Power Bi Course Syllabus

Introduction To Power BI

• Introduction to Power BI – Need, Imprtance
• Power BI – Advantages and Scalable Options
• History – Power View, Power Query, Power Pivot
• Power BI Data Source Library and DW Files
• Cloud Colloboration and Usage Scope
• Business Analyst Tools, MS Cloud Tools
• Power BI Installation and Cloud Account
• Power BI Cloud and Power BI Service
• Power BI Architecture and Data Access
• OnPremise Data Acces and Microsoft On Drive
• Power BI Desktop – Instalation, Usage
• Sample Reports and Visualization Controls
• Power BI Cloud Account Configuration
• Understanding Desktop & Mobile Editions
• Report Rendering Options and End User Access
• Power View and Power Map. Power BI Licenses
• Course Plan – Power BI Online Training

Creating POWER BI Reports, Auto Filters

• Report Design with Legacy & .DAT Files
• Report Design with Databse Tables
• Understanding Power BI Report Designer
• Report Canvas, Report Pages: Creation, Renames
• Report Visuals, Fields and UI Options
• Experimenting Visual Interactions, Advantages
• Reports with Multiple Pages and Advantages
• Pages with Multiple Visualizations. Data Access
• PUBLISH Options and Report Verification in Cloud
• “GET DATA” Options and Report Fields, Filters
• Report View Options: Full, Fit Page, Width Scale
• Report Design using Databases & Queries
• Query Settings and Data Preloads
• Navigation Options and Report Refresh
• Stacked bar chart, Stacked column chart
• Clustered bar chart, Clustered column chart
• Adding Report Titles. Report Format Options
• Focus Mode, Explore and Export Settings

Report Visualization And Properties

• Power BI Design: Canvas, Visualizations and Fileds
• Import Data Options with Power BI Model, Advantages
• Direct Query Options and Real-time (LIVE) Data Access
• Data Fields and Filters with Visualizations
• Visualization Filters, Page Filters, Report Filters
• Conditional Filters and Clearing. Testing Sets
• Creating Customised Tables with Power BI Editor
• General Properties, Sizing, Dimensions, and Positions
• Alternate Text and Tiles. Header (Column, Row) Properties
• Grid Properties (Vertical, Horizontal) and Styles
• Table Styles & Alternate Row Colors – Static, Dynamic
• Sparse, Flashy Rows, Condensed Table Reports. Focus Mode
• Totals Computations, Background. Boders Properties
• Column Headers, Column Formatting, Value Properties
• Conditional Formatting Options – Color Scale
• Page Level Filters and Report Level Filters
• Visual-Level Filters and Format Options
• Report Fields, Formats and Analytics
• Page-Level Filters and Column Formatting, Filters
• Background Properties, Borders and Lock Aspect

Chart And Map Report Properties

• CHART Report Types and Properties
• STACKED BAR CHART, STACKED COLUMN CHART
• CLUSTERED BAR CHART, CLUSTERED COLUMN CHART
• 100% STACKED BAR CHART, 100% STACKED COLUMN CHART
• LINE CHARTS, AREA CHARTS, STACKED AREA CHARTS
• LINE AND STACKED ROW CHARTS
• LINE AND STACKED COLUMN CHARTS
• WATERFALL CHART, SCATTER CHART, PIE CHART
• Field Properties: Axis, Legend, Value, Tooltip
• Field Properties: Color Saturation, Filters Types
• Formats: Legend, Axis, Data Labels, Plot Area
• Data Labels: Visibility, Color and Display Units
• Data Labels: Precision, Position, Text Options
• Analytics: Constant Line, Position, Labels
• Working with Waterfall Charts and Default Values
• Modifying Legends and Visual Filters – Options
• Map Reports: Working with Map Reports
• Hierarchies: Grouping Multiple Report Fields
• Hierarchy Levels and Usages in Visualizations
• Preordered Attribute Collection – Advantages
• Using Field Hierarchies with Chart Reports
• Advanced Query Mode @ Connection Settings – Options
• Direct Import and In-memory Loads, Advantages

