Excel - Build Even More Powerful Pivot Tables: DAX Essentials
Date:
Monday
June 10, 2024
Time:
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Instructor: Mike Thomas
Webinar Id: 803871
This course focuses on Excel's Data Model and Power Pivot, two hidden gems that help overcome built-in limitations of Pivot Tables, such as handling large datasets, combining data from multiple datasets, and simplifying calculation functionality.
Overview:
In today's data-driven world, having a strong command of Excel is essential, and understanding the Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) formula language is the key to unlocking the true potential of Excel's Power Pivot and Data Model features.
This session is for intermediate Excel users who are already familiar with Pivot Tables, Power Pivot and the Data Model but are hungry for more.
We will delve deep into DAX, providing you with the essential knowledge and skills to manipulate data, perform advanced calculations, and gain valuable insights, making you a data superhero in your organization.
Why should you Attend:
- Gain a solid understanding of the DAX formula language and its capabilities
- Learn how to manipulate text, perform lookups, and work with dates using DAX
- Distinguish between DAX Calculated Columns and Query Editor Calculated
- Columns and know when to use each
- Grasp the fundamentals of creating and using DAX Measures
- Master the crucial CALCULATE function and its role in DAX calculations
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Introduction to DAX
- Manipulating text with a Calculated Column
- Performing a Lookup with DAX
- Working with dates in DAX
- DAX Calculated Columns v Query Editor Calculated Columns
- Introduction to Measures
- The all-important CALCULATE function
Who Will Benefit:
- This training is aimed at users who are familiar with Power Pivot and The Data Model and who wish to take their knowledge and learning to the next stage
Speaker Profile
Mike Thomas - In a career spanning over 30 years, Mike Thomas, a UK-based IT Trainer, has delivered thousands of courses and produced hundreds of written and video-based tutorials.
He is a subject matter expert in a range of technologies on the Windows and Mac platforms however his primary focus and passion is Microsoft Office and Power BI.
Mike is a Microsoft MVP and a Fellow of The Learning and Performance Institute and has worked with and for many global and UK-based companies and organisations across a range of industries including healthcare, pharmaceutical and public sector.
In addition to training, he also designs and develops Microsoft Office-based solutions that automate key business tasks and processes
He is a subject matter expert in a range of technologies on the Windows and Mac platforms however his primary focus and passion is Microsoft Office and Power BI.
Mike is a Microsoft MVP and a Fellow of The Learning and Performance Institute and has worked with and for many global and UK-based companies and organisations across a range of industries including healthcare, pharmaceutical and public sector.
In addition to training, he also designs and develops Microsoft Office-based solutions that automate key business tasks and processes