
Learn to bring raw sales data into Power BI, clean and transform via Power Query, model with relationships and DAX, publish to the service, and configure row-level security.
Power BI Value proposition for data analysts, management reports and career progression.
Power BI connects to hundreds of data sources, delivers real-time analysis in a single report, and provides drill-down, alerts, subscriptions, and mobile dashboards for rapid, governed insights.
Set up a Power BI account and install Power BI desktop on a Windows PC, following steps to start free, sign up, and download the app.
Connect to diverse data sources, including Excel files and online services, to bring in practice data and transform headers, remove unnecessary columns, and prepare data for reporting.
Connect to databases, web sources, and cloud apps in Power BI by using get data, entering credentials, previewing tables, and loading data from services like Google Analytics and Wikipedia pages.
Transform data in Power BI using Power Query to merge columns, pivot data, and append queries, while cleaning data types and tracking steps for automated reports.
Explore data transformation in Power BI with Power Query, including grouping, pivoting, transposing, and replacing values, plus M code for custom columns.
Create a granular Power BI data model by linking sales to targets with a target key, a dates table with year, month, and calendar calculations, and a static currency table.
Practice data modeling in power bi by creating and adjusting relationships among sales data, target, exchange rate, and a dates table, with clear cardinality and direction.
Learn to model data in Power BI by creating active and inactive relationships, using related and calculate to convert sales to USD with exchange rates, and validate results.
Learn Power BI report creation (part 2): configure slicers for year and month, manage single versus multi-select, and refine visuals with borders and background color for consistency.
Create and customize Power BI visuals for reports, including map visuals with latitude and longitude, bubble sizing by branch, and drill-down pie charts.
Drill down and set interactions in Power BI reports, adjust fonts, and use focus mode for clearer branch and product insights.
Learn to create and format Power BI reports, apply access controls with manage rules, assign branch visibility for general managers and branch teams, and preview security in reports.
How to turn on Search for Power BI Slicers
Learn to use the Power BI service to create and publish reports in a workspace, manage collaborators and access levels, and prepare template apps for stakeholders.
Publish, manage, and share Power BI service part 2 reports in the workspace by creating datasets and reports, and configuring security rules to control access for teams.
Explore Power BI service workflows from dataset management to refresh scheduling, including on-premise data considerations, settings, view related assets, and publishing dashboards by pinning visuals.
Power BI service part 4 demonstrates currency toggling in reports, pinning visuals for dashboards, and the use of alerts, comments, and Q&A to enhance interactivity through sharing and printing.
Share Power BI reports with precision by managing permissions, enabling live dashboard views, and scheduling daily or weekly subscriptions, while applying rule-based security and usage insights.
Learn Power BI service sharing and embedding options, email report screenshots, share interactive links, embed in SharePoint or web pages, and manage reports with Excel exports and admin controls.
Learn how to manage the Power BI service capacity, embedded and premium features, organize visuals and workspaces, configure dataflows, data sources, refresh schedules, and distribution options for enterprise reporting.
Configure Power BI report refresh and scheduling, including time zone settings and up to eight daily refresh times, with failure notifications and cloud data source examples.
Demonstrates using summarize to create a new table by grouping by branches and products and summing the quantity field, showing aggregated sales by branch and product.
Create a Power BI date table with the calendar function for consistent date handling across tables, define start and end dates, and extract year and month with a format formula.
Learn how the values formula returns unique records to build a branch target table, enabling automated Power BI reports with consistent targets across branches.
Master the calculate function to create new measures with filter context in Power BI, enabling branch-specific sales analysis and currency formatting.
Learn how the union formula joins tables with matching columns to build a single opening-to-closing cash flow view in Power BI, including opening cash flow and net cash flow.
Learn to import data from Google Sheets into Excel and Power BI using shareable links and web import, then transform and clean blanks for reports.
How to install a local SQL server on Windows PC to use for setting up Adventure Works company database and and more Power BI practice
How to set up Adventure Works company database for more intense practice on SQL database source for Power BI.
**We give participants access to a shared Power BI pro account so they can practice all the full aspects of Power BI. We also do regular live support sessions to give a more enriching experience and help you align what you are learning with career growth. Enroll now to get this benefit for life!**
This course is a fully hands-on one to take you from just having an idea of what Power BI does to being able to create insights-rich and interactive reports/dashboards in Power BI that can drive business process and report automation and take you from just data analysis level to Business Intelligence (BI).
We cover the following aspects:
Get Data (bringing in your data for analysis)
Data Sources in Power BI Desktop
Connect to web data and web apps
Import Excel Workbooks
Connect to enterprise Database
Data Transformation, Power Query and DAX
Get Data
Model section of the report builder (Power BI Desktop)
Creating Relationships
Cardinality
Direction
Data section of the report builder (Power BI Desktop)
Data Type
Data Format
DAX
New Column
New Measure
New Table
Must know DAX formulas
DAX formula reference guide
Row level Security to control report access using roles (dept, function, branch, cost centre etc)
Report section of the report builder (Power BI Desktop)
Report creation
Native Visuals
Custom Visuals
Menu Tools for professional looking reports
Edit Interactions
Report creation from scratch
Power Query
Transforming and Combining Data before loading to Model
Common Power Query tasks
Unpivot
Pivot
Split Column
Append Tables
Merge Tables
Remove rows
Use first row as header
Merge Columns
Add Columns
Group By
Extract
Fill
Transpose
M Code reference resource
Report Publishing, Dashboards and Power BI Service
Understanding the concept of Workspaces
Publishing report (from Power BI desktop to Power BI service for consumption)
Controlling access to aspects of the report by role (region, department or level)
Published Report options
Exporting to PowerPoint or PDF
Embedding in SharePoint
Embedding in a website
Making it available via a web link
Sharing with specific users
Editing the report – adding new visuals, changing visuals used and creating new report pages
Adding comments and tagging users
Scheduling the report to send our daily or weekly to specific people
Creating a Dashboard
Can be created from one or more reports to show management useful analysis
Can incorporate data and visuals from other people’s dashboards or reports shared with you
Set Alerts to be instantly notified when a KPI is reached or an SLA is breached
Add actionable comments
Schedule the dashboard to be sent out daily or weekly to specific people
Share the dashboard with final users
Best practices
Setting automatic/scheduled refresh so new data is ingested automatically
Data Gateway configuration
The type of data sources that require data gateway
AI in Power BI and Settings
Q&A for autogenerating charts and tables in answer to questions
Organization wide settings
Account wide settings
Workspace settings
Dashboard settings
Report settings
Datasets settings
This is the course to solidify your Power BI proficiency.