1. Welcome to SQLSaturday #767! Hosted by Lincoln SQL Server User Group
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2. Athletic Performance Analysis with Power BI
Husker Power BI
Athletic Performance Analysis with Power BI
Brett Powell
October 27, 2018

3. About Me BI Consultant Frontline Analytics Author Power BI Cookbook
Mastering Power BI
Blog
Insight Quest
PUG Leader
Boston BI
Contact Info:
@BrettPowell76

4. Frontline Analytics Microsoft Power BI Partner Four Practice Areas:
Boston, MA
Four Practice Areas:
Advisory
Solution Design
Solution Development
Performance Tuning
Service
Example Deliverables
Advisory
Current state assessment and recommendations
Solution Design
Power BI and Azure architecture, dimensional models
Solution Development
Power BI Datasets, Analysis Services Models Customization: DAX, M, T-SQL, TMSL, PowerShell
Performance Tuning
Data model and query enhancements
Typical engagement:
Assessment
Design & Develop
Review & Training
10/27/2018

5. Session Agenda 1. Power BI and Solution Overview 2. User Experience
3. Dataset Development
4. Report Development
5. Administration

6. Husker Power BI
Power BI and Solution Overview

7. Power BI Overview Power BI service Power BI Desktop
On-Premises Data Gateway
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8. Husker Power BI Solution
Power BI Service
Content Stored in App Workspace
Dataset, Reports, Dashboards
Content Distributed via Apps
Accessed by browser, mobile apps
Power BI Desktop
Report Development
Dataset Development
On-Premises Data Gateway
Scheduled data refresh of dataset
Power BI Service
App Workspace
App
Publish / Update
Husker Performance Training
On-Premises
Gateway
SQL Server
HuskerDW Database
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9. Requirements and Source Data
Users: Coaches and Training Staff
“Are players getting bigger, stronger, and faster?”
“Which players and positions are improving?”
“Are players exceeding plans (expectations)?”
Data
Player body composition and training results
Four fact tables:
Actuals: Body Composition, Strength, Athleticism
Player Plans
Three dimension tables
Player, Coach, and Date
Data Warehouse
SQL Server 2017 (On-Premises)
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10. Husker Power BI
User Experience in Power BI

11. Publishing/Updating an App
Power BI Apps
Distribute packages of related content to groups of users
One-to-one relationship with App Workspaces
Apps Menu in Power BI
Publishing/Updating an App
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12. Dashboards Consolidated panes of tiles in the Power BI service
Linked to other dashboards or reports
Dashboard
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13. Reports Interactive data visualization created in Power BI Desktop
Drill up/down, slice, cross-highlight
Reports
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14. Husker Power BI
Dataset Development in Power BI Desktop

15. Roles and Layers of Power BI Desktop
Power BI Desktop Roles:
Dataset Development (Modeling)
Report Authoring
Power BI Desktop Layers:
Power Query
M Language
Data Modeling
DAX Language
Visualization
DATASET
Power Query
Data Source Connectors
Transformations (Optional)
Joins, Filters, Derived Columns….
Parameters
Data Modeling
Relationships
DAX Measures
Aggregations, Time Intelligence
Row-level security
Hierarchies
REPORT
Visualization
Standard and Custom Visuals
Report Themes (Default colors, formats)
Bookmarks, Drillthrough, Filters, Tooltips...
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16. Power Query Editor Used across MS Platform: Parameters for Data Source
Excel, MS Flow, PowerApps, Data Flows
Parameters for Data Source
Staging query
Separated Dimension and Fact Queries
All queries ‘fold’ to source (SQL)
View Native Query
Derived columns created via Power Query (M)
Power Query Editor
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17. Data Model Relationships DAX Measures Security Roles Storage Mode
Table Filters
View as Roles
Storage Mode
Import
DirectQuery
Dual
Relationships View
Row-level Security
Fields List
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18. Husker Power BI
Report Development in Power BI Desktop

19. Power BI Report Authoring
Reports separate from dataset
Live Connection or DirectQuery
Leverage single source
Typically separate roles in teams
Dataset Designer
Report Author
Dashboards based on reports
Created in Power BI service
Dashboards
Team Training Performance
Reports
Team Performance
Offense Performance
Defense Performance
Datasets
Husker Power BI
Live Connections to PBI Datasets
10/27/2018

20. Report Themes and Phone Layout
Pre-defined formatting
Corporate colors
Phone Layout
Optimize mobile experience for users
Report Theme
Visual Formatting
Phone Layout
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21. Report Page Tooltips and Drillthrough
Custom report page for added context
Detect automatically or manual assignment
Drillthrough Report Page
Custom report page individual item (dimension member)
Report Page Tooltip
Drillthrough Report Page
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22. Expression-Based Formatting
Embed custom logic in DAX expressions to define formatting properties
Background and font colors
Bind formatting to these custom expressions
Example:
Apply different thresholds based on the player’s position
Custom Formatting Rules
Format by Field
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23. Husker Power BI
Administration

24. Administer Power BI Service
Power BI Admin Portal
Power BI Service Administrator Role
Tenant Settings
Install apps automatically
Exporting data
Gateway Clusters
HuskerDW Data Source
Administrators, Users & Sources
Scheduled Data Refresh
Admin Portal
Gateway Portal
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25. Power BI Management PowerShell Module
PowerShell Cmdlets
Power BI Management module
Retrieve datasets, reports, dashboards
REST API for GET and POST request
Use Cases
Adding/Removing Users
Retrieving and exporting metadata
Dashboards, reports, workspaces, datasets
Restoring workspaces
PowerShell output
PowerShell export
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26. Thank You Go Big Red
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