1. Peer to Peer | Greater Scale | More Voices | Faster AXUG Summit 2011 RPT07: Understanding PowerPivot Noah Kluge—PrecisionPoint Software

2. What is PowerPivot In memory cube technology Allows creation of monster cube/report within Excel Collect info from disparate data sources and types Intended to be used by power users or to do proof of concepts within IT Has its own calculation language called Data Analysis Expressions (DAX). Integrates with SharePoint Enterprise 2010 and Excel Services

3. Benefits/Drawbacks Benefits: –Quick and easy for information delivery –Familiar interface –Readily and “free” for those with Excel 2010 Drawbacks –Requires understanding of underlying data model –Virtual company support/Multi-Company Support? –Involves learning new calculation language –No support for hierarchies/ordering (Denali 1H2012) Your Experiences?

4. What It’s Not Not a replacement for a data warehouse –Not an Extract Transform Load (ETL) tool like SQL Integration Services CustInvoiceTrans->CustInvoiceJour (for InvoiceAccount)->CustTable (for name) Total customer sales (w/ Item detail) will require facts from CustInvoiceTrans and CustInvoiceJour –Limited ability to apply business rules to data Not a replacement for production OLAP cubes –No security model

5. Brief Demo

6. Useful Links Technet Help: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh272054(SQL.110).aspxTechnet Help: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh272054(SQL.110).aspx Hierarchy Setup: http://www.bidn.com/blogs/DevinKnight/ssis/2045/powerpivot-%E2%80%93- creating-hierarchiesHierarchy Setup: http://www.bidn.com/blogs/DevinKnight/ssis/2045/powerpivot-%E2%80%93- creating-hierarchies Download: http://www.microsoft.com/bi/en-us/solutions/pages/powerpivot.aspx General Info: http://powerpivotfaq.com/Lists/TGPPF/AllItems.aspxGeneral Info: http://powerpivotfaq.com/Lists/TGPPF/AllItems.aspx DAX Functions: http://powerpivot-info.com/post/53-list-of-powerpivot-dax-functions-short www.bing.com