Developing SQL Data Models (MS-20768) – Details

Detaillierter Kursinhalt

Module 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data Modeling

This 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 Databases

This 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 Dimensions

This 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 Groups

This 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 MDX

This 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 Functionality

This 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 Services

This 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 Mining

This 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