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Data Modeling for Power BI Video Course

Data modeling is a required skill to get the most out of Power BI, Power Pivot for Excel, and Analysis Services. This video course is aimed at users of Power BI Desktop or Power Pivot for Excel, and at Analysis Services developers who want to learn how to build the optimal data model for their reporting needs.

The goal of the video course is to teach through examples of increasing complexity how to solve business scenarios by adapting the data model, so that the required DAX code becomes easier, faster and more robust. All the demos and the exercises are based on Power BI examples. However, the very same concepts can be applied to Power Pivot and Analysis Services Tabular.

The video course is made up of over 10 hours of lectures, plus another estimated 8 hours of individual exercises. You can watch the videos at any time and the system will keep track of your progress. Within the video course you can download the material for all the exercises.

Students have access to a private discussion area where they can interact with the instructors asking questions related to the lectures and the exercises.

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  • Presentation of Data Modeling for Power BI

    • Presentation of Data Modeling for Power BI
      FREE

  • Exercises, slides, and demos

    • How to download and complete exercises
      FREE
    • Exercises download
    • Demos download
    • Slides of the video course
    • SQL Server Contoso DW database

  • Introduction to data modeling

    • Introduction to data modeling
      FREE
    • Introduction
      FREE
    • Analytical limits
      FREE
    • Increasing the analytical power
      FREE
    • Introducing the data model
      FREE
    • Leveraging the data model
      FREE
    • Normalization and denormalization
    • Facts and dimensions
    • Introducing star schemas
    • If you don't have a star schema
    • Chains of relationships
    • How many dimensions?
    • Why data modeling is useful
    • LAB number 1

  • Header / detail tables

    • Header / detail tables
      FREE
    • Introducing header / detail schemas
    • Bidirectional filtering is not the way to go
    • Header / detail
    • Denormalizing the discount
    • Back to a star schema
    • LAB number 2

  • Multiple fact tables

    • Multiple fact tables
      FREE
    • Using multiple fact tables
    • Moving filters with DAX
    • Building a star schema
    • How to properly use multiple fact tables, if present
    • Trying bidirectional filtering
    • Model ambiguity
    • Solving ambiguity
    • LAB number 3

  • Working with date and time

    • Working with date and time
      FREE
    • Date attributes in the fact table
      FREE
    • Building a date dimension
    • CALENDARAUTO
    • The model with a date dimension
    • Automatic date grouping in Excel and Power BI
    • Automatic date grouping in Power BI
    • Quick calculations in Power BI Desktop
    • Disable automatic date columns
    • Handling multiple dates
      FREE
    • Multiple date tables
      FREE
    • Multiple date tables with multiple fact tables
      FREE
    • Multiple relationships with date
    • Handling date and time
    • Computing with working days
    • Create a holidays table (one country)
    • Create a holidays table (multiple countries)
    • Weekends are not always the same
    • Handling special periods of the year
    • Non-overlapping periods: the model
    • Non-overlapping special periods
    • Overlapping special periods
    • Overlapping period measure
    • LAB number 4

  • Tracking historical attributes

    • Tracking historical attributes
      FREE
    • Attributes change over time
    • Handling variations over time
    • Slowly changing attributes or dimensions?
    • Rapidly changing dimensions
    • Attributes in the fact table

  • Using snapshots

    • Using snapshots
      FREE
    • What is a snapshot?
    • Sales versus inventory in the same model
    • Non-additive measures
    • LASTDATE does not work here
    • Optimizing performance
    • Snapshots and granularity
    • Transition matrix
    • Parameter table
    • LAB number 5

  • Analyzing date and time intervals

    • Analyzing date and time intervals
      FREE
    • What are intervals?
    • Solving with DAX... too complex!
    • Changing granularity
    • Split hours AND amount!
    • Analyzing active events
    • Open orders: the starting model
    • Open orders with DAX
    • Changing the model
    • Open orders is a snapshot table
    • Events with different durations
    • Daily Salary (DAX)
    • Precompute the values
    • LAB number 6

  • Many-to-many relationships

    • Many-to-many relationships
      FREE
    • What are many-to-many relationships?
    • Possible solutions to the scenario
    • Bidirectional filtering
    • Using CROSSFILTER
    • Using expanded table filtering
    • CROSSFILTER versus expanded tables
    • Understanding non-additivity
    • Cascading many-to-many
    • Additional material
    • LAB number 7

