This document discusses best practices for data acquisition and transformation when using ValQ for Power BI. It provides an overview of ValQ and its capabilities for planning, budgeting, forecasting and other business modeling needs. The document also presents two case studies that demonstrate how ValQ can be used for portfolio management and modeling Azure consumption. Key recommendations include separating source data from staging tables, proper handling of data types and hierarchies, and using Power Query to transform data into a single ValQ dataset table.