Microsoft Power BI Training in South Africa

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Power BI Desktop is part of the suite of tools from Microsoft which enable data to be analysed and published from a variety of sources. With Power BI Desktop, you get a report authoring tool that enables you to connect to and query data from different sources using the Query Editor. From the datasets you build with Query Editor you can create Reports and Visualizations or dashboards within Power BI Desktop. Reports can then be published. This course covers the use of Power BI Desktop to connect to data, create Visualizations, query the data and publish reports.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Anyone who needs to work with data in order to connect to, process, analyse in order to produce suitable output at all levels within an organisation.
It is assumed that attendees on the course are already working with data, are familiar with charts and PivotTable concepts. You will be either an Experienced IT or non-IT business users perhaps with some query writing skills or a data analysis role.

Power BI Desktop Concepts and Main Features
Data Sources compatible with Power BI Desktop
Connecting to Data with Power BI Desktop
Explore Data Visualizations
Apply Common Query Tasks to Shape Data in Power BI Desktop
Create and publish Reports

Getting Started with Power BI Desktop

Power BI Concepts and Overview
Introduction to Main Features
Imports
Visualizations
Filters and Queries
Reports

Connecting to Data Sources with Power BI Desktop

Data Sources Power BI Desktop will connect to
Data Types and Properties in Power BI Desktop
Import and Enter Data
Get Data and Query Editor
Introducing the Query Editor
Using the Query Editor to Connect to Data
Combining Data Sources as a Mash Up
Working with Relationships in Data

Data Visualizations

Overview of Data Visualizations
Tables and Matrix Views
Applying Conditional Formats
Charts
Interactive Data and Date Slicers
Drill Visualizations to see underlying data
Create Reusable Field Hierarchies
Record Grouping and Binning in Visualizations
Drill Visualizations with using Dates
Clustering
Analytics and Forecast Lines in Visualizations
Creating Role Based Views
Data Categories, Geo-Data and Maps

Querying and Shaping the Data

Common Activities using Query Editor
Filters
Transforms
Pivot and Group By
Creating Custom Calculated Columns
Adding Conditional Columns
Introduction to DAX Expressions
Histograms

Reports and Output Options

Report Elements and Options
Working with Pages
Adding Graphics
Visual and Filter Settings
Export Power BI Data to CSV
Create a Power BI Template

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Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our South Africa facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

Classroom / Virtual Classroom

07 May 2024