Training: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300)

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Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300)

This Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) course covers various methods and best practices in line with business and technical requirements for modeling, visualizing, and analyzing data with Power BI. This training demonstrates how to access and process data from various data sources, including both relational and non-relational sources. Finally, this Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) course also presents how to manage and deploy reports and dashboards for content sharing and distribution.

Participant profiles

Data Analysts
Data professionals and decision support professionals who wish to learn how to accurately perform data analysis using Power BI.
Anyone involved in developing reports that visualize data from data platform technologies existing both in the cloud and on-premises

Objectives

Prepare the data
Model the data
Visualize and analyze the data
Deploy and maintain assets

Prerequisites

Understanding core data concepts
Knowledge of working with relational data in the cloud
Knowledge of working with non-relational data in the cloud
Knowledge of data analysis and visualization concepts

Course content

Module 1: Discover data analysis

Overview of data analysis
Roles in data
Tasks of a data analyst

Module 2: Get started building with Power BI

Use Power BI
Building blocks of Power BI
Tour and use the Power BI service

Module 3: Get data in Power BI

Get data from files
Get data from relational data sources
Get data from a NoSQL database
Get data from online services
Select a storage mode
Get data from Azure Analysis Services
Fix performance issues
Resolve data import errors

Module 4: Clean, transform, and load data in Power BI

Shape the initial data
Simplify the data structure
Evaluate and change column data types
Combine multiple tables into a single table
Profile data in Power BI
Use Advanced Editor to modify M code

Module 5: Design a data model in Power BI

Work with tables
Create a date table
Work with dimensions
Define data granularity
Work with relationships and cardinality
Resolve modeling challenges

Module 6: Introduction to creating measures using DAX in Power BI

Introduction to DAX
Understand context
Use the Calculate function
Use relationships effectively
Create semi-additive measures
Work with time intelligence

Module 7: Optimize a model for performance in Power BI

Introduction to performance optimization
Review performance of measures, relationships, and visuals
Use variables to improve performance and troubleshooting
Reduce cardinality
Optimize DirectQuery models with table level storage
Create and manage aggregations

Module 8: Work with Power BI visuals

Introduction to work with Power BI visuals
Add visualization items to reports
Choose an effective visualization
Format and configure visualizations
Import a custom visual
Add an R or Python visual
Work with key performance indicators

Module 9: Create a data-driven story with Power BI reports

Introduction to create a data-driven story with Power BI reports
Design a report layout
Add buttons, bookmarks, and selections
Design report navigation
Use basic interactions
Use advanced interactions and drill through
Configure conditional formatting
Apply slicing, filtering, and sorting
Publish and export reports
Comment on reports
Tune report performance
Optimize reports for mobile use

Module 10: Create dashboards in Power BI

Introduction to dashboards
Configure data alerts
Explore data by asking questions
Add a dashboard theme
Pin a live report page to a dashboard
Configure a real-time dashboard
Configure data classification
Set mobile view

Module 11: Perform analytics in Power BI

Introduction to analytics
Explore statistical summary
Identify outliers with Power BI visuals
Group and bin data for analysis
Apply clustering techniques
Conduct time series analysis
Use the Analyze feature
Use advanced analytics custom visuals
Review Quick insights
Apply AI Insights

Module 12: Work with AI visuals in Power BI

Introduction to working with AI visuals
Use the Q&A visual
Find important factors with the Key influencers visual
Use the Decomposition Tree visual to break down a measure

Module 13: Create and manage workspaces in Power BI

Distribute a report or dashboard
Monitor usage and performance
Recommend a development life cycle strategy
Troubleshoot data by viewing its lineage
Configure data protection

Module 14: Manage datasets in Power BI

Create dynamic reports with parameters
Create what-if parameters
Use a Power BI gateway to connect to on-premises data sources
Configure a dataset scheduled refresh
Configure incremental refresh settings
Manage and promote datasets
Troubleshoot service connectivity
Boost performance with query caching (Premium)

Module 15: Implement row-level security

Configure row-level security with the static method
Configure row-level security with the dynamic method

Documentation

Access to Microsoft Learn (online learning content)

Lab / Exercises

Microsoft Official Labs

Exam

This course prepares you to the PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst exam
If you wish to take this exam, please select it when you add the course to your basket

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Additional information

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