This seven-day instructor-led course is a complete high-level tour of the Microsoft Business Intelligence stack. It introduces students to the SQL 2012 Business Intelligence and SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence services including PerformancePoint Service, Excel Services, Business Connectivity Services, Visio Services and the Business Intelligence Center focusing on their interdependency.
Each of the modules is stand-alone allowing for customization of the course for those audiences that may not have an interest in a certain service.
Each concept is demonstrated with a video before the exercise on that concept, so first you will have the short lecture then see the concept demonstrated then do it yourself. Remember if you can’t do it you didn’t learn it. Each of the videos, and there are approximately 13 hours of them, is intended as a take-away from the class for each student.
This course is intended for Project Managers, Business Intelligence Developers, SQL Server Developers and IT Professionals that will be involved with the design, development and maintenance of SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence solutions. The course introduces each of the services and minimizes or eliminates any coding.
Module 1: Course Overview |
 | Introduction
Course Materials
Facilities
Prerequisites
What We will Be Discussing
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Module 2: The Business Intelligence Stack |
| Business Intelligence in Three Ways
SQL 2012 Business Intelligence
New 2013 SharePoint Business Intelligence Features
New 2013 PowerPivot in Excel Features
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Module 3: SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) 2012 |
| What is New?
Overview of Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL)
SSIS Tools
Change Data Capture
SQL Server Integration Services Scripting
Variables, Parameters, and Expressions
Package Deployment
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Module 4: SQL 2012 Business Intelligence Semantic Model (Multidimensional Mode) |
| The Data Warehouse/Data Mart
The Tools
Key Concepts
Data Sources
Data Views
Cubes
Data Profiler
Proactive Cache
Wizards
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Module 5: Microsoft Multidimensional Expressions |
| Concepts in Multidimensional Space
Basic MDX Statements
SQL Server Management Studio MDX Query Editor
Navigating Hierarchies
Working with Time
Microsoft Multidimensional Expressions
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Module 6: SQL 2012 Business Intelligence Semantic Model (Tabular Mode) |
| The Tabular Model
Data Analytic Expressions (DAX)
The Editor
Data Connections
Creating a Tabular Project
Relationships
Measures and Calculated Columns
Hierarchies
Perspectives
KPIs
Partitions
Processing
Deployment
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Module 7: SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services |
| Report Lifecycles
Installation Modes
Report Creation Tools
Data Sources
Datasets
Basic Reports
Graphics
Maps
Report Parts
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Module 8: Master Data Services |
| What is Master Data Management?
System Roles
Master Data vs. Transactional Data
Master Data Services ETL
Master Data Services Key Concepts
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Module 9: Data Mining/Predictive Analytics |
| Definitions for Our Purpose
Problems Addressed
Business Analytics
CRISP-DM
Key Concepts
Microsoft Data Mining Process
Data Mining Tasks
Microsoft Algorithms
Matching the Tasks to the Algorithm
Data Mining Add-in for Excel
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Module 10: SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence Center |
| New 2013 SharePoint Central Administration
New 2013 Business Intelligence Center
Permissions and Roles
Included Document Library and List Apps
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Module 11: SharePoint 2013 Excel Services |
| New 2013 Excel Services Features
Core Components
Excel Web Access (EWA)
What Excel Web Access is Not
Differences in the Browser vs. Desktop
SharePoint Libraries to Store Workbooks
Power View Add-in for Excel
The Save and Share Process
Excel Web App
Best Practices
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Module 12: SharePoint 2013 PerformancePoint 2013 |
| New 2013 Overview of PerformancePoint Services
Dashboard Designer
Data Sources
Indicators
KPIs
Visual Reports
Filters
Scorecards
Dashboards
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Module 13: SharePoint 2013 Visio Services |
| New 2013 Visio Services Features
Visio Graphics Service
Visio Drawings in the Browser
Visio Web Access Web Part
SharePoint 2013 Visio Services
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Module 14: PowerPivot |
| New 2013 PowerPivot Features
PowerPivot and Excel
PowerPivot and SharePoint
Enterprise Business Intelligence and PowerPivot
Importing Data
Enriching Data
SharePoint Sharing
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Module 15: SharePoint 2013 Business Connectivity Services |
| New 2013 Business Connectivity Service Features
What is Business Connectivity Services?
BCS Terminology
BCS Security
Using SharePoint Designer 2013 with BCS
Surfacing the BCS Data
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Module 16: Dashboards |
| Dashboard Migration
Three Types of Dashboards
Successful Dashboards
Tables or Graphs
Types of Graphs
Choosing a Chart Type
Key Performance Indicators
Pitfalls In Dashboard Design
Microsoft Report Builder 3.0
Plan Your Reports
Datasets
New 2013 SharePoint Designer Features
SharePoint Web Apps
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