Data Model Design using Power BI Desktop – Level 2

This is the second course in the Power BI Desktop training series. 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. This course is designed for Report Builders who are ready to create custom data models for themselves and for other Power BI Report Users.

What is Power BI?

Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn your unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights. Whether your data is a simple Excel spreadsheet or a collection of data from different data sources, Power BI lets you easily connect to your data sources, visualize (or discover) what’s important, and share that with anyone or everyone you want.

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

Data Analysis using Power BI Desktop – Level 1 – Report Builder

This course is for Business Analysis/User responsible for creating Reports using Power BI with Excel 2016.