Surgent's Power BI Desktop: DAX Formulas, Reporting, and Visualizations

Available Anytime
Location: Online
1Credits
Technical Business
Registration is Open
FICPA Members
$59.00 Regular Price
Nonmembers
$74.00 Regular Price
Product Code: SU24-DT03-SSWC
Level: Overview
Vendor: Surgent
Field of Study: Information Technology

Overview:

Power BI Desktop is the authoring tool for the Power BI Ecosystem and is an essential component of the Power BI ecosystem. Power BI Desktop is a free application that is available for download. This one-hour course will demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI Desktop as your company continues its journey to increasing its data skills and data literacy.

Objectives:

  • Understand where to find Power Query and Power Pivot in the PBI Desktop interface
  • Be familiar with DAX (Data Analysis Expression) functions designed to work with a data model
  • Explain the types of functions in DAX
  • Understand data visualization - curated visualization for data storytelling
  • Be familiar with AI visuals for exploratory analysis

Major Topics:

  • Demonstration in Power BI Desktop of the following data tools: Power Query, Power Pivot, and Power View
  • Skills demonstrated: DAX, data visualizations including AI visuals, and data storytelling
  • Demonstration of DAX function types: Aggregation, Iterator, CALCULATE, CALCULATE Modifiers, Time Intelligence, Ranking, and Percentages
  • Demonstration of how to curate a visual in PBI Desktop with a variety of formatting tools; visuals for exploratory analysis; and AI visuals for exploratory analysis

Designed For:

Anyone who wants to continue their data analytics journey with the data authoring tool of the Power BI Ecosystem - Power BI Desktop

Prerequisite:

None

Additional Info:

You will receive an email from [email protected] with instructions on how to log onto your course shortly.  If you do not receive the email within the hour, please check your spam filter.

For technical support, registration questions or other customer service-related inquiries, please call (800) 778-7436 or email [email protected]. Phones are staffed from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday.