About this Course
This 2-day Instructor Led course How to use PowerPivot to access data sources, create relationships, use the
PowerPivot DAX expressions and generate and format reports. After completing this course, students will be able to explore every aspect of using Microsoft PowerPivot
Audience Profile
Advanced Excel users, users that want to gain familiarity with PowerPivot to build compelling reports.
Pre-requisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
General Excel and Report building skills
Module 1: Overview
A simple introduction module.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand your course, classroom, classmates, facility and instructor.
Module 2: PowerPivot Introduction
In this module we take a look at the lessons of the module!
Lessons
PowerPivot Introduction
Lab : Installing PowerPivot
Install PowerPivot for Excel
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Install PowerPivot for Excel
Be able to navigate the PowerPivot windows
Understand the new features of Excel 2010
Module 3: PowerPivot Data Sources
In this module we take a look at the lessons of the module!
Course Outline :: 50433B: PowerPivot for End Users::
Lessons
Supported Data Sources
Lab : Loading Data Sources
Load Data From SQL Server
Load Data From Text Files
Load Data via Copy and Paste
Load Data via Data Feeds
Load Data via Reporting Services
Lab : Cleaning Data
Cleaning data in PowerPivot
Lab : Creating Relationships
Create Relationship between Data Sources
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Import various data sources into PowerPivot
Understand how to clean imported data
Module 4: PowerPivot Functions
In this module we take a look at the lessons of the module!
Lessons
PowerPivot Expressions
Lab : Create a Time Table
Create a Time Table for future labs
Lab : Using DATE Functions
Use DATE Function
Use DATEVALUE Function
Use the DAY, MONTH, YEAR, HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND Functions
Use EDATE Function
Use EOMONTH Function
Use NOW and TODAY Functions
Use TIME and TIMEVALUE Functions
Use WEEKDAY and WEEKNUM Functions
Lab : Using TIME INTELLIGENCE Functions
Use FIRST* and LAST* Functions
Use DATE* Functions
Course Outline :: 50433B: PowerPivot for End Users::
Use STARTOF* and ENDOF* Functions
Use CLOSING* and OPENING* Functions
Use LASTOF* and FIRST* Functions
Use PREVIOUS* and NEXT* Functions
Lab : Using STATISTICAL Functions
Use AVERAGE* Functions
Use COUNT* Functions
Use MAX* and MIN* Functions
Lab : Using VALUE Functions
Use ALL, ALLEXCEPT and ALLNOBLANKROW
Use CALCULATE, CALCULATETABLE
Use DISTINCT
Use EARLIER and EARLIEST
Use FILTER
Use REALTED, RELATEDTABLE
Use VALUES
Lab : Using LOGICAL and INFORMATION Functions
Use Logical Functions (AND, FALSE, IF, IFERROR, NOT, OR, TRUE)
Use Information Functions (ISBLANK, ISERROR, ISLOGICAL, ISNONTEXT, ISNUMBER, ISTEXT)
Lab : Using TEXT Functions
Use TEXT Functions
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Be able to describe all the new PowerPivot Expressions
Use and apply many of the PowerPivot Expressions
Module 5: Building Reports using PowerPivot
In this module we take a look at the lessons of the module!
Lessons
PowerPivot Reports
Lab : Creating Reports
Use PivotCharts
Use Slicers
Use Sparklines
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Course Outline :: 50433B: PowerPivot for End Users::
Describe the different Report types in PowerPivot
Be able to create Slicers and Sparklines for more engaging reports
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.