Course 50429-B: SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence

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Course 50429-B: SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence

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This 5-day Instructor Led course How to use SharePoint as your platform for Business Intelligence. Journey through the SharePoint Business Intelligence Center, Excel Services, Reporting Services, Analysis Service, Performance Point and PowerPivot to implement your BI Strategies and enable your decision makers to see data in new and dynamic ways! This course will take you down a path of building a BI environment from scratch to full interactive dashboards using the Microsoft BI Stack.

Audience Profile

Sr Business Intelligence Architects and Consultants, Sr Business Analysts, anyone responsible for implementing BI with SharePoint.

Prerequisites

Course outline

Module 1: Overview

Module Overview

A simple introduction module.

Lessons

Introduction

Lab Sessions

Not available for this module

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand your course, classroom, classmates, facility and instructor.

Module 2: Business Intelligence

Module Overview

In this module we review what Business Intelligence (BI) is and what the typical BI goals are. We also explore how Microsoft BI tools are enabling more advanced Business Intelligence features to filter down/up to the decision makers and Information Workers in general.

Lessons

Business Intelligence

Lab Sessions

Business Intelligence Worksheet

Lab Lessons

Answer Business Intelligence Questions

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Define Business Intelligence.
Understand what P=R-C means to BI.
Accept that empowering end users is a GOOD thing.
Understand your BI will only be as good as your data, tools and processes.

Module 3: Business Intelligence Center

Module Overview

In this module we are going to explore the Business Intelligence Center site definition that comes with SharePoint 2010.

Lessons

Business Intelligence Center

Lab Sessions

Business Intelligence Center

Lab Lessons

Explore SharePoint Business Intelligence Center
Explore Dashboard Designer

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Navigate the Business Intelligence Center Site Definition.
Understand what a SharePoint Dashboard is.
Understand what a KPI is and what data they can analyze.
Understand what integration points are compatible with the Business Intelligence Center.

Module 4: Data Mart and Data Warehouses

Module Overview

In this module we explore what data is and some of the many forms that it takes. We then explore and define the terms Data Warehouse and Data Mart. This module is important in that as we move through the remainder of the course, we will need to have data to manipulate and work with to build our BI components.

Lessons

Understanding Data and Data Formats
Building Data Marts and Data Warehouses

Lab Sessions

Data and Data Formats
Build A Data Warehouse
Extract and Load
Transform and Load
Granularity
Build A Data Mart
SQL Server to SharePoint Lists

Lab Lessons

Explore Data Formats
Create a Simple Data Warehouse
Explore the Extract stage
Explore Transform and Load stages
Realize the importance of primary/unique keys
Create Data Warehouse Granularity Levels
Create a Data Mart
Populate a SharePoint List with SQL Server data

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Differentiate between multiple data formats.
Understand differences between data warehouse and data marts.
Be able to describe what happens in an Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) process.

Module 5: Business Connectivity Services

Module Overview

In this module we are going to take a look at the new Business Connectivity Services.

Lessons

Business Connectivity Services

Lab Sessions

BCS Basics
BCS With Data Warehouse
Office and BCS for BI

Lab Lessons

Explore External Content Types
Create a new External Content Type
Create an External List
Creating an Large External List using ECTs
Using Filters and External lists
Creating and Configuring Entity Profile Pages
Explore Office and BCS Integration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand how BCS works.
How to build new BCS applications.
How to Upgrade your older BDC applications.

Module 6: Analysis Services

Module Overview

In this module we will explore the feature of SQL Server called Analysis Services (SSAS). When regular SQL queries can’t handle your data, MDX queries in SSAS can.

Lessons

Analysis Services

Lab Sessions

Analysis Services
Building An Analysis Services Database

Lab Lessons

Create Dimension and Fact tables with SSIS
Create a Analysis Services Database
Create a Cube
Create Dimensions
Create Fact Tables
Create a KPI

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe OLAP terms.
Understand how to navigate Analysis Services.
How to build a simple cube.
How to write simple MDX queries.
How to use data mining models.

Module 7: Filter Web Parts

Module Overview

In this module we will explore Filter Web Parts and the important role they play in building Business Intelligence portals.

Lessons

Filter Web Parts

Lab Sessions

Filter Web Parts
User Profiles and Filters

Lab Lessons

Use each of the Filter Web Parts
Integrate User Profiles with Filters and Reports

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe what Filter Web Parts are.
Work with Filter Web Parts.
Understand how to integrate Filter Web Parts into other BI technologies.

Module 8: Excel Services

Module Overview

In this module we will explore and work with the various features of SharePoint’s Excel Services.

