[Date],Max('Date'[Date])-36, Max('Date'[Date])))
B. CALCUlATE(SUM<Sales[SalesAmountJ), 0ATEA00(Date[Date], -36, DAY))
C. CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[SalesAmount]), DISTINCTCOUNT(Date[Date]) = 31)
D. CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[SalesAmount]), DATESHTD(Date[Date]))

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Question # 10

Vou plan to create a Power B1 report that will be connected to multiple data sources. One of the data sources contains law records. You need to ensure that other queries cannot access the tax record Information. To what should you set Privacy Level for the data source?

A. None 
B. Private 
C. Organizational 
D. Public 

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Question # 11

You have a source that contains a comumn. The column contains case sensitive date. You have a Power BI semantic model in DirectQuery mode. You connect to the model and discover that it contains undefined values and errors. You need to resolve the issue. Solution: You Normalize casing in the source query or Power Query Editor. Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes 
B. No

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Question # 12

You have a Power BI data model that imports a date table and a sales table from an Azure SQL database data source. The sales table has the following date foreign keys. •Due Date •Order Date •Delivery Date You need to support the analysis of sales over time based on all three dates at the same time. Solution: From the Data pane, you rename the date table as Due Date. You use a DAX expression to create Order Date and Deliver Date as calculated tables. You create active relationships between the sales table and each date table. Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes
 B. No 

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Question # 13

From Power BI Desktop, you publish a new dataset and report lo a Power Bl workspace. The dataset has a row-level security (RLS) role named HR. You need to ensure that the HR team members have RLS applied when they view reports based on the dataset. What should you do?

A. From Power Bl Desktop, change the Row-Level Security settings. 
B. From Power Bl Desktop, import a table that contains the HR team members 
C. From powerbi.com.add users to the HR role for the dataset. 
D. From powerbi.com, share the dataset to the HR team members. 

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Question # 14

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen. You have a data source that contains a column. The column contains case sensitive data. You have a Power BI semantic model in DirectQuery mode. You connect to the model and discover that it contains undefined values and errors. You need to resolve the issue. Solution: You implicitly convert the values into the required type. Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes 
B. No 

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Question # 15

You need to create the semantic model. Which storage mode should you use for the tables in the semantic model?

A. live connection 
B. Dual 
C. Import 
D. DirectQuery

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Question # 16

You need to minimize the size of the semantic model. The solution must meet the report requirements. What should you do?

A. Filter out discontinued products while importing the Products table. 
B. Group the Categories table by the CategorylD column.
 C. Change the OrderlD column in the Orders table to the Text data type. 
D. Remove the QuantityPerUnit column from the Products table. 

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Question # 17

You use Power Query to import two tables named Order Header and Order Details from an Azure SQL database. The Order Header table relates to the Order Details table by using a column named Order ID in each table. You need to combine the tables into a single query that contains the unique columns of each table. What should you select in Power Query Editor?

A. Merge queries 
B. Append queries 
C. Combine files

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Question # 18

You need to create the relationship between the product list and the revenue results. The solution must minimize the time it takes to render visuals. What should you set as the relationship cardinality?

A. One to one 
B. Many to one 
C. One to many 
D. Many to many 

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Question # 19

You need to ensure that the data is updated to meet the report requirements. The solution must minimize configuration effort. What should you do? 

A. From each report in powerbi.com. select Refresh visuals 
B. From Power Bl Desktop, download the PBIX file and refresh the data. 
C. Configure a scheduled refresh without using an on-premises data gateway. 
D. Configure a scheduled refresh by using an on-premises data gateway

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Question # 20

You merge data from Sales.Region, Region_Manager, Sales_Manager, and Manager into a single table named Region. What should you do next to meet the reporting requirements of the executives? 

A. Apply row-level security (RLS) to the Region table based on the sales manager username. 
B. Configure a bi-directional relationship between Region and Sales.Region. 
C. Create a DAX calculated column that retrieves the region manager from the Weekly.Returns table based on the sales.regionjd column. 
D. In the Region table, create a hierarchy that has the manager name, and then the sales manager name. 

