Learn how Power BI can be used with Excel

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Chennai Power BI – March 2018CPBIG Quarterly Local Meet
Power BI with Excel
Hariharan Rajendran

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Sponsors
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About Speaker
Hariharan
Lead Consultant, Your SQL Man (I) Pvt Ltd
 Solution Expert in MSBI
 Microsoft SQL Server, Azure & BI
 SAP HANA & Business Objects
 Speaker in DPS2017,DDD & CSSUG
Blog
http://dataap.org/author/hariharanr/
Twitter
@imhariharanr
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hariharan-r-12635640
Email
hari@yoursqlman.com
Group Leader

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Analyze in Excel
 Microsoft Excel 2010 SP1 and Later
 Your dataset in Power BI must have pre-defined measures.
 Analyze in Excel requires a Pro license.
 Download and install from Portal.

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Analyze in Excel
 Power BI creates an .ODC file and downloads it from the
portal to your computer.
 The .ODC file has an MSOLAP connection string that
connects to your dataset in Power BI.

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Demo

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Power BI Publisher
 Download & Install from Portal.
 It is an add-in to the excel.
 File > Options > Add-ins > COM Add-ins. Select Microsoft
Power BI Publisher for Excel.

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Power BI Publisher
 Take snapshot & pin to the Power BI Dashboard.
 Not a dynamic visual but we can update the value.
 Range of Cells
 Table
 Pivot Table
 Pivot Chart
 Illustrations
 Images
 Text
 3D Maps
 Power View
Visualizations
What can you pin?
What can’t you pin?

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Power BI Publisher

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Demo

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