Power pivot intro
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PowerPivot allows for industrial-strength data analysis in Excel by removing sheet size constraints, treating data more like a database than individual sheets. It combines data from multiple sources into a fast local database that can be analyzed while disconnected. PowerPivot features include relationships across tables, easy filtering with slicers, and the DAX programming language for writing formulas across rows rather than cells. Resources for learning more include the PowerPivot website and blog.
Power pivot intro
- 2. Legacy Excel Pivot Tables Allow easy crosstab summarization Works on single “table” (sheet) “Table” size constrained by Excel Same as and other sheet
- 3. What is Power Pivot? Similar to Excel Pivot Table But more industrial strength Removes most size constraints Thinks more like database than spreadsheet Add on to Excel Free, but installed separately
- 4. Power Pivot Features Combine data from variety of sources Fast local database Disconnect while analyzing data Support relationships across tables inside Excel
- 5. Power Pivot/SSBI Little or no IT support required Slicers: Allow easy subset selection after report is built
- 6. DAX Programming Language Formulas like excel But work on rows, not cells Sensitive to selection
- 7. Resources The official PowerPivot web site: http://www.powerpivot.com/ The PowerPivot team blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/powerpivot/ http://www.powerpivotpro.com
- 8. Thanks! Alberto (Al) Santaballa Email: al@technowati.com Twitter: @asantaballa Blog: http://technowati.blogspot.com