Power BI Fundamentals for End Users-2016

COURSE OUTLINE:

Description

This course is designed to provide participants with a fundamental understanding of the capabilities of Power BI. Students will discover how to quickly gather, cleanse and transform data with just a few clicks. They will also learn that to enhance results by integrating disparate data sources and add simple calculations using DAX functions and queries. Participants will create visualizations and incorporate them into dashboards that can provide up to the minute reporting. At the end of this course, participants will have a solid understanding of the skills required to use Power BI.

Audience

Anyone who needs a solid understanding of the skills required to use Power BI.

Prerequisites

Participants should have a strong knowledge of Excel 2010, 2013 or 2016 and have and understanding of data analysis.

Learning Objectives

Using Power BI
Getting Data
Modeling
Introduction to DAX
Visualizations
Exploring Data
Power BI and Excel
Publishing and Sharing

Using Power BI

Building Blocks of Power BI

Getting Data

Getting Started With Power BI Desktop
Connect to Data Sources in Power BI Desktop
Clean and Transform Your Data With the Query Editor
Advanced Data Sources and Transformation
Clean Irregularly Formatted Data

Modeling

How to Manage Your Data Relationships
Create Calculated Columns
Optimizing Data Models for Better Visuals
Create measures and work with time-based functions
Create Calculated Tables
Explore Time-Based Data

Introduction to DAX

DAX Calculation types
DAX Functions
Using variables in DAX expressions
Table Relationships and DAX
DAX Tables and Filtering

Visualizations

Create and Customize Simple Visualizations
How to Use Combination Charts
Create and format slicers
How to Use Map Visualizations
How to Use Tables and Matrixes
How to Use Scatter Charts
How to Use Waterfall and Funnel Charts
How to Use Gauges and Single Number Cards
How to modify colors in charts and visuals
Style Your Reports With Shapes, Text Boxes, and Images
Style Your Reports With page layout and formatting
Create Complex Interactions Between Visualizations
Duplicate a Report Page
Show Categories With No Data
Customize Visuals with Summarization and Category Options
Arrange the Z-order of Report Elements
Visual hierarchies and drill-down behavior
R Visuals in Power BI

Exploring Data

Use Quick Insights in the Power BI service
Create and Configure A Dashboard
Ask Questions of Your Data With Natural Language
Create Custom Q&A Suggestions
Share Dashboards with your organization
Display Visuals and Tiles Full-Screen
Edit Tile Details
Get More Space on Your Dashboard
Install and Configure a Personal Gateway

Power BI and Excel

Import an Excel table into Power BI
Import Excel files with data models and Power View sheets
Connect OneDrive for Business to Power BI
Excel data in Power BI summary

Publishing and Sharing

Publish Reports from Power BI Desktop to the Power BI Service
Print and export Power BI dashboards
Manually Republish and Refresh Your Data
Introducing Power BI Mobile
Create a group in Power BI
Create a content pack in Power BI
Connect to a content pack from a group in Power BI
Edit a content pack in Power BI
Integrate OneDrive for Business with Power BI

RELATED COURSES

Technical Training
Oracle

Oracle 12c: SQL for Business and Data Analysts

In this course, you will learn how to extract data from Oracle using SQL, SQL*Plus, SQL Developer, and PL/SQL. This training covers topics that are necessary to query data for analysis from an Oracle12c database.

Technical Training
Oracle

Oracle Database: SQL and PL/SQL Fundamentals

This Oracle Database: SQL and PL/SQL Fundamentals training delivers the fundamentals of SQL and PL/SQL along with the benefits of the programming languages using Oracle Database technology. You’ll explore the concepts of relational databases.

Learn To:

Write queries against single and multiple tables, manipulate data in tables and create database objects.
Use single row functions to customize output.
Invoke conversion functions and conditional expressions.
Use group functions to report aggregated data.
Create PL/SQL blocks of application code that can be shared by multiple forms, reports and data management applications.
Develop anonymous PL/SQL blocks, stored procedures and functions.
Declare identifiers and trap exceptions.
Use DML statements to manage data.
Use DDL statements to manage database objects.
Declare PL/SQL Variables.
Conditionally control code flow (loops, control structures).
Describe stored procedures and functions.
Retrieve row and column data from tables.

Technical Training
Oracle

Oracle Database 11g: Advanced Programming with PL/SQL

You will design and fine-tune PL/SQL to interface with the database and other applications using advance PL/SQL programming.

Technical Training
Oracle

Oracle 11g Foundations: SQL & SQL Plus

In this course, you will receive a hands-on introduction to SQL Basics and SQL*Plus, and you will learn the basics of relational databases and how to access them through SQL and SQL*Plus. This course also covers topics necessary to the development and administration of an Oracle 11g database.