PowerPivot, Power View and SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence Center for Analysts

In this module we will explore PowerPivot and its analytical capabilities. PowerPivot is a data analysis add-on for Microsoft Excel that allows large amounts of data to be collected, aggregated, and analyzed in one workbook. Sound powerful? It is! We’ll cover everything you need to know to get you up, running, and analyzing.

What is a data model?

PowerPivot and Excel

New 2013 PowerPivot Features

PowerPivot and SharePoint

Enterprise Business Intelligence and PowerPivot

Enriching Data

Importing Data

Refreshing Data

Formatting Data

Sorting and Filtering

Creating Relationships

Calculations

SharePoint Sharing

Import Data from SQL Server

Import Data from SQL Server Analysis Services

Hide Unused Columns

Review and Edit the Imported Relationships

Create a PivotTable

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use PowerPivot within Excel to import a table from SQL Server.

Use PowerPivot within Excel to import a table from SQL Server Analysis Services.

Hide columns they don’t want reflected in the resulting PivotTable.

View the relationships existing within the imported tables from SQL Server and then import an additional table and configure a relationship between it and the existing.

Create a PivotTable within an existing worksheet.

In this module we will cover Power View and the reporting that can be created. From tables to charts and sharing on SharePoint, this module will have you ready to visualize your data in a variety of ways.

New 2013 Power View Features

Microsoft Power View User Interface

Tables

Charts

Saving and Sharing

BI Semantic Models

Create a Table

Create a Chart

Saving and Sharing

Create a BI Semantic Model

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Navigate and successfully use Power View.

Create a table.

Create a chart.

Save and share their work.

Create a BI semantic model.

In this module, we will explore the new and improved 2013 SharePoint Central Administration site. We are going to cover specifically the new 2013 Business Intelligence Center template within SharePoint. Permissions and roles will be addressed and the included library and list apps will be explained.

New 2013 SharePoint Central Administration

New 2013 Business Intelligence Center

Permissions and Roles

Included Document Library and List Apps

Create Custom Apps (Libraries) for Visualizations or Workbooks

Create Custom Connection Apps (Libraries)

SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence Center

SharePoint 2013 Central Administration Excel Services

View the Secure Store

SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence Center Create Apps

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explore the options and settings available within the new SharePoint 2013 Central Administration and Excel Services.

Access and review the Secure Store.

Create a new web application and business intelligence site while exploring the features of both.

Create custom apps to store visualizations and/or workbooks in SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence Center.