20768: Developing SQL Data Models

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Cursusbeschrijving

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.

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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.

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• Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality.
• Working knowledge of Transact-SQL.
• Working knowledge of relational databases.

These prerequisites can be met by attending course M20767, Implementing a SQL Data Warehouse

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This course helps to prepare for exam 70-768

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This course will be delivered with digital courseware. In order to have the best learning experience you are asked to bring your own second screen to view the courseware. A second screen includes: tablets and laptops.

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Module 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data Modeling

This module introduces key BI concepts and the Microsoft BI product suite.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

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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

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