Welcome to the most comprehensive Financial Statements in Power BI walkthrough ever. In this case study, you’ll practice your BI skills by taking on the role of a Business Intelligence Developer. You will be helping a retail company automate and visualize their most important financial statements.
Creating Financial Statements in Power BI poses three significant challenges which we will help you solve, using a combination of BI tools.
Challenge 1: How to replicate financial statement layouts and formatting
Challenge 2: How to create account subtotals and other DAX summaries
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Welcome to the most comprehensive Financial Statements in Power BI walkthrough ever. In this case study, you’ll practice your BI skills by taking on the role of a Business Intelligence Developer. You will be helping a retail company automate and visualize their most important financial statements.
Creating Financial Statements in Power BI poses three significant challenges which we will help you solve, using a combination of BI tools.
Challenge 1: How to replicate financial statement layouts and formatting
Challenge 2: How to create account subtotals and other DAX summaries
Welcome to the most comprehensive Financial Statements in Power BI walkthrough ever. In this case study, you’ll practice your BI skills by taking on the role of a Business Intelligence Developer. You will be helping a retail company automate and visualize their most important financial statements.
Creating Financial Statements in Power BI poses three significant challenges which we will help you solve, using a combination of BI tools.
Challenge 1: How to replicate financial statement layouts and formatting
Challenge 2: How to create account subtotals and other DAX summaries
Challenge 3: How to create the more complex cash flow statement
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
Create a SQL View containing data from multiple tables
Import the SQL View into Power BI and create a snowflake schema Data Model
Enhance the Data Model with a custom Headers Table to provide the template for building Financial Statements
Create staging DAX measures to populate the line items of the Financial Statement templates
Create a DAX measure that combines the staging DAX measures to populate the body of the Financial Statements
Create three Financial Statements in Excel using Cube Formulas that reference the Data Model
This case study is perfect for anyone who would like to apply their Power BI and DAX skills in a real world scenario. There is no better way to kick-start a career in data analysis, quantitative analysis, business intelligence, or other areas of finance with applied, practical knowledge of Power BI and related BI tools.
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Case Study Introduction
Extract Data from the Database
Create the Data Model in Power Query
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Review Power BI Basics
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Brushing up on the fundamentals of Power BI will help you follow along with the course more easily and understand the concepts better.
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Review online tutorials or documentation on Power BI basics
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Complete a few hands-on exercises to practice creating basic visualizations
Review a Book on Financial Statement Analysis
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Reading a book on financial statement analysis will provide you with a deeper understanding of the concepts covered in the course.
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Financial Statement Analysis Workbook
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Purchase or borrow a copy of the book
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Read the book and take notes
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Complete the exercises at the end of each chapter
Follow Along with Power BI Tutorial Videos
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Watching video tutorials will give you a visual demonstration of the concepts covered in the course and help you apply them to financial statement analysis.
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Search for Power BI tutorials on YouTube or other online platforms
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Choose a tutorial that covers the topic you are interested in
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Follow the steps in the tutorial and try to replicate the results
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Practice Creating Financial Statements in Power BI
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Create a new Power BI file
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Import the data you want to analyze
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Create a DAX measure for each financial statement line item
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Create a visualization for each financial statement
Build a Power BI Dashboard for Financial Statement Analysis
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Design the layout of your dashboard
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Add the visualizations you created in the previous activity
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Create filters and slicers to allow users to interact with the dashboard
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Publish your dashboard to Power BI Service
Mentor a Junior Power BI User
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Identify a junior Power BI user who would benefit from your help
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Meet with them regularly to answer their questions and provide guidance
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Provide them with resources and materials to help them learn
Compile a List of Power BI Resources
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Having a list of resources at your disposal will make it easier for you to continue learning about Power BI and financial statement analysis after the course ends.
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Search online for Power BI resources
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Create a list of useful websites, blogs, and forums
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Share your list with other students
Review Power BI Basics
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Brushing up on the fundamentals of Power BI will help you follow along with the course more easily and understand the concepts better.
Browse courses on
Power BI
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- Review online tutorials or documentation on Power BI basics
- Complete a few hands-on exercises to practice creating basic visualizations
Review a Book on Financial Statement Analysis
Show steps
Reading a book on financial statement analysis will provide you with a deeper understanding of the concepts covered in the course.
View
Financial Statement Analysis Workbook
on Amazon
Show steps
- Purchase or borrow a copy of the book
- Read the book and take notes
- Complete the exercises at the end of each chapter
Follow Along with Power BI Tutorial Videos
Show steps
Watching video tutorials will give you a visual demonstration of the concepts covered in the course and help you apply them to financial statement analysis.
Browse courses on
Power BI
Show steps
- Search for Power BI tutorials on YouTube or other online platforms
- Choose a tutorial that covers the topic you are interested in
- Follow the steps in the tutorial and try to replicate the results
Practice Creating Financial Statements in Power BI
Show steps
Hands-on practice is essential for mastering Power BI and financial statement analysis. The more you practice, the more confident you will become.
Browse courses on
Power BI
Show steps
- Create a new Power BI file
- Import the data you want to analyze
- Create a DAX measure for each financial statement line item
- Create a visualization for each financial statement
Build a Power BI Dashboard for Financial Statement Analysis
Show steps
Creating a dashboard will allow you to showcase your skills and demonstrate your understanding of financial statement analysis and Power BI.
Browse courses on
Power BI
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- Design the layout of your dashboard
- Add the visualizations you created in the previous activity
- Create filters and slicers to allow users to interact with the dashboard
- Publish your dashboard to Power BI Service
Mentor a Junior Power BI User
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Mentoring others is a great way to reinforce your own learning and help others succeed. It will also allow you to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and techniques in Power BI.
Browse courses on
Power BI
Show steps
- Identify a junior Power BI user who would benefit from your help
- Meet with them regularly to answer their questions and provide guidance
- Provide them with resources and materials to help them learn
Compile a List of Power BI Resources
Show steps
Having a list of resources at your disposal will make it easier for you to continue learning about Power BI and financial statement analysis after the course ends.
Browse courses on
Power BI
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- Search online for Power BI resources
- Create a list of useful websites, blogs, and forums
- Share your list with other students
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