Two Days • Instructor Led
The concept of Business Intelligence (BI) has been around for some time with the picture of a team of highly trained IT specialists handling this complex task. Power BI empowers the user to bypass such structures and allows them to discover, capture, structure, and shape the data so it can be analyzed in an interactive and visual manner.
With Microsoft’s free self-service business intelligence tool, you can now produce stunning dashboards and compelling reports that will seize your audience’s attention with data from virtually any source. You can easily slice and dice the data and then add metrics and KPIs to project the insights that create your competitive advantage. Make raw data into clear, accurate, and interactive information. Now you can save time by preparing the underlying data correctly without needing an IT department to prepare it for you!
Course Description
This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to analyze data with Power BI.
Audience
The primary audience for this course is BI professionals who need to analyze data utilizing Power BI.
The secondary audiences for this course are technically proficient business users.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe self-service BI and the Power BI suite of products.
- Connect to data sources and optimize data models.
- Shape and combine data from different sources and model data.
- Create reports and manage solutions.
- Discover, structure, and load your data from a wide range of sources
- Add all the calculations you need to enhance information and extract accurate analysis
- Create stylish interactive presentations
- Share your insights with your colleagues and clients
The concept of Business Intelligence (BI) has been around for some time with the picture of a team of highly trained IT specialists handling this complex task. Power BI empowers the user to bypass such structures and allows them to discover, capture, structure, and shape the data so it can be analyzed in an interactive and visual manner.
With Microsoft’s free self-service business intelligence tool, you can now produce stunning dashboards and compelling reports that will seize your audience’s attention with data from virtually any source. You can easily slice and dice the data and then add metrics and KPIs to project the insights that create your competitive advantage. Make raw data into clear, accurate, and interactive information. Now you can save time by preparing the underlying data correctly without needing an IT department to prepare it for you!
Course Description
This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to analyze data with Power BI.
Audience
The primary audience for this course is BI professionals who need to analyze data utilizing Power BI.
The secondary audiences for this course are technically proficient business users.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe self-service BI and the Power BI suite of products.
- Connect to data sources and optimize data models.
- Shape and combine data from different sources and model data.
- Create reports and manage solutions.
- Discover, structure, and load your data from a wide range of sources
- Add all the calculations you need to enhance information and extract accurate analysis
- Create stylish interactive presentations
- Share your insights with your colleagues and clients
Course Outline
Lesson 1: Getting Started
An Introduction to Power BI
- What is Power BI?
- The Building Blocks of Power BI
- The Power BI Desktop Interface
- Important Information About Power BI Updates
Working with Power BI Desktop Files
- Opening Files
- Saving Files
- Creating a New File
- Publishing to the Power BI Web App
Connecting to Data Sources with Power BI Desktop
- Connecting to an Excel Workbook
- Connecting to an Access Database
- Viewing All Connection Options
- Creating a Manual Dataset
- Managing Data Sources
Creating a Report with Visualizations
- Using the Visualizations Pane
- Using the Fields Pane
- Creating a Visualization
- Interacting with Visualizations
- Changing the Visualization Type
- Moving and Resizing Visualizations
Doing More with Visualizations
- Formatting Visualizations
- Viewing Visualization Data
- Using Focus Mode and Spotlight
- Removing a Visualization
Lesson 2: Working with Data
Transforming and Sanitizing Data
- Using Data View
- Cleaning Irregularly Formatted Data
- Managing Columns
- Sorting Table Data
Using the Query Editor
- Opening the Query Editor
- The Query Editor Interface
- Using the Query Settings Pane
- Using Merge Queries
- Using Append Queries
Data Modeling
- What is DAX?
- Creating a New Table
- Creating a New Calculated Column
- Creating a New Measure
Managing Relationships
- Using the Relationships View
- Creating Relationships
- Editing Relationships
- Deleting Relationships
- Using the Manage Relationships Dialog
Lesson 3: Working with Reports and Visualizations
- Managing Report Pages
- Navigating Through Pages
- Showing and Hiding Pages
- Adding Pages
- Deleting Pages
- Renaming Pages
- Changing Page Order
Changing Report View Options
- Setting Page View Options
- Customizing Your View
- Using Phone vs. Desktop Layout
Working with Visualizations
- Understanding Drill through Options
- Changing Category and Summarization Options
- Arranging Visualizations
- Editing Interactions
- About Custom Visualizations
Adding Static Objects to a Report
- Inserting Pictures
- Inserting Text Boxes
- Inserting Shapes
- Working with Static Objects
Lesson 4: A Closer Look at Visualizations
Matrixes, Tables, and Charts
- Creating a Table
- Creating a Matrix
- Overview of Chart Types
- Creating Charts
Maps
- Creating a Treemap
- Creating a Bubble Map
- Creating a Filled Map
Cards, Gauges, and KPIs
- Creating a Card
- Creating a Gauge
- Creating a KPI
Slicers
- Creating a Slicer
- Using Slicers
- Customizing Slicer Display
- Changing Slicer Mode
- Changing Slicer Orientation
Lesson 5: Introduction to the Power BI Web App
Getting Started
- Opening the Power BI Web App
- The Web App Interface
- Web App Building Blocks
- Key Differences
Connecting to Data Sources with the Power BI Web App
- Connecting to Local Data
- Connecting to Live Data
- Connecting to Content Packs
- Connecting to Samples
Using Workspaces, Dashboards, and Reports
- Viewing and Managing Power BI Content
- Viewing a Workspace
- Viewing Dashboards and Reports
- Managing Reports
Creating Custom Dashboards
- Creating a Dashboard
- Pinning Visualizations to a Dashboard
- Adding Custom Tiles
- Managing Dashboards
Power BI Web App Features
- Using Insights
- Using Q & A
- Customizing Q & A Suggestions