Power BI: Core features 2

Version: Office 2016/Office 365
Duration: 2 days

Content

Description

You’ve followed the introductory course ‘Power BI: Core Features 1’, so you know that Power BI is a very powerful tool. You’re familiar with its basic features, but there are still some aspects you’d like to know more about. During this two-day training, we’ll walk you through the phases again, but we’ll start where we left off in Part 1. The queries are more complex, which allows us to optimise our model. The calculations in the model will be more complex as well and we’ll discuss additional features. We won’t focus on the ways in which you can create an attractive report, but on how you can prepare data in Power Query and on calculations via DAX.

Objectives

After this training, you’ll know how to:

Use query editor features that aren’t available through the interface
Write your own query functions
Use parameters in queries
Work with (bi)directional relationships in the model
Add measures and calculated columns to the model
Use custom visuals in Power BI reports
Share reports and dashboards with colleagues via Apps
Integrate Power BI into other Office applications
Set up data security, so that the end user can only see the data they’re allowed to see
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Target Group

Everyone who knows the basics of Power BI and wants to learn more.

Prerequisites

You’ve followed the ‘Power BI: Core Features 1’ training.

Content

Part 1 Queries

Pros and cons of different connection types: import, direct connection, live connection
Define parameters
Query folding
Introduction to M, the Power Query language (defining constant values, generating lists, using features that aren’t accessible through the interface, referring to other steps or queries)
Generate a dynamic date table

Part 2 Data Modeling

Relationships between tables (single versus cross-filtering, active versus non-active relationships)
Optimise Q&A with synonyms
Optimise a model (star diagram, snowflake diagram/vertipaq (xVelocity in-memory analytical engine))
Define hierarchies

Part 3 Calculations (DAX)

Context (tow context and filter context)
Functions (amount of functions depends on time and interest)
Filter functions (e.g. All, Allexcept, Allselected, Calculate, Filter, etc.)
Date and time intelligence functions (e.g. DateAdd, DatesYTD, Parallelperiod, Sameperiodlastyear, etc.)
Logical functions (e.g. If, Switch)
Text functions (e.g. Concatenatex, Blank)
Other (e.g. SelectedValue)
Variables in measures
What-if parameters

Part 4 Reports

Custom visuals

Part 5 Security

Row-level security (limit data in a file to what a specific viewer is allowed to see in a report)

EXTRA TOPICS

Part 1+ Queries

Import data with different regional settings
Write your own functions

Part 2+ Calculations (DAX)

Quick measures

Part 3+ Reports

Power BI templates

Part 4+ Sharing

App workspaces
Create and update Apps

Part 5+ Power BI Service

Set up a personal/enterprise gateway
Quick insights

Part 6+ Office integration

Analyse datasets in Excel
Publish Excel data directly on dashboards

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Associated courses

Power BI: Core features 1