Power BI Course Contents

Class 1: Introduction to Power BI

  • Introduction to Power BI - Need, Importance
  • Power BI - Advantages and Scalable Options
  • History - Power View, Power Query, Power Pivot
  • Power BI Data Source Library and DW Files
  • Cloud Collaboration 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
  • On-premise Data Access and Microsoft On Drive
  • Power BI Desktop - Installation, 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

Class 2: Creating Power BI Reports, Auto Filters

  • Report Design with Legacy & .DAT Files
  • Report Design with Database 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

Class 3: Report Visualizations and Properties

  • Power BI Design: Canvas, Visualizations and Fields
  • 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 Customized 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. Boarders 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 Class

Class 4 : 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

Class 5 : 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
  • Dependent Aggregations, Independent 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 Class

Class 6 : Power Query & M Language - Part 1

  • 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: Nested Join and Join Kind Functions
  • REPLACE, REMOVE ROWS, REMOVE COL, BLANK - M Lang
  • Column Splits and Filled Up / Filled Down Options
  • Query Hide and Change Type Options. Code Generation Class

Class 7 : Power Query & M Language 2

  • Invoke Function and Freezing Columns
  • Creating Reference Tables and Queries
  • Detection and Removal of Query Datasets
  • Custom Columns with Power Query
  • Power Query Expressions and Usage
  • Blank Queries and Enumeration Value Generation
  • M Language Semitics and Syntax. Transform Types
  • IF..ELSE Conditions, Transform Column() Types
  • Remove Columns (), Split Columns (), Replace Value ()
  • Table.Distinct Options and GROUP BY Options
  • Table.Group(), Table.Sort() with Type Conversions
  • PIVOT Operation and Table.Pivot(). List Functions
  • Using Parameters with M Language (Power Query Editor)
  • Advanced Query Editor and Parameter Scripts
  • List Generation and Table Conversion Options
  • Aggregations using PowerQuery & Usage in Reports
  • Report Generation using Web Pages & HTML Tables
  • Reports from Page collection with Power Query
  • Aggregate and Evaluate Options with M Language
  • Creating high-density reports, ArcGIS Maps, ESRI Files
  • Generating QR Codes for Reports
  • Table Bars and Drill Thru Filters Class

Class 8 : Dax Expressions - Level 1

  • Purpose of Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
  • Scope of Usage with DAX. Usability 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, Arithmetic, 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 C

Class 9 : 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
  • Calculated Columns and Calculated Measures with DAX

Class 10 : Powerbi 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 Imports and Visual Schemas
  • Cloud and On-Premise Data Sources
  • How PowerBI Supports Data Model?
  • Relation between Dashboards to Reports
  • Relation between Datasets to Reports
  • Relation between Datasets to Dashboards
  • Page to Report - Mapping Options
  • Publish Options and Data Import Options
  • Need for PINS @ Visuals and PINS @ Reports
  • Need for Data Streams and Cloud Integration

Class 11 : 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

Class 12 : Imporving 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
  • Power BI 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 Schedules
  • Workbooks and Alerts with Power BI
  • Dataset Actions and Refresh Settings with Gateway
  • Using natural Language Q&A to data - Cortana

Class 13 : 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 Dashboards
  • Generating Insights with Cloud Datasets
  • Generating 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
  • Updating an organizational content pack
  • Creating New Reports from Cortana, Advantages Class