Data Model Design using Power BI Desktop – Level 2
What makes Power BI for such a vast improvement over simple Excel worksheets is the Power Query engine in both Power BI and Excel. Power Query allows data to be pulled and transformed from multiple data sources.
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Prerequisites:
Data Analysis using Power BI Desktop – Level 1 – Report Builder
Target Audience:
This course is designed for Report Builders who are ready to create custom data models for themselves and for other Power BI Report Users.
Course Objectives:
- Understand BI Data
- Create Data Models
- Customize Data Models
- Understand Power BI Functions – DAX Measures
- Use Dates Correctly
Course Outline:
Lesson 1: Understanding BI Data
- Business Intelligence Data
- Data Source Types
- Power BI Data Sources
Lesson 2: Creating Data Models
- Power BI Query Import Options
- Planning a Data Model – Flat File
- Planning Power BI Data Queries
- Planning a Data Model – Database
- Planning a Data Model – Hybrid
Lesson 3: Customizing Data Models
- Query Editor Transformations
- Applied Steps
- Merging & Appending Queries
- Understanding the Data Modeling Tool
Lesson 4: Power BI Functions – DAX Measures
- DAX Measures
- Creating Measures
- Best Practices
Lesson 5: Using Dates Correctly
- Building Data Tables
- Building Hierarchies