Overview
Learn about the importance of using Power Query to link data into Excel data models and how you can manage these data models to facilitate better and more efficient reporting. Explore how to incorporate tools such as Key Performance Indicators, Slicers, and Timelines into your reports to enhance the analytics and understandability of the data. Discuss best practices to quickly and easily format your spreadsheets to give them a polished and professional appearance. Data models, Power Query, Data Analysis Expressions, Power Pivot, and many other tools can help you create more powerful reports and schedules in less time than ever.
Objectives
- Name at least three deficiencies associated with traditional Excel-based reporting practices
- Distinguish between the roles of tools such as Power Query, Power Pivot, and Data Analysis Expressions in next-generation Excel-based reports
- Cite the steps for creating data queries and transformations using Power Query
- Identify the opportunities for managing Data Models in Power Pivot
- List the steps necessary for summarizing data from a Data Model using a PivotTable
- Specify examples of formatting options and tools that you can use to enhance the appearance of an Excel-based report
Prerequisite
Fundamental knowledge of Excel 2016 or newer
