Introduction to Power BI (online)

Wise Owl

Short course

Online

£ 725 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Beginner

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Class hours

    12h

  • Duration

    2 Days

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Personal tutor

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

There are three parts to creating a Power BI report, all of which are covered by this two-day course.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Online

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Firstly, you'll learn how to get data from all manner of different sources, using Query Editor to manipulate the results; secondly, you'll learn how to create, format and use visualisations (tables, charts, gauges, maps and many more); and thirdly, you'll learn how to create calculated columns and measures using basic DAX language. You'll also learn how to use Power BI Web, and get an overview of Power BI Mobile.

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Subjects

  • SQL
  • Creating databases - overview
  • Working with tables
  • Power BI Desktop overview
  • Power BI Service Overview

Teachers and trainers (4)

Andrew Gould

Andrew Gould

Senior Trainer

Rick Gould

Rick Gould

Trainer

Sam Lowrie

Sam Lowrie

Trainer

Shaun Wantling

Shaun Wantling

Trainer

Course programme

Basic reports
  • Getting data
  • Basic visualisations
  • Shapes, text boxes and images
Data sources
  • SQL Server / databases
  • Excel / text files
  • Websites and web serivces
Formatting visualisations
  • The formatting panes
  • Conditional formatting
Charts
  • Working with charts
  • Specific chart type issues
  • Grouping and binning
Other types of visualisation
  • Working with matrices
  • Working with cards
Dashboard visualisations
  • Gauges
  • Single-number visualisations
  • KPIs
Query editor
  • Filtering rows
  • Manipulating columns
  • Working with data types
More on query editor
  • Creating new columns
  • Introducing the M language
Multiple tables
  • Relationships
  • Filter directions
Filtering data
  • Slicers
  • Visualisation level filters
Drill-down
  • Interactions
  • "See records" feature
Drill-through filtering
  • Adding drillthrough filters
  • Back buttons
Action buttons
  • Assigning actions to shapes
  • Inserting buttons
  • Hover and select effects
Bookmarks
  • Creating bookmarks
  • Filtering using bookmarks
  • Spotlighting and hiding visuals
Overview of maps
  • The types of map
  • Geo-location
  • Introduction to ArcGIS
Calculated columns
  • Adding columns
  • IF and SWITCH
  • The RELATED function
Calendars
  • Creating calendars
  • Using multiple calendars
  • Working days
Publishing reports
  • Power BI accounts
  • Power BI files (PBIX)
Power BI Service Overview
  • Differences from PBI Desktop
  • Workspaces
  • Favorites
Using Power BI Service
  • Reports and dashboards
  • Using tiles
  • Pinning to dashboards

Additional information

Also available as a classroom course.

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