Hierarchies And Drilldown Reports

• Hierarchies and Drilldown Options
• Hierarchy Levels and Drill Modes – Usage
• Drill-thru Options with Tree Map and Pie Chart
• Higher Levels and Next Level Navigation Options
• Aggregates with Bottom/Up Navigations. Rules
• Multi Field Aggregations and Hierarchies in Power BI
• DRILLDOWN, SHOWNEXTLEVEL, EXPANDTONEXTLEVEL
• SEE DATA and SEE RECORDS Options. Differences
• Toggle Options with Tabular Data. Filters
• Drilldown Buttons and Mouse Hover Options @ Visuals
• Dependant Aggregations, Independant Aggregations
• Automated Records Selection with Tabular Data
• Report Parameters : Creation and Data Type
• Available Values and Default values. Member Values
• Parameters for Column Data and Table / Query Filters
• Parameters Creation – Query Mode, UI Option
• Linking Parameters to Query Columns – Options
• Edit Query Options and Parameter Manage Entries
• Connection Parameters and Dynamic Data Sources
• Synonyms – Creation and Usage Options

Power Query & M Language

• Understanding Power Query Editor – Options
• Power BI Interface and Query / Dataset Edits
• Working with Empty Tables and Load / Edits
• Empty Table Names and Header Row Promotions
• Undo Headers Options. Blank Columns Detection
• Data Imports and Query Marking in Query Editor
• JSON Files & Binary Formats with Power Query
• JavaScript Object Notation – Usage with M Lang.
• Applied Steps and Usage Options. Revert Options
• creating Query Groups and Query References. Usage
• Query Rename, Load Enable and Data Refresh Options
• Combine Queries – Merge Join and Anti-Join Options
• Combine Queries – Union and Union All as New Dataset
• M Language : NestedJoin and JoinKind Functions
• REPLACE, REMOVE ROWS, REMOVE COL, BLANK – M Lang
• Column Splits and FilledUp / FilledDown Options
• Query Hide and Change Type Options. Code Generation

DAX EXPRESSIONS – Level 1

• Purpose of Data Analysis Expresssions (DAX)
• Scope of Usage with DAX. Usabilty Options
• DAX Context : Row Context and Filter Context
• DAX Entities : Calculated Columns and Measures
• DAX Data Types : Numeric, Boolean, Variant, Currency
• Datetime Data Tye with DAX. Comparison with Excel
• DAX Operators & Symbols. Usage. Operator Priority
• Parenthesis, Comparison, Arthmetic, Text, Logic
• DAX Functions and Types: Table Valued Functions
• Filter, Aggregation and Time Intelligence Functions
• Information Functions, Logical, Parent-Child Functions
• Statistical and Text Functions. Formulas and Queries
• Syntax Requirements with DAX. Differences with Excel
• Naming Conventions and DAX Format Representation
• Working with Special Characters in Table Names
• Attribute / Column Scope with DAX – Examples
• Measure / Column Scope with DAX – Examples

DAX EXPRESSIONS – Level 2

• YTD, QTD, MTD Calculations with DAX
• DAX Calculations and Measures
• Using TOPN, RANKX, RANK.EQ
• Computations using STDEV & VAR
• SAMPLE Function, COUNTALL, ISERROR
• ISTEXT, DATEFORMAT, TIMEFORMAT
• Time Intelligence Functions with DAX
• Data Analysis Expressions and Functions
• DATESYTD, DATESQTD, DATESMTD
• ENDOFYEAR, ENDOFQUARTER,ENDOFMONTH
• FIRSTDATE, LASTDATE, DATESBETWEEN
• CLOSINGBALANCEYEAR,CLOSINGBALANCEQTR
• SAMEPERIOD and PREVIOUSMONTH,QUARTER
• KPIs with DAX. Vertipaq Queries in DAX
• IF..ELSEIF.. Conditions with DAX
• Slicing and Dicing Options with Columns, Measures
• DAX for Query Extraction, Data Mashup Operations
• Calcualted COlumns and Calculated Measures with DAX

Power BI Deployment & Cloud

• PowerBI Report Validation and Publish
• Understanding PowerBI Cloud Architecture
• PowerBI Cloud Account and Workspace
• Reports and DataSet Items Validation
• Dashboards and Pins – Real-time Usage
• Dynamic Data Sources and Encryptions
• Personal and Organizational Content Packs
• Gateways, Subscriptions, Mobile Reports
• Data Refresh with Power BI Architecture
• PBIX and PBIT Files with Power BI – Usage
• Visual Data Imprts and Visual Schemas
• Cloud and On-Premise Data Sources
• How PowerBI Supports Data Model?
• Relation between Dashbaords to Reports
• Relation between Datasets to Reports
• Relation between Datasets to Dashbaords
• Page to Report – Mapping Options
• Publish Options and Data Import Options
• Need for PINS @ Visuals and PINS @ Reports
• Need for Data Streams and Cloud Intergration

