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AXUG Summit 2011 RPT07: Understanding PowerPivot

AXUG Summit 2011 RPT07: Understanding PowerPivot. Noah Kluge—PrecisionPoint Software. What is PowerPivot. In memory cube technology Allows creation of monster cube/report within Excel Collect info from disparate data sources and types

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AXUG Summit 2011 RPT07: Understanding PowerPivot

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  1. AXUG Summit 2011RPT07: Understanding PowerPivot Noah Kluge—PrecisionPoint Software

  2. What is PowerPivot • In memory cube technology • Allows creation of monster cube/report within Excel • Collect info from disparate data sources and types • Intended to be used by power users or to do proof of concepts within IT • Has its own calculation language called Data Analysis Expressions (DAX). • Integrates with SharePoint Enterprise 2010 and Excel Services

  3. Benefits/Drawbacks • Benefits: • Quick and easy for information delivery • Familiar interface • Readily and “free” for those with Excel 2010 • Drawbacks • Requires understanding of underlying data model • Virtual company support/Multi-Company Support? • Involves learning new calculation language • No support for hierarchies/ordering (Denali 1H2012) • Your Experiences?

  4. What It’s Not • Not a replacement for a data warehouse • Not an Extract Transform Load (ETL) tool like SQL Integration Services • CustInvoiceTrans->CustInvoiceJour (for InvoiceAccount)->CustTable (for name) • Total customer sales (w/ Item detail) will require facts from CustInvoiceTrans and CustInvoiceJour • Limited ability to apply business rules to data • Not a replacement for production OLAP cubes • No security model

  5. Brief Demo

  6. Useful Links • Technet Help: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh272054(SQL.110).aspx • Hierarchy Setup: http://www.bidn.com/blogs/DevinKnight/ssis/2045/powerpivot-%E2%80%93-creating-hierarchies • Download: http://www.microsoft.com/bi/en-us/solutions/pages/powerpivot.aspx • General Info: http://powerpivotfaq.com/Lists/TGPPF/AllItems.aspx • DAX Functions: http://powerpivot-info.com/post/53-list-of-powerpivot-dax-functions-short • www.bing.com

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