PowerBI

  • Importing SQL Server tables
  • Filtering rows & also columns
  • Data and also diagram view
  • Hiding from client view
  • Relationships
  • Drill-down vs Quick Explore
  • Slicers and also timelines
  • Controlling what you see
  • Creating and also naming tables
  • Adding to data models
  • Importing Access and also Excel
  • Importing cubes
  • Pasting from the clipboard
  • Querying databases
  • Web pages and also XML files
  • Splitting columns
  • Merging and also inserting columns
  • Other transforms
  • Creating calculated columns
  • Using the RELATED function
  • BLANK and also SWITCH
  • The all-important query context
  • Implicit calculated fields
  • AutoSum fields
  • Creating in Excel and also PowerPivo
  • The DAX Studio add-in
  • Calculating ratios
  • Aggregate X functions
  • Replacing filters
  • Using ALL
  • Using VALUES to edit filters
  • Using FILTER to filter tables
  • Ranking
  • The EARLIER function
  • Creating in Excel or SQL
  • Linking to calendars
  • Sorting months & also weeks

Multiple date tables

  • Period to date
  • Fiscal year calculations
  • Parallel periods
  • Semi-additive measures
  • Creating hierarchies
  • Pros and also cons
  • Relative KPIs
  • Absolute KPIs
  • The data model again
  • Creating visualisations
  • Slicers
  • Using tiles
  • Filtering data
  • Creating matrices and cards
  • Chart multiples
  • Chart drill-down
  • Scatter and also bubble charts
  • Assembling your data
  • Creating maps
  • Drill-down in maps
  • Creating maps
  • Scenes, tours and also layers
  • Creating videos
  • Reasons not to use