Hariharan Rajendran gave a presentation on analyzing data in Excel using Power BI. He demonstrated how to connect an Excel workbook to a dataset in Power BI using Analyze in Excel. This allows users to analyze predefined measures from Power BI in Excel. He also demonstrated Power BI Publisher, which allows users to take snapshots of visualizations, tables, and other objects from Excel and pin them as visuals to the Power BI dashboard.

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

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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
Linked In
hariharan-r-12635640
Email
hari@yoursqlman.com
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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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