DURATION: 3 days (~24 hours)
COURSE INTRODUCTION
The focus of this 3-day instructor-led course is on creating managed enterprise BI solutions. It describes how to implement both multidimensional and tabular data models and how to create cubes, dimensions, measures, and measure groups. This course helps you prepare for the Exam 70-768.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, students have knowledge and skills to:
- Describe the components, architecture, and nature of a BI solution
- Create a multidimensional database with Analysis Services
- Implement dimensions in a cube
- Implement measures and measure groups in a cube
- Use MDX syntax
- Customize a cube
- Implement a tabular database
- Use DAX to query a tabular model
- Use data mining for predictive analysis
AUDIENCE
The primary audiences for this course are database professionals who need to fulfil BI Developer role to create enterprise BI solutions.
- Implementing multidimensional databases by using SQL Server Analysis Services
- Creating tabular semantic data models for analysis by using SQL Server Analysis Services
PREREQUISITES
Office 365 for schools
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
After finish the course, student will receive completion certificate issued by SmartPro.
COURSE CONTENT
Module 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data Modeling
- Introduction to Business Intelligence
- The Microsoft business intelligence platform
Lab: Exploring a BI Solution
Module 2: Creating Multidimensional Databases
- Introduction to Multidimensional Analysis
- Data Sources and Data Source Views
- Cubes
- Overview of Cube Security
- Configure SSAS
- Monitoring SSAS
Lab: Creating a multidimensional database
Module 3: Working with Cubes and Dimensions
- Configuring Dimensions
- Defining Attribute Hierarchies
- Implementing Sorting and Grouping Attributes
- Slowly Changing Dimensions
Lab: Working with Cubes and Dimensions
Module 4: Working with Measures and Measure Groups
- Working with Measures
- Working with Measure Groups
Lab: Configuring Measures and Measure Groups
Module 5: Introduction to MDX
- MDX fundamentals
- Adding Calculations to a Cube
- Using MDX to Query a Cube
Lab: Using MDX
Module 6: Customizing Cube Functionality
- Implementing Key Performance Indicators
- Implementing Actions
- Implementing Perspectives
- Implementing Translations
Lab: Customizing a Cube
Module 7: Implementing a Tabular Data Model by Using Analysis Services
- Introduction to Tabular Data Models
- Creating a Tabular Data Model
- Using an Analysis Services Tabular Data Model in an Enterprise BI Solution
Lab: Working with an Analysis Services Tabular Data Model
Module 8: Introduction to Data Analysis Expression (DAX)
- DAX Fundamentals
- Using DAX to Create Calculated Columns and Measures in a Tabular Data Model
Lab: Creating Calculated Columns and Measures by using DAX
Module 9: Performing Predictive Analysis with Data Mining
- Overview of Data Mining
- Creating a Custom Data Mining Solution
- Validating a Data Mining Model
- Connecting to and Consuming a Data-Mining Model
- Using the Data Mining add-in for Excel
Lab: Using Data Mining
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