Excel Power Pivot and Power Query For Dummies

Book Description

A guide to PowerPivot and Power Query no data cruncher should be without! Want to familiarize yourself with the rich set of Microsoft Excel tools and reporting capabilities available from PowerPivot and Power Query? Look no further! Excel PowerPivot & Power Query For Dummies shows you how this powerful new set of tools can be leveraged to more effectively source and incorporate 'big data' Business Intelligence and Dashboard reports. You'll discover how PowerPivot and Power Query not only allow you to save time and simplify your processes, but also enable you to substantially enhance your data analysis and reporting capabilities.

Gone are the days of relatively small amounts of data--today's data environment demands more from business analysts than ever before. Now, with the help of this friendly, hands-on guide, you'll learn to use PowerPivot and Power Query to expand your skill-set from the one-dimensional spreadsheet to new territories, like relational databases, data integration, and multi-dimensional reporting.

Demonstrates how Power Query is used to discover, connect to, and import your data Shows you how to use PowerPivot to model data once it's been imported Offers guidance on using these tools to make analyzing data easier Written by a Microsoft MVP in the lighthearted, fun style you've come to expect from the For Dummies brand If you spend your days analyzing data, Excel PowerPivot & Power Query For Dummies will get you up and running with the rich set of Excel tools and reporting capabilities that will make your life--and work--easier.

Table of contents

Part I: Supercharged Reporting with Power Pivot
Chapter 1: Thinking Like a Database
Chapter 2: Introducing Power Pivot
Chapter 3: The Pivotal Pivot Table
Chapter 4: Using External Data with Power Pivot
Chapter 5: Working Directly with the Internal Data Model
Chapter 6: Adding Formulas to Power Pivot
Chapter 7: Publishing Power Pivot to SharePoint

Part II: Wrangling Data with Power Query
Chapter 8: Introducing Power Query
Chapter 9: Power Query Connection Types
Chapter 10: Transforming Your Way to Better Data
Chapter 11: Making Queries Work Together
Chapter 12: Extending Power Query with Custom Functions

Part III: The Part of Tens
Chapter 13: Ten Ways to Improve Power Pivot Performance
Chapter 14: Ten Tips for Working with Power Query

About The Author

Michael Alexander

Mike Alexander is a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) and author of several books on advanced business analysis with Microsoft Access and Excel. He has more than 16 years’ experience consulting and developing Office solutions. Mike has been named a Microsoft MVP for his ongoing contributions to the Excel community. You can visit Mike at www.datapigtechnologies.com, where he regularly shares Excel and Access tips and techniques.