Read our blogs, tips and tutorials
Try our exercises or test your skills
Watch our tutorial videos or shorts
Take a self-paced course
Read our recent newsletters
License our courseware
Book expert consultancy
Buy our publications
Get help in using our site
545 attributed reviews in the last 3 years
Refreshingly small course sizes
Outstandingly good courseware
Whizzy online classrooms
Wise Owl trainers only (no freelancers)
Almost no cancellations
We have genuine integrity
We invoice after training
Review 30+ years of Wise Owl
View our top 100 clients
Search our website
We also send out useful tips in a monthly email newsletter ...
Software ==> | PowerPivot (72 exercises) |
Topic ==> | Date functions (10 exercises) |
Level ==> | Average difficulty |
Subject ==> | Power BI training |
This exercise is provided to allow potential course delegates to choose the correct Wise Owl Microsoft training course, and may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any format without the prior written consent of Wise Owl.
If you haven't already done so, run the SQL script in the above folder (copying and commercial use prohibited) to generate a database called MAM. Also if you haven't already done so, run the spCreateCalendarTable stored procedure to create a calendar table.
In a new workbook, create a suitable data model, and from this create a pivot table showing total quantities sold by year/quarter and quadrant:
You'll need to import the tables tblCalendar, tblCentre, tblPos, tblQuadrant, tblRegion, tblStore, tblTown and tblTransaction!
Create two new calculated fields as follows:
Name | What it calculates |
---|---|
Same period last year | Total quantity sold for the same period in the previous year, using the SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR function. |
Two quarters ago | Total quantity sold for the corresponding dates two quarters ago, using DATEADD. |
Show these in your pivot table:
Check back to the original pivot table in the exercise - you should satisfy yourself that the figures shown are correct.
Save this workbook as Annus horribilis, then close it down.
Kingsmoor House
Railway Street
GLOSSOP
SK13 2AA
Landmark Offices
99 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2M 3XD
Holiday Inn
25 Aytoun Street
MANCHESTER
M1 3AE
© Wise Owl Business Solutions Ltd 2024. All Rights Reserved.