Power Query is a tool used to manipulate data and is commonly used for data analysis and business intelligence. Power Query is available in both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power BI.

High-quality analysis relies on well-organized data that is free from errors and that draws data from a single source of truth. Whilst many analysts spend hours of time manipulating data, combining data, and performing
look ups, Power Query allows all of these steps to be automated with simple, repeatable steps.
Power Query is one of the most transformative tools available to any analyst working with data in Excel. Not only will it save analysts hours of time, but it will result in reduced manual errors and a better ability to source data from a single source of truth.

The course includes the following key topics:

TOPICS

• Importing Data from Text Files
• Importing Data from CSV
• Import Data from External Excel Workbook
• Import Data from Current Excel Workbook
• Append Excel Tables in the Same Workbook
• Merge Different Tables or Queries
• Append Tables from Different Workbooks into One Table
• Combine Excel files from a Folder
• Get a List of File Names from a Folder
• Split Columns
• Merge Columns
• Filter Data
• Sort Data
• Replace Values
• Fill Down
• Transpose Data
• Group Data
• Unpivot Data
• Using Locale to Manage Dates
• Column Operations
• Adding Date and Time Columns
• Transform Text with Extract Options
• Adding an Index Column

And much more!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Users of Microsoft Excel who want to manage and report their data more quickly.
• Users of Microsoft Excel who want to understand the most popular Excel tool since PivotTables were released.

OUTCOMES

► Establish Links and Look for Other Data Sources
► Excel can be used to clean, transform, and prepare data sets for reporting.
► Use Power Query Calculations to transform raw data.
► Making Data Consistent With Power Query Strong Toolbox
► Simplify Data Work by Using Power Query Steps to Automate
► Using Excel variables and Power Query parameters, create clean data interfaces.

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Microsoft Power BI is a powerful collection of software, applications and services that will help you turn raw data into meaningful stories. It is a new way to explore and visualize data, tell compelling stories, and
share those insights. This course will show you how to link and model data in Power BI to create visual reports that reveal data insights. We’ll start by exploring the Power BI interface, understanding the
different ways to connect to data sources, and creating a basic report. Then, we’ll dive into more advanced topics such as how to create a table or matrix visualization of your data, how to use parameters in your reports, and how to create custom visuals.

The course includes the following key topics:

TOPICS

• Learn about business intelligence and how to use the Power BI interfaces.
• Learn how to use Power BI and the application on a daily basis to support efficient and agile analytics.
• Identify the various data sources within an organization, extract and manipulate it quickly, and deliver critical information on time.
• Utilize best practices in database design by realizing the power of the Data Model through the use of the LOOKUP function and efficient database design.
• Learn how to use Power BI’s Data Analysis Expression (DAX) to leverage Data Models and analytics.
• Learn how to connect and visualize large datasets in order to consume and analyze information quickly and easily to support informed business decisions.
• Navigate the Power BI Ecosystem with confidence and determine which tool to use for maximum impact.
• Create, modify, and personalize interactive dashboards, visualizations, and reports to communicate specific business metrics in an easy-to-understand format.

And much more!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Employees responsible for extracting, re-organizing and analyzing data.
• Those in charge of data modelling, creating and using recurring reports.
• Anyone else who is interested in saving significant time through automating the work in the above.

OUTCOMES

• Use the Power BI desktop client and web app
• Connect to a data source using either the Power BI desktop client or the web app
• Create models with the data
• Create reports and visualizations

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