Course : Power Query, the self-service ETLExtract, transform and load external data in Excel 2016-2013
Practical course - 2d
- 14h00 - Ref. PQE
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 | Understanding Microsoft's business intelligence (BI) offering |
| Connect to external data sources |
| Use Power Query to clean and format data |
| Intervene in queries using the graphical interface and discover the M language |
Intended audience
Excel users who need to analyze external data sources (text files, Access databases, SQL Server, SSAS cubes, etc.).
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of Excel, formulas and pivot tables.
Course schedule
1 Introducing Power Query
- Discover Microsoft's BI offering for Excel.
- Power Query, Power Pivot, Excel.
- Using Power Query: why and how?
2 Import data
- Discover the "Data/Recover and Transform" group.
- Create queries and connect to data sources.
- Use text and .csv files.
- Connect to relational databases (Access, SQL Server, etc.).
- Connect to SSAS cubes.
- Querying web data.
- Manage data updates and exploit them in Excel.
Hands-on work
Create connections to import text files. Import data into Excel.
3 Transform data with the query editor
- Sort and filter data.
- Choice of rows and columns.
- Eliminate duplicates and errors.
- Format text, numbers and dates.
- Split columns.
- Replace values.
Hands-on work
Use data manipulation tools to reformat and modify data types. Separate zip codes and cities, first and last names. Update modified data.
4 Handling tables
- Add tables.
- Merge tables.
- Group rows. Select statistical functions.
- Rotate a table.
Hands-on work
Merge different sources. Use relationships between database tables. Create an aggregate table. Define a source from a SQL query.
5 Adding calculated data
- Create new columns.
- Add indexes.
- Create calculated columns.
- Define new columns with formulas.
Hands-on work
Create calculated columns with arithmetic operators.returnchariot
Fill in missing values.returnchariot
6 Further information
- Reading, understanding and modifying queries: an introduction to the M language.
- Edit queries in the formula bar.
- Use the advanced editor.
Hands-on work
Use the advanced editor to read and modify graphical queries. Design calculated column definitions in M language.
Customer reviews
4,5 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
ANGÉLINE F.
25/06/26
4 / 5
A comprehensive PowerQuery course aimed primarily at beginners rather than those already familiar with the tool
ANTHONY S.
25/06/26
5 / 5
A very good presenter
CAROLE D.
25/06/26
4 / 5
A very intensive course. It might be worth offering the course in two parts to allow time for participants to take it all in.
Publication date : 10/07/2025
PARTICIPANTS
Excel users who need to analyze external data sources (text files, Access databases, SQL Server, SSAS cubes, etc.).
PREREQUISITES
Good knowledge of Excel, formulas and pivot tables.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Excel users who need to analyze external data sources (text files, Access databases, SQL Server, SSAS cubes, etc.).
PREREQUISITES
Good knowledge of Excel, formulas and pivot tables.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.
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This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.