SSAS - tabular | PowerView exercise | Create a multiple pie chart of sales by animal and month

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You can learn how to do this exercise on the relevant Wise Owl classroom training course (sadly for the moment only in the UK).

Software ==> SSAS - tabular  (30 exercises)
Version ==> SSAS 2012 and later
Topic ==> PowerView  (2 exercises)
Level ==> Harder than average
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If you haven't already done so, run the SQL script in the above folder in SQL Server Management Studio to generate a database (not for commercial use or copying) called MAM.

Create a new project/model, and import into it the following tables:

  • tblAnimal
  • tblCentre
  • tblCentreType
  • tblPos
  • tblProduct
  • tblStore
  • tblTransaction

Add the following calculated columns to the Pos table:

Column Formula
MonthName =format([PosDate],"mm mmmm")
MonthNumber =month([PosDate])
YearNumber =year([PosDate])
   

Now go into Excel 2013, and create a data connection, displaying the data resulting from this in a Power View report. 

In this report, create the following chart:

Multiple pie chart

You'll need to add the following Power View filters: year = 2014, month <= 3, centre type is NOT shopping centre.

Save this workbooks as Pie fiesta, then close it and the project down.

You can unzip this file to see the answers to this exercise, although please remember this is for your personal use only.
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