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Data Modeling with Microsoft Excel

By : Bernard Obeng Boateng
5 (1)
Book Image

Data Modeling with Microsoft Excel

5 (1)
By: Bernard Obeng Boateng

Overview of this book

Microsoft Excel's BI solutions have evolved, offering users more flexibility and control over analyzing data directly in Excel. Features like PivotTables, Data Model, Power Query, and Power Pivot empower Excel users to efficiently get, transform, model, aggregate, and visualize data. Data Modeling with Microsoft Excel offers a practical way to demystify the use and application of these tools using real-world examples and simple illustrations. This book will introduce you to the world of data modeling in Excel, as well as definitions and best practices in data structuring for both normalized and denormalized data. The next set of chapters will take you through the useful features of Data Model and Power Pivot, helping you get to grips with the types of schemas (snowflake and star) and create relationships within multiple tables. You’ll also understand how to create powerful and flexible measures using DAX and Cube functions. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to apply the acquired knowledge in real-world scenarios and build an interactive dashboard that will help you make important decisions.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Part 1: Overview and Introduction to Data Modeling in Microsoft Excel
6
Part 2: Creating Insightful Calculations from your Data Model using DAX and Cube Functions
9
Part 3: Putting it all together with a Dashboard

Index

As this ebook edition doesn't have fixed pagination, the page numbers below are hyperlinked for reference only, based on the printed edition of this book.

A

Add Column tab 52

columns, merging 53

ALL function 97

AND function 97, 106

AppSheet 7

associative colors 235

B

bridge table 32

C

calculated columns 87, 88, 112

CALCULATE function 97, 110, 111, 117

CALENDAR function 117

calendar tables 9, 10

creating 72, 73

Caspio 7

charts 157

adding 213-224

creating 159-163

formatting 213-224

client tools

fields, hiding from 82-84

tables, hiding from 82-84

collaboration, Excel 270, 273

considerations 272, 273

inviting, people to 273-275

colors

associative colors 235

gradient colors, using for scale 235-244

key data, highlighting 245

using 235

columns

adding, to data model 69-71

CONCATENATE function 98

conditional formatting 175, 209-212

connections 39...