  • Working with different granularities

    • Working with different granularities
      FREE
    • Dimensions define granularity
    • Analyzing budget data
    • Reduce granularity on all the tables
    • Using DAX to move the filters
    • Filtering through relationships
    • Use the correct column to slice
    • Leveraging relationships
    • Checking granularity in the report
    • Hiding or reallocating?
    • LAB number 8

  • Segmentation data models

    • Segmentation data models
      FREE
    • Segmentation models
      FREE
    • Static segmentation
      FREE
    • Static segmentation: the formula
      FREE
    • Dynamic segmentation
    • Dynamic segmentation: the formula
    • ABC and Pareto analysis

  • Working with multiple currencies

    • Working with multiple currencies
      FREE
    • Using multiple currencies
    • Beware of simple calculations
    • Multiple sources, one reporting currency
    • Conversion with a calculated column
    • Single source, multiple reporting currencies
    • What the formula should perform
    • Multiple sources, multiple reporting currencies
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5-star Reviews (85 of 103)
  • Klaus Trampedach (Sep 12, 2020)

    Very good course if you want to understand the importance of having the right data model. This makes your DAX-life so much easier! :)

  • Jorge Daniel (Aug 28, 2020)

    This is my second course with you and I learned a lot from this one as well. To me Alberto and Marco, are like the Francesco Totti and Roberto Baggio of DAX :)

  • Ian Ross (Aug 20, 2020)

    Excellent. I learnt a lot on first view but I suspect I could watch these videos two or three times and pick up something else each time.

  • Stefaan Louette (Aug 17, 2020)

    Clear and professional training. Thanks for the insights. Ready to take on the other courses.

  • Nicolai Wulff Boldsen (Jul 30, 2020)

    Very pleased with the course! To the point with the concepts and hands on. Working as a Junior BI-Professional i often encounter those issues and this course showed how to 1. Think about the problem in a stuctured manner, and 2. How to solve the issue with different techniques. Honestly the best spend money i have spent on educational purposes! Well done Marco and Alberto!

  • Raúl Vinuesa Arjona (Jul 25, 2020)

    Amazing course! I have learned a lot during this time.

  • Barnabas Toth (Jul 17, 2020)

    Great course! Recommend it!

  • Neeraj Pokhrel (Jun 19, 2020)

    Excellent course to understand the main feature on Power BI.Learnt a lot regarding datamodeling concept more in detail. the only setback for me was wish i had done the DAX course first however both of you helped me understand the DAx used and was easy for me go through on this. i would like to have a DM based on cubes too

  • Sabedin Meha (Jun 12, 2020)

    Great opportunity to improve data modelling and DAX skills. Thanks!

  • Douglas Chapman (May 29, 2020)

    Excellent course. The DAX syntax was a little over my head, but the modelling components really taught me a great deal of how to properly structure project models. My key take away... don't use explicit tables values and always question your data to see if it "really" meets your requirements. There are tons of gotchas explained in this course. Highly recommended.

  • Sue Bayes (May 15, 2020)

    I really enjoyed this course and understanding the most efficient way to build a model to create business calculations. Particularly enjoyed not only the exercises at the end of each section, but the ability to work through the demonstration examples and then apply to my own models.

  • Ferdinand Santos (Apr 19, 2020)

    Comments: 1. Safari browser on an iPad doesn't automatically play the next video. Edge browser on a PC does. 2. In the interface, please provide a way to bookmark points in the videos and the ability to go back to them later by picking from a list of bookmarked timestamps.

    • – Thanks for the feedback - we are not sure how much we can customize the player, we are investigating in possible improvements!
      Reply by SQLBI (Apr 21, 2020)
  • Tomasz Halas (Apr 15, 2020)

    Great Course !

  • Melissa Valgardson (Mar 7, 2020)

    Excellent course. Now I have many ideas on how to improve the data models I've been working with!

  • Amaru Quinones (Mar 5, 2020)

    Simply Awesome! Structured, organised, user friendly, and with good practice step by step. I enjoyed it and learnt a lot, as it is also, super clear to follow and understand.

Would you prefer a classroom course?

This video course is based on a classroom course we teach all around the world. If you prefer a classroom learning experience, take a look at the dates below for a list of our upcoming classroom courses!
 Amsterdam, NL Jul 2-4, 2024
Amsterdam
 Vancouver, BC, CA Sep 23-25, 2024
Vancouver