Description
Overview:
This is the first course in TLG Learning’s Power BI Desktop series. This course lays the foundation for Power BI Report Builders. Report Builders will learn everything they need to create highly effective stand-alone and multi-page narrative reports using managed data sources, including the foundations of the data models that lie behind the reports. This course covers the use of both the Power BI Desktop application and the Power BI Service. We will cover usable features for users to become power users.
Prerequisite(s):
Basic experience with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, and using Web Browsers. General understanding of basic database concepts is useful, but not required.
Audience:
Outline:
Lesson 1: Introducing Power BI
- Power BI as Part of Power Platform
- What is Power BI
- Power BI Overview
Lesson 2: Understanding Power BI Data Models
- Terminology
- Introduction to Tables & Relationships
- Introduction to Data Model Schemas
Lesson 3: Defining a Report
- Power BI Reports
- Overview of Report Objectives
- Data-Driven Narratives
Lesson 4: Building Power BI Desktop Reports
- Working in Power BI Desktop
- Creating Visuals
- Formatting and Organizing Visuals
Lesson 5: Report Actions & Filtering
- Drill-Down, Drill-Through and other Data Actions
- Interactions using Filters
- Visual Interactions
- Bookmarks and Buttons
- Refreshing data in Power BI Desktop
Lesson 6: Power BI Service
- Introduction to Power BI Service
- Creating a Workspace
- Adding Reports and Data
- More about Refreshing Data
Lesson 7: Building Power BI Service Dashboards
- Building Dashboards
- Organizing Dashboard Elements
Lesson 8: Service Analytics Features
- Understanding Dashboard Q & A
- Quick Insights
Lesson 9: Sharing Dashboards, Reports & Datasets
- Sharing Content
- Managing access to the entire workspace
