Power Bi Master Class Data Modelling And Dax Formulas

Learn how to create data models, relationships and use DAX formulas in Microsoft Power BI

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.6

- Enjoy CLEAR and CONCISE step by step lessons from a best selling Udemy instructor in FULL HD 1080 P video
- Have a COMPREHENSIVE understanding of creating data models and developing DAX formulas in Microsoft Power BI
- Create calculated FIELDS and MEASURES using DAX in Power BI

What you'll learn

Enjoy CLEAR and CONCISE step by step lessons from a best selling Udemy instructor in FULL HD 1080 P video

Have a COMPREHENSIVE understanding of creating data models and developing DAX formulas in Microsoft Power BI

Create calculated FIELDS and MEASURES using DAX in Power BI

Perform SOPHISTICATED calculations such as Time Intelligence

Filtered Data and Creating Calculated Tables

Learn to create VIRTUAL TABLES and powerful cross table calculations

Create RELATIONSHIPS between tables of data

Learn to create Hierarchies and Data Groups for better data analysis

* Requirements

* You will require Power BI desktop and access to the Power BI Service on the Internet
* You should be able to work with data in Excel and do basic reporting
* Download the Power BI Desktop app which is available free from Microsoft for Windows

Description

Don't sit through days of boring training to understand how Power BI works! This course will get you up to speed and working in half the time, giving you the crucial foundation to start you on the journey to becoming a Power BI expert.

Great reports are built on great data models. In this course, learn how to create relationships, create measures, use DAX and all the other skills you need to build a data model that ensures your reports are top-notch! This course has been updated (JUNE 2020) to the latest Power BI interface so you will be using the latest version available.

This course has been updated for 2021 in full HD video quality, so you will learn on the latest Power BI interface. Students who have taken this course have this to say:

WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING:

"Thanks..this is exactly what I was looking for. So many questions are clarified now. This is really helpful for my day to day work!!"

"Very well organized. I like that it is "master" class, but you provide the instruction in such a way that it does not overwhelm you with new or complex information, BUT at the same time does not bore you with basic information that a somewhat experienced user should already know. A nice balance."

"Ian is a good instructor. I have completed 2 modules (Query Editor and DAX). Looking forward to completing the 3rd (Dashboards and Power BI Service)."

"Great course, great professor, I'm a beginner user and the course is really great as a first approach, it teaches you about the most important general aspects and functions, it is the perfect first step you should take if you want to dominate powerbi."

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:

Introduction and Course Content
Creating Calculated Columns - Basic calculations, using date fields and date tables
Creating Measures - Aggregation measures, the =Calculate formula, the All and AllExcept formula, Time Intelligence, Customer Segmentation and many more
Creating Relationships between tables and using relationship calculations
Creating Virtual Tables and Calculations between Tables
Creating and using hierarchies and data groups
Case Studies on DirectQuery, Star Schemas and Quick Measures

ABOUT THE TRAINER

Ian Littlejohn has been a top-rated trainer on the Udemy platform for over 5 years and has more than 10 years' experience in training & management consulting. He specializes in Data Analysis, covering Excel, Power BI, Google Data Studio and Amazon Quicksight.

Ian has over 100,000 students and 50,000 reviews and an average course rating of over 4.5 out of 5. He has a reputation for delivering excellent, logically structured courses that are easy to follow and get the point across without wasting learners' time.

WHY YOU SHOULD SIGN UP:

Learners buying this course get:

Full access to almost 5 hours of HD quality video
4 downloadable resources and 11 articles
Lifetime access
Money-back guarantee (see Udemy terms and Conditions)
Certificate of completion upon course conclusion

We look forward to having you on the course!

