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Data Transformation in Power BI

Data Transformation in Power BI

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59 Students
45 Lectures

What Will You Learn?

Retrieve data from diverse data sources such as Microsoft Excel, relational databases, and NoSQL data stores.
Understand and apply data preparation best practices to ensure accurate and consistent analysis.
Utilize Power Query to simplify complex data models and improve data usability.
Transform and clean your data using Power Query functions and transformations.
Change data types, rename objects, and pivot data to meet analysis requirements.
Profile columns to identify valuable data and enhance data quality for deeper analytics.
Automate data transformation processes using Power Query's query dependencies and advanced editor features.

About This Course

In this course, you will learn how to retrieve data from a wide variety of data sources and perform data preparation and transformation using Power Query in Power BI.

Data preparation is a critical step in the data analysis process, and Power Query provides powerful tools to simplify and enhance your data for analysis. You will explore various data retrieval techniques and learn how to optimize data retrieval performance. Additionally, you will discover the extensive features of Power Query for cleaning, shaping, and profiling your data, enabling you to effectively prepare your data for deeper analytics in Power BI.

Course Benefits:

  • 👉 Lifetime access to course materials, including videos, exercises, and project files
  • 👉 Verified Certificate of completion.
  • 👉 Instructor support through the course forum and email
  • 👉 Access to a vibrant community of learners, where you can ask questions, share ideas, and collaborate with peers
  • 👉 Practical experience with real-world data analytics challenges
  • 👉 Preparation for Microsoft Power BI certification exams.

  • Whether you're looking to advance your career, start a new one, or simply improve your skills, this course will provide you with the knowledge and tools you need to succeed in the world of data analytics.

FAQ

Check the frequently asked questions about this course.

What are the requirements to take the course?
This course is recommended for learners with basic knowledge of Excel or any spreadsheet application.
How long do I have to complete the course?
This course is self-paced so you can complete it at your own pace. You can access the course on your PC or mobile device. You have lifetime access to the course.
Does the course include certificate?
The course includes a verifiable digital certificate that you can share on all social media platforms including LinkedIn. To receive a verifiable certificate for this course, you must complete all the video lessons, quizzes, and final assessments if any. Make sure to mark all the lessons as passed in the course learning page.
Is the certificate verifiable?
Absolutely! Your certificate can be verified by anyone on our certificate validation page using your unique certificate ID. Certificates can be verified via https://festman.io/certificate_validation.
Do I pay any additional fee for the certificate?
Certificates are free as far as you have met the requirements to earn that certificate.
Does the course include support?
Sure! Even though the course is self-paced, our instructors are closer to you than you think. Our instructors are always available to support you on every step of the way. You can book a meeting with the instructor or send an email on the instructor’s page. We also have a course forum where you can connect with other students and ask questions or get help.
Thomas Festus Cudjoe
Thomas Festus Cudjoe
(20)
35 Courses
2187 Students
Festus is a Senior Data Analyst, Finance Professional, and Chartered Accountant (CIMA & ICAG) with 7+ years of experience in analytics and business intelligence. He specializes in Power BI, SQL, Python, financial modeling, and AI-driven analytics. At FestMan, he delivers practical, project-based training in Excel, Power BI, Python, SQL, and Applied AI for work. Festus is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Power BI Certified Analyst, Microsoft Excel Expert, and a 4x Microsoft Data Platform MVP.

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Daniel Akisanya
Daniel Akisanya 22 Jun 2025
Brilliant course
Curriculum Overview

This course includes 3 modules, 45 lessons, and 0:52 hours of materials.

Getting started with Power BI
11 Parts | 0:07 Hours
Sample Dataset

Download the data and unzip. The folder has all the data used in the demos.

Volume 9.83 MB
1 Introduction to Power BI

Introduction to Power BI

Study Duration 2 Minutes
Attachments 0
2 Reading: Introduction to Power BI

Learn what Power BI is, including its building blocks and how they work together.

Study Duration 5 Minutes
Attachments 0
Multiple Data Sources in Power BI
Free

Working with diverse data sources in Power BI.

Volume 28.51 MB
Overview of Power Query
Free

Learn about the capabilities and functions of Power Query in the Power BI ecosystem.

Volume 14.59 MB
Introduction to Power Query editor

Introduction to Power Query editor.

Volume 16.56 MB
Introduction to PowerPivot

Introduction to Power Pivot

Volume 8.13 MB
Power BI Visuals
Free

Power BI visuals

Volume 8.18 MB
Power BI visuals demo
Free

Power BI visuals

Volume 24.55 MB
Workflow in Power BI

A common flow of work in Power BI begins in Power BI Desktop, where a report is created. That report is then published to the Power BI service and finally shared, so that users of Power BI Mobile apps can consume the information.



It doesn't always happen that way, and that's okay. But we'll use that flow to help you learn the different parts of Power BI and how they complement each other.

Volume 14.77 MB
Introduction to Power BI

Learn what Power BI is, including its building blocks.