Power BI Cloud Operations

• Report Publish Options and Verifications
• Working with Power BI Cloud Interface & Options
• Navigation Paths with “My Workspace” Screens
• FILE, VIEW, EDIT REPORTS, ACCESS, DRILLDOWN
• Saving Reports into pdf, pptx, etc. Report Embed
• Report Rendering and EDIT, SAVE, Print Options
• Report PIN and individual Visual PIN Options
• Create and Use Dashboards. Menu Options
• Goto Dashboard and Goto LIVE Page Options
• Operations on Pinned Reports and Visuals
• TITLE, MEDIA, USAGE METRICS & FAVOURITES
• SUBSCRIPTION Options and Reports with Mobile View
• Options with Report Page : Print and Subscribe
• Report Actions: USAGE METRICS, ANALYSE IN EXCEL
• Report Actions: RELATED ITEMS, RENAME, DELETE
• Dashboard Actions: METRICS, RELATED ITEMS
• Dashboard Actions: SETTINGS FOR Q & A, DELETE
• PIN Actions: METRICS, SHARE, RELATED ITEMS
• PIN Actions: SETTINGS FOR Q & A, DELETE
• EDIT DASHBOARD (CLOUD), On-The-Fly Reports
• Dataset Actions: CREATE REPORT, REFRESH
• SCHEDULED REFRESH & RELATED ITEMS
• Dashboard Integration with Apps in Power BI

Improving Power BI Reports

• Publish PowerBI Report Templates
• Import and Export Options with Power BI
• Dataset Navigations and Report Navigations
• Quick Navigation Options with “My Workspace”
• Dashboards, Workbooks, Reports, Datasets
• Working with MY WORK SPACE group
• Installing the Power BI Personal Gateway
• Automatic Refresh – Possible Issues
• Adding images to the dashboards
• Reading & Editing Power BI Views
• Power BI Templates (pbit)- Creation, Usage
• Managing report in Power BI Services
• PowerBI Gateway – Download and Installation
• Personal and Enterprise Gateway Features
• PowerBI Settings : Dataset – Gateway Integration
• Configuring Dataset for Manual Refresh of Data
• Configuring Automatic Refresh and Schdules
• Workbooks and Alerts with Power BI
• Dataset Actions and Refresh Settings with Gateway
• Using natural Language Q&A to data – Cortana

Insights And Subscriptions

• Data Navigation Paths and Data Splits
• Getting data from existing systems
• Data Refresh and LIVE Connections
• pbit and pbix : differences. Usage Options
• Quick Insights For Power BI Reports
• Quick Insights For PowerBI Dashboads
• Generating Insights with Cloud Datasets
• Generarting Reports with Cloud Datasets
• Using relational databases on-premises
• Using relational databases in the cloud
• Consuming a service content pack
• Creating a custom data set from a service
• Creating a content pack for your organization
• Consuming an organizational content pack
• Updating an organizational content pack
• Adding Tiles : Images, Videos, DataStreams
• Creating New Reports from Cortana, Advantages

Power BI Integration Elements

• SSRS Integration with Power BI
• SSRS Report Portal URL to Power BI Cloud
• Power BI KPI Reports Vs SSRS KPI Reports
• Convering and Working with Mobile Reports
• Report Buidler Reports to Powert BI
• Generating QR Codes and Report Security
• Reporting JSON Files, Bulk Data Loads
• Creating high-density Reports in Power BI
• OLAP DataSources in Power BI
• Using MDX Queries with PowerBI Queries
• MDX SELECT and Perspective Access
• KPIs and MDX Expressions with Power BI
• MDX Queries and Filters with Power BI
• Linked Servers and T-SQL SPROCs with MDX
• YTD, PARALLELPERIOD,SCOPE, ALLMEMBERS
• WHERE, EXCEPT, RANGE, NONEMPTY
• CURRENT & EMPTY, AND / OR, LEFT / RIGHT
• Implementing Row Level Security (RLS)
• Security Roles and Role Members. Tests
• Using R for Power BI, Streaming DataSets
• Azure Connections with PowerBI Desktop
• PowerBI Reports using SQL Azure DBs