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DATA ANALYSIS COURSES ROADMAP:

This course is part of our Power BI Master Class series. This series goes into a bit more depth about Power BI. My other courses on Udemy are:

Power BI
- Complete Introduction to Microsoft Power BI [2020 Edition]
- Power BI Master Class - Query Editor [2020 Edition]
- Power BI Master Class-Data Models and DAX Formulas 2020
- Power BI Master Class - Dashboards and Power BI Service 2020
- Introduction to Data Analysis with Microsoft Power BI
Excel
- Complete Introduction to Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts
- Complete Introduction to Excel Power Pivot
- Complete Introduction to Excel Power Query
- Excel Interactive Dashboards and Data Analysis
- Complete Introduction to Business Data Analysis
- Tables and Formulas with Excel [2020 Edition]
Google Data Studio
- Complete Introduction to Google Sheets Pivot Tables
- Complete Introduction to Google Data Studio 2020 Edition
- Google Analytics Reports and Dashboards with Data Studio

Who this course is for:

Excel users who want to learn how to create PROFESSIONAL reports in Power BI
Power BI users who want to learn to build great data models and learn to use the DAX formula language

Course content

11 sections • 56 lectures

Introduction to the Course 3 lectures

Introduction to the Course Preview 01:43

Introduction and overview to the Data Modeling and DAX Formulas course.

About the Course Preview 01:55

Please download the Training Data Files Preview 00:04

Overview of the Power BI Data Model 2 lectures

Introduction to Overview of the Data Model Preview 01:08

In this lesson we review how to sign up for the Power BI Service and how to download the Power BI Desktop.

Overview of the Data Model Preview 08:28

Step by step instructions to sign up for the Power BI Service and to download the Power BI Desktop.

Creating Calculated Columns 12 lectures

Introduction Calculated Columns Preview 00:59

Introduction to the Data Model and calculations section of the course.

Creating Calculated Columns Preview 08:37

In this lesson we cover how to create calculated columns within the Power BI data model.

Practical Activity - Calculated Columns Preview 00:18

In this practical activity you will create three new calculated columns - Sales, Cost and Profit. You will also format these fields.

Creating Calculated Columns of Date Fields Preview 06:59

In this lesson we learn how to create additional time intelligence functions such as Year, Month and Day. These fields are added to your data model.

Practical Activity - Calculated Columns with Date Fields Preview 00:11

In this Practical Activity you will create fields for Year, Month and Day

Weekday and Weeknum Formulas Preview 04:06

Formatting Date Names Preview 06:38

In this lesson we learn how to create Month Names and Week Day Names for our data model. We also learn how to correctly set the Sort By option to make sure the names are displayed in the correct order.

Practical Activity - Formatted Date Names Preview 00:25

In this activity you will add the Month Name, WeekDay and WeekDay Name to the Data Model.

Using a Date Master Table in the Data Model Preview 10:12

In this lesson we learn how to add a Date Master to the Date Model and then to create a relationship between the Date field and the master date.

Practical Activity - Adding a Date Table to the Data Model Preview 00:19

In this practical activity you will load and configure the Date Master file to use it for data analysis.

IF Function Preview 04:16

A quick review of the Calculated Columns section.

Switch Function Preview 06:42

In this lesson you will learn how to use the IF function.

Creating Power BI Measures 8 lectures

Introduction to the Measures Section Preview 01:11

Introduction to the section on Measures

What is a Measure? Preview 05:54

Creating Measures Preview 09:40

In this lesson we learn how to create Measures to calculate Sums, Averages and Distinct Counts.

Practical Activity - Creating Measures Preview 00:10

In this activity you will add a number of Measures to the Data Model.

Practical Activity - Measures Preview 04:56

Using the = Calculate Formula Preview 08:45

In this lesson we learn how to use the powerful Calculate formula. The = Calculate formula allows the filtering of an aggregation.

Practical Activity - =Calculate Formula Preview 00:16

In this practical activity you will practice using the =Calculate formula.

The All and AllExcept Function Preview 09:57

In this lesson we review how to return the entire total for a column and how to ignore the evaluation context.

Time Intelligence Functions 3 lectures

Time Intelligence - Part 1 Preview 10:20

In this lesson you will learn how to create a datesbetween calculation, trailing number of days, Year to Date, Quarter to Date and Month to Date calculations.