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Question # 21

From Power 61 Desktop, you publish a new dataset and report lo a Power Bl workspace. The dataset has a row-level security (RLS) role named HR. You need to ensure that the HR team members have RLS applied when they view reports based on the dataset. What should you do?

A. From Power Bl Desktop, change the Row-Level Security settings. 
B. From Power Bl Desktop, import a table that contains the HR team members 
C. From powerbi.com.add users to the HR role for the dataset. 
D. From powerbi.com, share the dataset to the HR team members. 

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Question # 22

You have a project management app that is fully hosted in Microsoft Teams. The app was developed by using Microsoft Power Apps. You need to create a Power BI report that connects to the project management app. Which connector should you select?

A. Microsoft Teams Personal Analytics 
B. SQL Server database 
C. Dataverse 
D. Dataflows 

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Question # 23

You have a Power Bl workspace named Workspace1 that contains a dataset named DS1 and a report named RPT1. A user wants to create a report by using the data In DS1 and publish the report to another workspace. You need to provide the user with the appropriate access. The solution must minimize the number of access permissions granted to the user. What should you do?

A. Share RPT1 with the user. 
B. Add the user as a Viewer of Workspace1. 
C. Add the user as a member of Workspace1. 
D. Grant the Build permission for DS1 to the user. 

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Question # 24

You have a Power Bl model that contains two tables named Population and Date. The Population table contains two columns named Population Amount and Date Key. DateKey contains date values that represent the first day of a year and are used to create a many-to The Power Bl model contains two measures that have the following definitions. Total Population = Sum ('Population'[Population Amount]) 2023 Population = CALCULATE ([Total Population]"Date'[Year] = 2023) You create a table visual that displays Date[Year] and [2023 Population]. What will the table visual show?

A. one row per year that contains blank values for every year except 2023 
B. one row per date that contains the population value for the corresponding year repeated in each row 
C. a single row for the year 2023 that contains the related population value 
D. one row per year that contains the same value repeated for each year 

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Question # 25

You have a Power Bi model mat contains a table named Date. The Date table contains the fallowing columns: • Date • Fiscal year • Fiscal Quartet • Month Name • Calendar Year • Week Number • Month Number • Calendar Quarter You need to create a calculated table based on the Date table. The calculated tab*e must contain only unique combinations of values for Calendar Year. Calendar Quarter and Calendar Month. Which DAX function should you include in the table deflation?

A. DATATABLE 
B. ADDCOLUMS 
C. SUMMARIZE 
D. CALCULATE 

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Question # 26

You build a Power Bl report that displays 10T temperature data streaming from a refrigerator. You publish the report to the Bl service. You need to be notified when the temperature rises above four degrees Celsius. What should you do?

A. Pin a report page to a dashboard and set an alert on the page. 
B. Set an alert on a KPI visual in the report. 
C. Pin a card visual to a dashboard and set an alert on the tile. 
D. Pin a card visual to a dashboard and create a subscription. 

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Question # 27

You are creating a Power BI report to analyze consumer purchasing patterns from a tablenamed Transactions. The Transactions table contains a numeric field named Spend. Youneed to include a visual that identifies which fields have the greatest impact on Spend.Which type of visual should you use?

A. decomposition tree
B. Q&A
C. smart narrative
D. key influences

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Question # 28

You are creating a dashboard by using the Power Bl service.You have an existing report page that contains three charts.You need to add the charts to the dashboard while maintaining the interactivity between thecharts.What should you do?

A. Pin each chart as a tile.
B. Edit interactions in the report and set all interactions to Filter
C. Edit the dashboard theme and pin each chart as a file.
D. Pin the report page as a live tile.

