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Skill PL-300 Associate

Preparing Data

Preparing Data is a certification skill for the PL-300 exam that covers how to connect, transform, and load data into Power BI for analysis. Key exam topics include connecting to data sources, Power Query transformations, data profiling, column quality, query folding, and implementing incremental refresh strategies.


Required skill for certification: Power BI Data Analyst Associate

The PL-300 Certification

Preparing Data is an official required skill for the PL-300 certification exam. Mastering this skill is important, because it is one of the measured skills you will be tested on during the exam.

The PL-300: Power BI Data Analyst Associate certification is an associate-level credential that validates your subject matter expertise in designing and building scalable data models, cleaning and transforming data, and enabling advanced analytic capabilities through meaningful data visualizations, requiring annual renewal to maintain active status.

Power BI Data Analyst Associate