Power BI Essentials: PowerBI for Data Transformation, Reporting and Analytics (TTDPB01)
Gain the skills to work confidently in Power BI, creating reports that are accurate, interactive, and visually compelling.
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Gain the skills to work confidently in Power BI, creating reports that are accurate, interactive, and visually compelling.
More Information:
- Learning Style: Virtual
- Learning Style: Course
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Course Duration: 2 Days
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Course Information
About This Course:
Power BI Essentials is a two-day, hands-on course designed for those new to Power BI and walks you through basic workflows, from shaping and preparing data in Power Query Editor to building relationships in a data model and writing basic DAX calculations. You will learn how to apply best practices for formatting reports, use slicers and filters to improve interactivity, and create drill-through pages for deeper insights. You will also explore how to enhance reports with hierarchies, tooltips, and calculated columns, making your visuals clearer and more dynamic. As you progress, you will work with Power BI Service to publish and share reports, set up refresh schedules, and manage workspaces effectively.
Course Objectives:
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Connect, transform, and prepare data using Power Query Editor, ensuring accuracy and consistency before analysis.
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Build relationships between data tables, understanding when to use one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships.
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Write basic DAX calculations to create custom measures, calculated columns, and tables for more meaningful insights.
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Design interactive reports with slicers, filters, hierarchies, and tooltips to improve user experience and engagement.
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Publish reports to the Power BI Service, manage workspaces, and set up refresh schedules for seamless data updates.
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Apply best practices for report performance and formatting, ensuring reports are both efficient and visually compelling.
Audience:
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This course is ideal for professionals who want to start using Power BI to analyze and visualize data efficiently. It is designed for business analysts, data professionals, report developers, and anyone who needs to turn data into actionable insight
Prerequisites:
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A general knowledge of database concepts (fields, records, relationships)
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An awareness of key business priorities such as revenue, profitability, and financial accounting is desirable.
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Familiarity with Excel would also be helpful.