PowerPivot allows you to combine data from multiple sources into a single report. You can can summarise tables in relational databases without involving the database administrator or having to have a View created.
Its a pivot table on steroids. PowerPivot can report on virtually any relational data base as well as bringing together data from different sources into a single report. Eg combining a csv file; an Access database and an Excel table.
The session will cover
- background information on using relational databases
- creating a PowerPivot report from a large relational database
- adding tables to the data model to expand the reporting possibilities
- techniques to make the report more reader-friendly
- hiding fields to simplify the interface
- using Slicers
- an introduction to DAX
- books and websites