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Question # 29

You have a Rawer Bl report That imports a dace table and a sales table from an AzureSQL database data source. The sales table has the following date foreign keys:• Due Date• Order Date• Delivery DateYou need to support the analysis of sales over time based on all three dates at the sametime.Solution: From the Fields pane, you rename the date table as Due Date. You use a DAXexpression to create Order Date and Delivery Date as calculated tables. You create activerelationships between the sales table and each date table.Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes
B. No

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Question # 30

You have a dataset that is used infrequently and refreshes every hour.You receive a notification that the refresh was disabled due to inactivity.Which two actions will cause the scheduled refresh schedule to resume? Each correctanswer presents a complete solution.NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. Enable query caching for the dataset.
B. Import the dataset to Microsoft Excel.
C. From the Power BI service, open a dashboard that uses the dataset.
D. From the Power BI service, open a report that uses the dataset.
E. From PowerShell, run the get-powerbireport cmdlet.

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Question # 31

You have two Power Bl reports named ReportA and ReportB that each uses a distinct colorpalette.You are creating a Power Bl dashboard that will include two visuals from each reportYou need to use a consistent dark theme for the dashboard. The solution must preservethe original colors of the reports.Which two actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. Upload a snapshot.
B. Select the dark dashboard theme.
C. Turn on tile flow.
D. When pinning visuals to the dashboard, select Use destination theme.
E. For the browser, set the color preference to dark mode.

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Question # 32

You need to create a Power BI theme that will be used in multiple reports. The theme willinclude corporate branding for font size, color, and bar chart formatting.What should you do?

A. From Power Bl Desktop, customize the current theme,
B. From power Bl Desktop, use a built in report theme.
C. Create a theme as a JSON file and import the theme into Power Bl Desktop.
D. Create a theme as a PBIVlZ file and import the theme into Power Bl Desktop.

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Question # 33

You need to create a Power Bl theme that will be used in multiple reports. The theme willinclude corporate branding for font size, color, and bar chartformatting.What should you do?

A. Create a theme as a PBIVIZ file and import the theme into Power Bl Desktop.
B. Create a theme as a JSON file and import the theme into Power Bl Desktop.
C. From Power Bl Desktop, use a built-in report theme.
D. From Power Bl Desktop, customize the current theme.

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Question # 34

You have a CSV file that contains user complaints. The file contains a column namedLogged. Logged contains the date and time each compliant occurred. The data in Loggedis in the fol-lowing format: 2018-12-31 at 08:59. You need to be able to analyze thecomplaints by the logged date and use a built-in date hierarchy. What should you do?

A. Create a column by example that starts with 2018-12-31.
B. Apply a transformation to extract the last 11 characters of the Logged column and setthe data type of the new column to Date.
C. Apply a transformation to extract the first 11 characters of the Logged column.
D. split the Logged column by using at as the delimiter.

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Question # 35

You are building a Power Bl report.Users will view the report by using their mobile device.You need to configure the report to display data based on each user s location.Which two actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. For the relevant columns, set synonyms to match common geographical terms.
B. From Power Query Editor, detect the data types of the relevant columns.
C. Use the columns of the geography data type in all visuals.
D. Create a hierarchy for columns of the geography data type.
E. In Data Category, set the geographic data category for the relevant columns.

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Question # 36

You have a Power BI workspace named BI Data that contains a dataset named BI Finance.You have the Build permission for the 81 Finance dataset but you do NOT havepermissions for the workspace,You need to connect to BI Finance and create a report.Which actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. From the Power BI service, create a dataflow to the dataset by using DirectQuery.
B. From Power BI Desktop, connect to a Dataverse data source.
C. From the Power BI service, create a new report and select a published dataset
D. From Power Bl Desktop, connect to a shared dataset

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Question # 37

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Eachquestion in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Somequestion sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have acorrect solution.After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result,these questions will not appear in the review screen.You have a Power BI report that imports a date table and a sales table from an Azure SQLdatabase data source. The sales table has the following date foreign keys:Due DateOrder DateDelivery DateYou need to support the analysis of sales over time based on all the date foreign keys.Solution: For each date foreign key, you add inactive relationships between the sales tableand the date table.Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes
B. No

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Question # 38

What should you do to address the existing environment data concerns?

