Microsoft® Power BI for the Desktop User: Part 1

Objective: Upon successful completion of this course the user will be able to navigate the Power BI interface, explore data diagrams, model and query data.

Microsoft Power BI for the Desktop User:  Part I is course is designed for individuals with a high level of aptitude in using data collection and storage programs, namely Excel and or Access. It is highly beneficial that the user has a moderate to advanced knowledge of data normalization and working with relational data. This course will also take spreadsheet data in improper data format and transform it into usable data via Power BI’s Query Editor.

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED WITH POWER BI

• OVERVIEW OF POWER BI
  • Comparisons to other programs
  • Power BI Applications
  • Visualizations of Data
• EXPLORING THE POWER BI INTERFACE
  • The Fields Pane
  • The Visualization Pane
  • The Filters Pane
• POWER BI VIEWS
  • The Report View
  • The Data View
  • The Model View

LESSON 2: CONNECTING TO DATA SOURCES

• MAKING A DATA CONNECTION
  • Import Mode
  • LiveConnect
  • DirectQuery
  • Push Mode
• GETTING DATA
• Understanding Relational Data
• Managing Relationships

LESSON 3: MODELING DATA WITH QUERIES

• USING THE QUERY EDITOR
  • Transforming Data
    1. Removing Rows
    2. Using First Row as Headers
    3. Splitting Column Data
    4. Renaming Columns
    5. Unpivoting Columns
    6. Changing the Data Type
    7. Removing Applied Steps
  • FORMATTING FIELDS IN DATA VIEW
  • CREATING A CALCULATED COLUMN
  • CATEGORIZING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA

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