Power Bi Master Class Consume And Transform Data

Learn how to import, transform and prepare data using the Query Editor 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 connecting and transforming data using Microsoft Power BI
- Enjoy CLEAR and CONCISE step by step instruction from a best selling Udemy instructor

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 connecting and transforming data using Microsoft Power BI
Enjoy CLEAR and CONCISE step by step instruction from a best selling Udemy instructor
Case Studies on PREPAR|ING your data for analysis
Load data into Power BI from a multitude of different SOURCES including SQL Server
Excel
CSV
JSON
XML and Google Analytics
Perform BASIC transformations such as filtering
changing data types
remove columns and creating new calculated columns
Perform ADVANCED transformations such as Merging
Appending
Unpivoting
Grouping and Calculating Custom Columns
Learn to CLEAN data and LOAD data using parameters

* 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

If you are new to Power BI or want to fill in some gaps in your knowledge, THIS is the course for you.  We've focused on providing you with the fundamentals you need to work with Power BI data effectively!

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

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:

Recent reviews:

"I absolutely endorse the content of this course. Very well explained and good examples as well. Thank you so much!"

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"He explains the concepts very well. I like that the course has short practical activities to practice what I learned."

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This course is lead by Ian Littlejohn - an international trainer, consultant and data analyst with over 125 000 enrollments & 100 000 students on Udemy. Ian specializes in teaching data analysis techniques, Excel Pivot Tables, Power Pivot, Microsoft Power BI, Google Data Studio & Amazon QuickSight & his courses average over 4.5 stars out of 5. 

Skills in data analysis, reporting and the creation of dashboards are HIGHLY valued in today's business environment. Microsoft Power BI is now recognized as the leading Business Intelligence tool in the world for the development of reports, data analysis and dashboards.

In this course you will learn the to use the AMAZING Power BI tool to transform and prepare your data for analysis.  You will learn to use the Query Editor to connect to data, perform advanced transformation and also to clean data.

In this course - which is part of the Power BI Master Class Series), you will cover:

  1. Introduction and Course Content

  2. Basic Data Transformations - Learn about filtering data, changing data types, adding new columns and removing columns

  3. Advanced Data Transformations - Merging data into one table, Appending data, Unpivoting data, Grouping data, conditional rules and custom fields

  4. Data Cleansing - Techniques and skills to clean up your data

  5. Connecting to Data Sources - Learn how to connect and access data from a variety of different data sources including, files, databases, web URL, JSON and Google Analytics

We look forward to having you on our course as we learn and explore the incredible power of Microsoft Power BI.

Please note that this course is part of the Power BI Master Class series.  Search for my instructor profile to purchase these other courses.

  1. Power BI Master Class - Query Editor

  2. Power BI Master Class - Data Modeling and DAX Formulas

  3. Power BI Master Class - Dashboards and Power BI Service

Who this course is for:

  • Excel users who want to learn how to create PROFESSIONAL reports in Power BI
  • Learners who want to LEARN Microsoft Power BI

Course content

8 sections • 38 lectures

Introduction to the Course Preview 01:40

Introduction to the course and what we will be covering in the course

About the Course Preview 01:55

Please download the Training Data Files Preview 00:04

Overview and Introduction to Query Editor Preview 08:42

Introduction to Transformations Preview 00:36

Transformations Part 1 Preview 09:48

Transformations Part 2 Preview 07:17

Transformations Part 3 Preview 05:54

Practical Activity - Transformations Preview 00:11

Practical Activity Completed Preview 06:02

Conditional IF Preview 05:35

Introduction to Advanced Transformations Preview 01:17

Merge Function Preview 07:56

Practical Activity - Merge Function Preview 00:13

Practical Activity Completed - Merge Preview 04:57

Append Data Preview 06:07

Custom Calculations Preview 05:24

Group By Function Preview 05:57

Introduction to Cleanse Data Preview 00:44

Download the Training Data Files Preview 00:02

Query Editor Diagnostics Preview 08:41

Cleansing Data Files Preview 05:36

Parameters Part 1 Preview 07:51

Parameters Part 2 Preview 05:25

Introduction to Power BI Data Connections and Sources Preview 01:03

A brief introduction to the section on connecting to different data sources.

Loading Data from SQL Server Preview 10:39

In this lesson we learn how to connect to a SQL database.  We show how to access SQL tables and how to import the tables into Power BI.

Loading Data from CSV and TXT Preview 04:41

In this lesson we cover how to load data into Power BI from Excel files.

Practical Activity - Load Data from a CSV file Preview 00:14

In this practical activity you are able to practice loading data from a csv file into Power BI.

Loading Data from the Web Preview 05:56

In this lesson we learn how to access data that is on the web and load it into Microsoft Power BI Desktop.  Please note that data must be in an HTML table format for Power BI to access the data.

Practical Activity - Connect to Data on the Web Preview 00:19

In this practical activity you will connect to a web data source and import the data into Power BI

Loading Excel Data from One Drive for Business Preview 04:17

In this lesson we review how to load data from Excel files that are in One Drive for Business

Loading Data from XML files Preview 03:29

This lessons shows how to load an XML file into Microsoft Power BI

Loading Data from JSON Preview 03:42

JSON is a common format for transferring data between systems, especially on the Internet.  In this lesson we review how to load JSON data into Power BI

Loading Data from the Power BI Service Preview 04:38

Data sets that are loaded into the Power BI service can also be used as sources for new reports.  In this lesson we review how to access and load data from the Power BI service.

Introduction to Case Studies Preview 00:26

Case Study Data Flows Preview 12:21

Case Study - One Drive for Business Preview 06:42

Conclusion to the Course Preview 00:32

The conclusion to the course video