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 2017, but will be appropriate if you're using SQL Server 2012, 2014 or 2016 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 29 May 2018
Time:09.30-16.30

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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

Covered if time allows If time

Transforming data (Power Query)

Compatibility level required
Creating simple transforms
What is the M language?

Relationships

Diagram view
Creating relationships

Excel pivot tables

Analysing data in Excel
Connecting from Excel
Using Excel pivot tables

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.

Covered if time allows If time

Details rows/drill-down

Compatibility level needed
Details row expressions
The SELECTCOLUMNS function

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

The EARLIER Function

How it works
Banding

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

Security

How security works
Creating roles
Filtering rows by role

Why Choose Us?

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

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Sample customer feedback

"Course admin good with helpful maps and hotel suggestions appreciated. Love the course manual - good details and much better materials than other courses I've been on. Useful materials and USB stick to help consolidate. I was impressed with the resources on the Wise Owl website - in particular the videos are excellent."

Mary-Ann Forrest (Cotswold District Council)

"Great trainer!"

Rebecca Henry (ATS Euromaster Ltd)

"Great planning and understanding of our specifics. Appreciate the time given to this. Content was great and well pitched at the group. Brilliant manual and support throughout. Great that all equipment was provided and set up, so was very straightforward. Thank you!"

Emma Burnell (The Outward Bound Trust)

"The trainer is very knowledgeable and a very good presenter."

David Edwards (Branston Ltd)

"Very good; easy to get on with instructor. Content was perfect for my level. "

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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.

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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