automating microsoft power bi creations 2015

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April 2015 San Francisco, CA

Angel AbundezVP Business Intelligence, DesignMind

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What we’ll cover

http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2014/Sessions/Details.aspx?sid=6465

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Excel 2013 Power BI (v1)• Data formatter (ETL)• Import from Web, Flat Files, Database, or SaaS

• Extensible with M query language

Power Query

• Import, Model and Analyze data with high performance

• Create new Fields and Metrics w/ Excel-like formulas (DAX)

• Join Excel data with SQL

Power Pivot

• Interactive Data Visualization

• Scatter Plots• Maps• Free form dashboard design

Power View

• 3D rendered Map imaging• Record time-lapse videos of how data changes in geographies

Power Map

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Power BI Designer (v2)

(Power Query/Power Pivot) (Power View)

Data Analyst Production Cycle

Design Validate Update

Design Validate Update

We’ll focus on this end of the Cycle in this session

Data Analyst Production Cycle

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Power BI Creation Complete

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Typical End User Requests post-report dev

Patrick developed a report that shows week over week Margins and wants to share that with the rest of his group

What do we use?

Office 365

• Data Management Gateway• PowerPivot• PowerQuery

Power BI Preview

• SSAS Connector

• OneDrive

Something else?

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Data Management Gateway

Refreshing Data in Power BI v11. Setup Data Management Gateway and Data

Source(s) in Power BI Admin Center2. Use published OData Feeds in Power Query

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Reference: http://www.sqlchick.com/entries/2014/4/29/data-source-connectivity-for-scheduled-data-refresh-in-power-bi

Data Management Gateway in Office 365

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Refresh Data in Power BI v2 (in Preview)

1.2.

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Power BI SSAS Connector

Reference: http://sqlmag.com/sql-server/how-configure-power-bi-preview-premise-analysis-services-data-sources

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One Drive

Reference: http://support.powerbi.com/knowledgebase/articles/471009-excel-data-stored-in-onedrive-for-business

What does Patrick use?

Office 365

• Data Management Gateway• PowerPivot• PowerQuery

Power BI Preview

• SSAS Connector

• OneDrive

Something else?

• Powershell

Power BI refresh with PowerShell

Create a Power BI Dashboard from One Drive

Kate’s made a cool Power View dashboard with SalesForce data and wants to keep it refreshed in DropBox for others to use.

What does Kate use?

Office 365

• Data Management Gateway• PowerPivot• PowerQuery

Power BI Preview

• SSAS Connector

• OneDrive

Something else?

• ?

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Power Update

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Power Update

Reference: http:/ /www.powerpivotpro.com/2015/02/ introducing-power-update/

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Power Update

Reference: http:/ /www.powerpivotpro.com/2015/02/ introducing-power-update/

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Power Update

Reference: http:/ /www.powerpivotpro.com/2015/02/ introducing-power-update/

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Power Update

Reference: http:/ /www.powerpivotpro.com/2015/02/ introducing-power-update/

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Power Update

Reference: http:/ /www.powerpivotpro.com/2015/02/ introducing-power-update/

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Power Update

Reference: http:/ /www.powerpivotpro.com/2015/02/ introducing-power-update/

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Power Update Additional Features

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This changes everything

DOUBLE CUP!!!!

What does Kate use?

Office 365

• Data Management Gateway• PowerPivot• PowerQuery

Power BI Preview

• SSAS Connector

• OneDrive

Something else?

• Power Update

Power Update Demo

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Recap

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Contact Info

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