Glossary term
What is Data type?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Data type" means: What kind of value a column holds, such as whole number, decimal number, date or text. It decides what you can do with the column. It is taught in Power BI: Build Dashboards People Actually Use. Related terms include Append, Fact table, Staging query and Lookup table.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Data type?
What kind of value a column holds, such as whole number, decimal number, date or text. It decides what you can do with the column.
Where is Data type taught?
Data type is defined in Power BI: Build Dashboards People Actually Use.
Which lessons cover Data type?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Power BI: Build Dashboards People Actually Use, lesson 2.4: Set Types and Stack the Two Years
Which terms are related to Data type?
Next to Data type in the course glossaries: Append, Fact table, Staging query, Lookup table, Applied Steps, Key, Power Query and One-to-many relationship.
AppendFact tableStaging queryLookup tableApplied StepsKeyPower QueryOne-to-many relationship
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Data type?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Power BI: Build Dashboards People Actually Use: You have access to a Windows computer; no coding or database experience is needed.