Lessons

Excel Services

Lab Sessions

Create An Excel Report
Excel Services
MDX
Sparklines
Filters and Excel Services
REST and Web Services

Lab Lessons

Create An Excel Report
Learn to use Excel Services
Create/Publish to Excel Services
Configure Excel Services
Shared Data Connections
Explore Excel 2010 MDX features
Create a Slicer
Create an MDX Set
Use Excel 2010 Sparklines
Explore Filter Web Parts and Excel Services
Explore REST features of Excel Services
Explore the Excel Services Web Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Setup and configure Excel Services.
Use the Excel Services Web Parts.
Use Excel to modify MDX queries.
Use Excel to create Sparklines.
Use Excel Services REST-ful APIs.

Module 9: PowerPivot

Module Overview

In this module we explore the new PowerPivot tools of SQL Server 2008 R2 and Excel 2010.

Lessons

PowerPivot For SharePoint
PowerPivot For Excel

Lab Sessions

Install Power Pivot
Use PowerPivot

Lab Lessons

Install PowerPivot for Excel
Install PowerPivot for SharePoint 2010
Configure PowerPivot for SharePoint
Explore PowerPivot Functions
Use Basic PowerPivot
Use PowerPivot with Large DataSets
Create PowerPivot Linked Tables
Publish to SharePoint
Automating Data Refresh
Analyzing Usage Data

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create PowerPivot enabled spreadsheets.
Utilize common PowerPivot functions and tools.

Module 10: Reporting Services

Module Overview

In this module we will explore Reporting Services, its integration with SharePoint and how to build Reporting Services reports.

Lessons

Reporting Services
Reports

Lab Sessions

Install Reporting Services
Building Reports with Reporting Services
Create Advanced Reporting Services reportFilter Web Parts and Reports
Reporting Services and PowerPivot

Lab Lessons

Configure Reporting Services
Create a Reporting Services Report
Configure Reporting Services Web Part
Create Advanced Reporting Services report
Filter Web Parts and Reports
Create Report Part Gallery
Create a Report Library
Create Report Parts
Create a Report using Report Parts
Automated Report Delivery
Setup Reporting Services RSS Feed
Create and Use Data Feed Library
Utilize Reporting Services data in PowerPivot
Utilize PowerPivot data in Reporting Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand and describe the integration between reporting services and SharePoint.
Build Reporting Services reports.
Use the Reporting Services web part.
Create Report and Report Part Libraries.
Integrate Reporting Services and PowerPivot.

Module 11: Performance Point

Module Overview

In this module we will explore Performance Point and how it supercharges your BI Dashboards and Key Performance Indicators.

Lessons

Performance Point

Lab Sessions

Performance Point

Lab Lessons

Explore Performance Service Application
Explore the Dashboard Designer
Create A Scorecard
Create A PP KPI
Explore Time Intelligence
Create Performance Point Reports
Create Filters
Create A Dashboard

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe features of Performance Point.
Create Performance Point Scorecards and KPIs.
Use Time Intelligence features in your BI solutions.

Module 12: Visio and Access Services

Module Overview

In this module we will explore Visio and Access Services and how to integrate it into your Report process.

Lessons

Visio Services
Access Services

Lab Sessions

Visio Servcies
Access Services

Lab Lessons

Use Visio Services
Publish a Visio to SharePoint
Tie report process to Visio
Explore Access Services
Publish Access Database To SharePoint

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create and deploy interactive Visio diagrams to SharePoint.
Create and deploy Access databases to SharePoint.

Module 13: GeoSpatial Data with Charts and Maps

Module Overview

In this module we will explore GeoSpatial data and how to use the new .NET Charts and Mapping features of SharePoint 2010.

Lessons

Charts and Maps
GeoSpatial Data

Lab Sessions

GeoSpatial Data with SQL Server
Bing Maps
.NET Charts
Google Maps

Lab Lessons

Populate a SQL Server Database using Shape2SQL
Utilize the new Spatial Data Types in SQL Server
Create a Reporting Services Report using Geospatial Data
Publish Geospatial Data to SharePoint 2010
Utilize Bing Maps API
Create a Simple Map With Content Editor Web Part
Create an Advanced Map with Data Views
Explore Filters, Data Views and Bing Maps integration
Integrate Geospatial Customer data into SharePoint Sites
Utilize .NET Charts
Utilize Google Maps API
Create a Simple Map With Content Editor Web Part
Create an Advanced Map with Data Views
Explore Filters, Data Views and Google Maps integration
Integrate Geospatial Customer data into SharePoint Sites

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand how .NET Charts are used in SharePoint 2010.
How to build geospatial maps using BI data.

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