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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 for SSAS - Tabular Model coursesLocations:Manchester
  • Next SSAS - Tabular Model course locationNext course:Thu 05 March 2020
  • SSAS - Tabular Model course timesTime:09.30-16.30

Course Contents

The content of this course are as follows:

Getting started

  • Training topicMultidimensional vs tabular
  • Training topicSeparate named instances

Visual Studio basics

  • Training topicVisual Studio windows
  • Training topicSetting startup options
  • Training topicCreating a project

Connecting to SQL Server

  • Training topicCreating and using connections
  • Training topicFiltering rows and columns

Creating a data model

  • Training topicHiding from client tools
  • Training topicRenaming tables/columns
  • Training topicHow column storage works
  • Training topicHow processing works

Relationships

  • Training topicDiagram view
  • Training topicCreating relationships

Excel pivot tables

  • Training topicAnalysing data in Excel
  • Training topicConnecting from Excel
  • Training topicUsing Excel pivot tables

Covered if time allows If time

Power BI Desktop overview

  • Training topicImporting from SSAS
  • Training topicBasic visualisations
  • Training topicHow publishing works

Other data sources

  • Training topicLinking to Excel
  • Training topicPasting in data

Calculated columns

  • Training topicUsing IF and SWITCH
  • Training topicBLANK arithmetic
  • Training topicLinking tables using RELATED

Measures

  • Training topicCreating measures
  • Training topicSUMX, AVERAGEX, etc.

Changing query context

  • Training topicThe CALCULATE function
  • Training topicUsing FILTER

Prototyping using PowerPivot

  • Training topicUsing PowerPivot
  • Training topicImporting PowerPivot models into SSAS
  • Training topicConstraints

Accessing DAX queries

  • Training topicFrom within Excel
  • Training topicFrom Reporting Services

Calendars

  • Training topicCreating a calendar table
  • Training topicUsing multiple calendars

Date calculations

  • Training topicWorking days
  • Training topicPeriod to date
  • Training topicPrior and parallel periods
  • Training topicSemi-additive measures

Hierarchies

  • Training topicCreating a hierarchy
  • Training topicViewing hierarchies

KPIs

  • Training topicThe parts of a KPI
  • Training topicAbsolute and relative measures
  • Training topicCreating and viewing KPIs

Perspectives

  • Training topicCreating perspectives
  • Training topicUsing in Excel

Covered if time allows If time

Security

  • Training topicHow security works
  • Training topicCreating roles
  • Training topicFiltering rows by role

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.

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Sample customer feedback

"Thoroughly enjoyed the course especially as I had the privilege of being the only candidate. Consequently was able to discuss detailed issues related to my area of concern. Also, as it’s not a Microsoft certified course with an exam, there’s no time pressure and the trainer could be flexible about allowing some familiar aspects to be dropped so we could focus on other areas in more detail."

Phil Breeze (Sepura plc)

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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
Thu/Fri 05-06 March 2020 2 Manchester £695 Book places
Mon/Tue 04-05 May 2020 2 Manchester £695 Book places
Tue/Wed 23-24 June 2020 2 Manchester £695 Book places
Mon/Tue 17-18 August 2020 2 Manchester £695 Book places
Thu/Fri 17-18 September 2020 2 Manchester £695 Book places
Tue/Wed 01-02 December 2020 2 Manchester £695 Book places
Date(s) Venue
05/03 Manchester
04/05 Manchester
23/06 Manchester
17/08 Manchester
17/09 Manchester
01/12 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).

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SSAS exercises

SSAS exercises

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SSAS blogs

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