A. a calculated column that uses the following formula: ABS(Sales[sales_amount])
B. a measure that uses the following formula: SUMX(FILTER('Sales','Sales'[sales_amount] > 0)),[sales_amount])
C. a measure that uses the following formula: SUM(Sales[sales_amount])
D. a calculated column that uses the following formula:IF(ISBLANK(Sales[sales_amount]),0, (Sales[sales_amount]))

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Question # 39

In Power BI Desktop, you are creating a report that will contain three pages.You need to create a custom tooltip page and prepare the page for use.Which three actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of thesolution.

A. Configure filters on the target visual.
B. For the target page, set Allow use as tooltip to On.
C. Add and configure visuals on the tooltip page.
D. For the tooltip page, set Allow use as tooltip to On.
E. For the tooltip page, configure filters.

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Question # 40

What is the minimum number of Power BI datasets needed to support the reports?

A. a single imported dataset
B. two imported datasets
C. two DirectQuery datasets
D. a single DirectQuery dataset

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Question # 41

You have a Power Bl report that contains five pages.Pages 1 to 4 are visible and page 5 is hidden.You need to create a solution that will enable users to quickly navigate from the first pageto all the other visible pages. The solution must minimize development and maintenanceeffort as pages are added to the report.What should you do first?

A. Add a blank button to page 1.
B. Add a bookmark navigation button to page 1.
C. Create a bookmark for each page.
D. Add a page navigation button to page 1.

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Question # 42

A business intelligence (Bl) developer creates a dataflow in Power Bl that uses DirectQuery to access tables from an on premises Microsoft SQL server. The Enhanced Dataflows Compute Engine is turned on for the dataflow. You need to use the dataflow in a report. The solution must meet the following requirements: • Minimize online processing operations. • Minimize calculation times and render times for visuals. • include data from the current year, up to and including the previous day. What should you do? 

A. Create a dataflows connection that has Import mode selected and schedule a dairy refresh. 
B. Create a dataflows connection that has DirectQuery mode selected.
 C. Create a dataflows connection that has DirectQuery mode selected and configure a gateway connection for the dataset 
D. Create a dataflows connection that has Import mode selected and create a Microsoft Power Automate solution to refresh the data hourly. 

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Question # 43

You have a Power Bl report hosted on powerbi.com that displays expenses by department for department managers. The report contains a line chart that shows expenses by month. You need to enable users to choose between viewing the report as a line chart or a column chart. The solution must minimize development and maintenance effort. What should you do? 

A. Add a column chart, a bookmark, and a button for users to choose a visual. 
B. Create a mobile report that contains a column chart. 
C. Create a separate report page for users to view the column chart. 
D. Enable report readers to personalize visuals. 

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Question # 44

You have a report that contains a donut chart and a clustered column chart. Interactions between the visuals use the default settings. You need to modify the report so that when you select a column m the column chart, the donut chart redraws by using the data from the selected column. What should you do? 

A. Select the column chart and set the donut chart interaction to None. 
B. Select the column chart and set the donut chart interaction to Filter. 
C. Select the donut chart and set the column chart interaction to Filter. 
D. Select the donut chart and set the column chart interaction to None. 

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Question # 45

You have a PBiX file that imports several tables from an Azure SQL database. The data will be migrated to another Azure SQL database. You need to change the connections in the PBIX file. The solution must minimize administrative effort. What should you do? 

A. From Power Query Editor, modify the source of each query. 
B. Create a PBiT file, open the file, and change the data sources when prompted 
C. From Power Query Editor, create new queries. 
D. Modify the Data source settings.

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Question # 46

You are creating a Power BI model that contains a table named Store. Store contains the following fields. You plan to create a map visual that will show store locations and provide the ability to drill down from Country to State/Province to City. What should you do to ensure that the locations are mapped property? 

A. Set the data category of City. State/Province, and Country. 
B. Set Summarization for City. State/Province, and Country to Don't summarize 
C. Change the data type of City. State/Province, and Country. 
D. Create a calculated column that concatenates the values it City, State/Province, and Country. 

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