Course Description
Course Overview
This three-day instructor-led course is aimed at database professionals who fulfil a Business Intelligence (BI) developer role. This course looks at implementing multidimensional databases by using SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), and at creating tabular semantic data models for analysis with SSAS.
Target Audience
The primary audience for this course are database professionals who need to fulfil BI Developer role to create enterprise BI solutions. Primary responsibilities will include:
- Implementing multidimensional databases by using SQL Server Analysis Services
- Creating tabular semantic data models for analysis by using SQL Server Analysis Services
The secondary audiences for this course are ‘power’ information workers/data analysts.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able 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
Course Outline
Module 1
Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data ModelingThis module introduces key BI concepts and the Microsoft BI product suite.Lessons
- Introduction to Business Intelligence
- The Microsoft business intelligence platform
Lab : Exploring a Data Warehouse After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the concept of business intelligence
- Describe the Microsoft business intelligence platform
Module 2
Creating Multidimensional DatabasesThis module describes the steps required to create a multidimensional database with analysis services.Lessons
- Introduction to multidimensional analysis
- Creating data sources and data source views
- Creating a cube
- Overview of cube security
Lab : Creating a multidimensional database After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Use multidimensional analysis
- Create data sources and data source views
- Create a cube
- Describe cube security
Module 3
Working with Cubes and DimensionsThis module describes how to implement dimensions in a cube.Lessons
- Configuring dimensions
- Define attribute hierarchies
- Sorting and grouping attributes
Lab : Working with Cubes and Dimensions After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Configure dimensions
- Define attribute hierarchies.
- Sort and group attributes
Module 4
Working with Measures and Measure GroupsThis module describes how to implement measures and measure groups in a cube.Lessons
- Working with measures
- Working with measure groups
Lab : Configuring Measures and Measure Groups After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Work with measures
- Work with measure groups
Module 5
Introduction to MDXThis module describes the MDX syntax and how to use MDX.Lessons
- MDX fundamentals
- Adding calculations to a cube
- Using MDX to query a cube
Lab : Using MDX After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the fundamentals of MDX
- Add calculations to a cube
- Query a cube using MDX
Module 6
Customizing Cube FunctionalityThis module describes how to customize a cube.Lessons
- Implementing key performance indicators
- Implementing actions
- Implementing perspectives
- Implementing translations
Lab : Customizing a Cube After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Implement key performance indicators
- Implement actions
- Implement perspectives
- Implement translations
Module 7
Implementing a Tabular Data Model by Using Analysis ServicesThis module describes how to implement a tabular data model in PowerPivot.Lessons
- Introduction to tabular data models
- Creating a tabular data model
- Using an analysis services tabular model in an enterprise BI solution
Lab : Working with an Analysis services tabular data model After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe tabular data models
- Create a tabular data model
- Be able to use an analysis services tabular data model in an enterprise BI solution
Module 8
Introduction to Data Analysis Expression (DAX)This module describes how to use DAX to create measures and calculated columns in a tabular data model.Lessons
- DAX fundamentals
- Using DAX to create calculated columns and measures in a tabular data model
Lab : Creating Calculated Columns and Measures by using DAX After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the fundamentals of DAX
- Use DAX to create calculated columns and measures in a tabular data model
Module 9
Performing Predictive Analysis with Data MiningThis module describes how to use data mining for predictive analysis.Lessons
- Overview of data mining
- Using the data mining add-in for Excel
- Creating a custom data mining solution
- Validating a data mining model
- Connecting to and consuming a data mining model
Lab : Perform Predictive Analysis with Data Mining After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe data mining
- Use the data mining add-in for Excel
- Create a custom data mining solution
- Validate a data mining solution
- Connect to and consume a data mining solution