Volume 10.55 MB
Get data with Power BI Desktop
9 Parts | 0:05 Hours
Practice Files
Volume 57.95 MB
Reading: Introduction to Data Sources in Power BI

Power BI Desktop connects to many types of data sources, including local databases, worksheets, and data on cloud services. Sometimes when you gather data, it's not quite as structured, or clean, as you want it to be.



To structure data, you can transform it, meaning that you can split and rename columns, change data types, and create relationships between columns.



Power BI has Power Query which is a data transformation and data preparation engine. Power Query comes with a graphical interface for getting data from sources and a Power Query Editor for applying transformations.



In this module, we will explore some of the common data sources in Power BI including Excel, PDF, Databases and online services data.

Study Duration 5 Minutes
Attachments 0
Connecting to Excel workbook

Microsoft Excel is one of the most widely used business applications and one of the most common ways to get data into Power BI.



Power BI supports importing or connecting to workbooks created in Excel 2007 and later. In this video, you will learn how to import data from Microsoft Excel into Power BI for Analysis.

Volume 14.90 MB
Connecting to CSV and PDF

Comma separated value files, often known as a CSV, are simple text files with rows of data where each value is separated by a comma. These types of files can contain large amounts of data within a relatively small file size, making them an ideal data source for Power BI.



We will explore working with CSVs and PDF files within Power BI.

Volume 22.92 MB
Combine files in a folder

If you have multiple files in a folder that have the same schema, you combine them into a single logical table using the folder connection. Let's learn how to import and combine multiple files using Power BI's folder connector.

Volume 45.91 MB
Connecting to Access Database

If your organization uses a relational database for sales, you can use Power BI Desktop to connect directly to the database instead of using exported flat files. You can import data from relational databases such as Microsoft SQL and Access. In this video, we will import data from Microsoft Access for analysis in Power BI

Volume 9.20 MB
Connecting to Data from Web
Volume 16.41 MB
Connecting to Data from Google sheet
Volume 10.04 MB
Advanced Editor
Volume 82.70 MB
PREPARING DATA FOR ANALYSIS
25 Parts | 0:40 Hours
Learning Objectives

Power Query Editor in Power BI Desktop allows you to shape (transform) your imported data.



You can accomplish actions such as renaming columns or tables, changing text to numbers, removing rows, setting the first row as headers, and much more.



It is important to shape your data to ensure that it meets your needs and is suitable for use in reports.

Study Duration 2 Minutes
Attachments 0
Practice Files
Volume 44.83 MB
Introduction to Power Query
Volume 41.08 MB
Using the data profiling tools

The data profiling tools provide new and intuitive ways to clean, transform, and understand data in Power Query Editor. They include:



1. Column quality
2. Column distribution
3. Column profile

Volume 31.69 MB
Reading: Data profiling

The data profiling tools provide new and intuitive ways to clean, transform, and understand data in Power Query Editor. They include:



1. Column quality
2.Column distribution
3.Column profile



In this reading, we will dig deeper into the options for inspecting the quality of your data.

Study Duration 8 Minutes
Attachments 0
Basic Data Transformation

How to perform basic data transformation such as fill down, removing columns etc.

Volume 91.29 MB
Basic Transformation 2
Volume 34.98 MB
Working with duplicate values

Learn how to handle duplicate values

Study Duration 5 Minutes
Attachments 0
Appending Queries
Volume 37.18 MB
Reading: Appending Queries

The append operation creates a single table by adding the contents of one or more tables to another, and aggregates the column headers from the tables to create the schema for the new table.

Study Duration 5 Minutes
Attachments 0
Merging Queries
Volume 26.76 MB
Reading: Merge

Merge operations and types of joins.

Study Duration 15 Minutes
Attachments 0
Type of Joins
Volume 74.00 MB
Unpivot Columns
Volume 24.62 MB
Summarizing Data with GROUP BY
Volume 35.37 MB
Adding Column: Column from Examples
Volume 0 bytes MB
Adding Column: Custom Columns
Volume 30.58 MB
Adding Column: Conditional Column
Volume 25.17 MB
Adding Column: From Number
Volume 51.04 MB
Adding Column: From Date
Volume 27.64 MB
M code

M code

Study Duration 5 Minutes
Attachments 0
Advanced Editor
Volume 66.85 MB
Reusing M Code
Volume 66.85 MB
Changing Data Source
Volume 26.31 MB
Data transformation Challenge
Volume 30.18 MB
Certificates
1 Parts
Course Certificate
Course Certificate
If you pass all the lessons in this course, you will receive this certificate.
Type Course Certificate
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Brilliant course
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Course Specifications

Sections
3
Lessons
45
Capacity
Unlimited
Duration
5:00 Hours
Students
59
Created Date
11 May 2023
Updated Date
5 Jun 2025
Thomas Festus Cudjoe
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Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft Certified Excel Expert
Microsoft Certified Power BI Analyst
Google Certified Data Analyst
Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2013
Microsoft MVP
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