Power BI World Tour 2018 - Charlotte

Register to attend the class or follow the instructions below to include registration for the Power BI World Tour.
   
Please Note: Academy workshops are 8 hour long training sessions that will build your skills through hands-on, deep dive education. Our Academy Courses do require a separate registration. If you are registering for the Power BI World Tour, you will have the option to add on Academy classes during the registration process.

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• To edit your registration,  please click here and follow these steps:
  •  This will bring you to the Registration page – you will see a message stating "You are currently Registered." Click on Edit Registration (right side of screen).
  • When you see your registration, click Edit.
  • On the next screen, click Add Activities.
  • Check the box next to the class title you're interested in.
  • Follow the prompts to complete the process of adding this class to your registration.

Power BI for Data Science
Data Scientists often use a variety of tools to perform engineering and predictive modeling activities in their quest to squeeze as much value from data as possible. Although Power BI is sometimes seen as “just” a front-end visualization tool, its capabilities for data manipulation along with its interoperability with popular data science platforms make it a good choice for data experimentation on a broad set of scenarios.

This session will provide an overview of typical use cases that benefit from Power BI’s rich exploration capabilities in support of data science efforts. Attendees will learn about integration points between Power BI and data science platforms that can help uncover valuable business insights.

Target Audience: Data Professionals

Level: Intermediate

Pre-Requisites: None required

Register to attend this class or follow the instructions below to include registration for the Power BI World Tour.

Please Note: Academy workshops are 8 hour long training sessions that will build your skills through hands-on, deep dive education. Our Academy Courses do require a separate registration. If you are registering for the Power BI World Tour, you will have the option to add on Academy classes during the registration process.

If you have already registered, it's not to late to add on a class!!

• To edit your registration,  please click here and follow these steps:
  •  This will bring you to the Registration page – you will see a message stating "You are currently Registered." Click on Edit Registration (right side of screen).
  • When you see your registration, click Edit.
  • On the next screen, click Add Activities.
  • Check the box next to the class title you're interested in.
  • Follow the prompts to complete the process of adding this class to your registration.

PowerApps: App in a Day
This is a beginner-to-intermediate level lab for you to get hands on experience with PowerApps and Common Data Service. The lab includes step-by-step instructions to build a device ordering solution in a day using the PowerApps Canvas App and the data is stored in Common Data Service.

The workshop is divided into two sections

01-PowerApps:
Focuses on the basic concepts involved in building PowerApps Canvas apps. You will learn how to:
• Connect to data sources and filter results based on certain criteria
• Work with screens and navigation
• Use controls, properties, formulas and actions to customize the user experience
• Display the logged in user’s name
• Configure app settings
• Save and share an app
• Run an app on a mobile device

02-Common Data Service
Introduces you to the Common Data Service for Apps. You will learn how to:
• Create and customize a custom entity
• Use the Form control
• Save data into the Common Data Service using the Form control

Target Audience: Power Users/IT Professionals/Citizen Developers

Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Pre-Requisites:
1.    Confirm that you are licensed to use PowerApps: Go to http://web.powerapps.com and sign-in with your business or school account. This is the same as your Office 365 or Dynamics 365 login.

2.    Plan 2 Trial of PowerApps: Usage of the Common Data Service requires a PowerApps Plan 2 license. Go to https://powerapps.microsoft.com/pricing to start a free 30-day trial for Plan 2. For more detailed information on signing up for a free Plan 2 trial, see here. For information on signing up for a free community plan for individual use, see here.
NOTE: This lab documentation assumes that you will use the web version of the PowerApps Studio, which will run in a browser: Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11 and Google Chrome.