Business Intelligence training - SSAS - Tabular Model

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SSAS Tabular Model training course

£695 + VAT for most venues (£795 + VAT for London)

2 days

For anyone who is familiar with relational databases, tabular models in Analysis Services are easier to create and use than the old multi-dimensional cube models; plus they use DAX as a language, rather than the harder-to-understand MDX. Tabular models are a natural extension of PowerPivot within Excel.

This course will show you (among other things): how to create tabular models by combining tables from SQL Server, Access, Excel and other data sources; how to create DAX calculated columns and measures to extend your data mode; and how to extract data from these models using clients such as Excel pivot tables.

This course runs in SQL Server 2016, but will be appropriate if you're using SQL Server 2012, 2014 or 2017 too. If you're in any doubt about the differences between the various SQL Server versions, ask us!

Course details

Locations:Manchester, London
Next course:Tue 02 October 2018
Time:09.30-16.30

SCHEDULED DATES Course Contents - PDF

Course Contents

Getting started

Multidimensional vs tabular
Separate named instances

Visual Studio basics

Visual Studio windows
Setting startup options
Creating a project

Connecting to SQL Server

Creating and using connections
Filtering rows and columns

Creating a data model

Hiding from client tools
Renaming tables/columns
How column storage works
How processing works

Relationships

Diagram view
Creating relationships

Excel pivot tables

Analysing data in Excel
Connecting from Excel
Using Excel pivot tables

Covered if time allows If time

Power BI Desktop overview

Importing from SSAS
Basic visualisations
How publishing works

Other data sources

Linking to Excel
Pasting in data

Calculated columns

Using IF and SWITCH
BLANK arithmetic
Linking tables using RELATED

Measures

Creating measures
SUMX, AVERAGEX, etc.

Changing query context

The CALCULATE function
Using FILTER

Prototyping using PowerPivot

Using PowerPivot
Importing PowerPivot models into SSAS
Constraints

Accessing DAX queries

From within Excel
From Reporting Services

Calendars

Creating a calendar table
Using multiple calendars

Date calculations

Working days
Period to date
Prior and parallel periods
Semi-additive measures

Hierarchies

Creating a hierarchy
Viewing hierarchies

KPIs

The parts of a KPI
Absolute and relative measures
Creating and viewing KPIs

Perspectives

Creating perspectives
Using in Excel

Covered if time allows If time

Security

How security works
Creating roles
Filtering rows by role

Why Choose Us?

No more than 6 people per class
Proper restaurant lunch included
531 references viewable online
Free USB stick containing course files
Genuine Wise Owl trainers only
Unbelievably good courseware

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Sample customer feedback

"I found the course extremely useful and have learnt a lot. The course content was good and the trainer was excellent."

Louise Scruton (M2 Digital)

"Excellent course!"

Dace Fjodorova (Kepak Group)

"The manuals are great. I liked the humour in them!"

Rebecca Maudsley (Greater Manchester Police)

"The course was fantastic led by a very able trainer. The venue was superb and everything was very well organised including two superb choices of lunch venue. I can’t recommend Wise Owl highly enough and would certainly use you again for future training needs."

Paul Unsworth (What More UK Ltd)

"Very informative and enjoyable course. Trainer and manuals were both excellent. Previously watched Wise Owl You Tube videos and they were very helpful!"

Liam Grogan (Durham County Council)

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You should be familiar with how relational databases work to attend this course. You'll also find the course more difficult if you haven't used pivot tables in Excel.

Scheduled SSAS - Tabular Model training dates

Here are the SSAS - Tabular Model courses we have scheduled for the next 3 months:

Dates	Days	Venue	Price	Booking
Tue/Wed 02-03 October 2018	2	London	£795	Book places
Thu/Fri 08-09 November 2018	2	Manchester	£695	Book places
Tue/Wed 27-28 November 2018	2	Manchester	£695	Book places

Date(s)	Venue
02/10	London
08/11	Manchester
27/11	Manchester

All prices exclude VAT. If you can't see the dates you want, ask us about running onsite SSAS training at your offices (we'll even provide and set up the computers).

Other Analysis Services training resources

SSAS exercises

The exercises listed here should give you some idea of what to expect from this course.

View SSAS or Tabular exercises

SSAS blogs

Have a look at our Analysis Services blogs for inspiration on SSAS!

View SSAS multi-dimensional or SSAS tabular blogs

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