Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Course details

This instructor-led course teaches students how to empower information workers through self-service analytics and reporting. Students will learn how to implement multidimensional analysis solutions, create PowerPivot and tabular data models, deliver rich data visualizations with Power View and SQL Server Reporting Services, and discover business insights by using data mining.

Course objectives

• Describe the components, architecture, and nature of a BI solution.
• Create reports with Reporting Services.
• Create reusable report items that simplify self-service reporting.
• Manage report execution and delivery.
• 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 Data Model in PowerPivot.
• Use DAX to query a tabular model.
• Implement a Tabular Database.
• Use PowerView to create interactive data visualizations

Course Modules

• Module 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data Modeling
• Module 2: Implementing Reports with SQL Server Reporting Services
• Module 3: Supporting Self Service Reporting
• Module 4: Managing Report Execution and Delivery
• Module 5: Creating Multidimensional Databases
• Module 6: Working with Dimensions
• Module 7: Working with Measures and Measure Groups
• Module 8: Introduction to MDX
• Module 9: Customizing Cube Functionality
• Module 10: Implementing a Tabular Data Model with Microsoft PowerPivot
• Module 11: Introduction to DAX
• Module 12: Implementing an Analysis Services Tabular Data Model
• Module 13: Creating Data Visualizations with Power View
• Module 14: Performing Predictive Analysis with Data Mining