Glossary

ACAT

Acquisition Category (program size/oversight level)

Anti join

Join that returns rows in one table with no match in the other

CUI

Controlled Unclassified Information

DAX

Data Analysis Expressions, the formula language of Power BI / Power Pivot

Dimension table

Descriptive table used to filter and group (Program, Date)

DLP policy

Data loss prevention rules that limit which connectors can be combined in flows

Fact table

Table of events and measurements (EVM by period, obligations)

Filter context

The set of filters active when a DAX measure is evaluated

Grain

The level of detail a single fact row represents

IMS

Integrated Master Schedule

IPMDAR

Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (DoD EVM reporting)

M

The Power Query formula language

PBIP

Power BI Project format (text-based, version-control friendly)

PoP

Period of Performance (contract)

Query folding

Power Query pushing transformations back to the source system

RLS

Row-level security

Semantic model

Power BI data model (tables, relationships, measures), formerly "dataset"

Spill

Dynamic array formula output filling neighboring cells

Star schema

Model design with fact tables surrounded by dimension tables

WBS

Work Breakdown Structure