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Surgent's Data Analytics Readiness Series: Calculated Columns and Dimensions

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Designed For:

Accountants who want to transition to data analysis and have a basic knowledge of Excel and Excel formulas

Prerequisite:

2+ years of experience working with Excel

This one-hour course will focus on the use of Excel with Power BI and Power Query to organize and analyze data. Users will primarily work with calculated columns generated from existing data. They will walk through hands-on exercises to create calculated columns, add dimensions to existing data tables, and create hierarchies within the data tables. Special attention will be paid to Star Schema analytical modelling. To explore practical applications, users will apply the skills to journal entry testing.This course is one in a ten-part certification series, Core Data Analytics: Excel and Power BI Skills for Accounting and Finance Professionals, by Surgent IQ.

Delivery Method: On-Demand Webcast
CPE Credit: Information technology
Program Level: Intermediate

This course is being offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible on your My CPE page. Webinar access information will be emailed directly to you by Surgent McCoy.

Objectives

  • Understand the applicable Excel skills that will be required in making the transition to data analyst 
  • Understand evaluation context — row and filter context
  • Understand the requirements to create calculated columns and apply that understanding to data
  • Create a dimension table in Power Query
  • Create hierarchies in Excel with calculated columns
  • Apply calculated column skills to datasets related to journal entry testing

Advanced Preparation

Install Power Pivot and Data Analysis ToolPak

Vendor

The Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: NASBARegistry.org.

For more information regarding refund, complaint, program cancellation or other policies, visit our Registration Policies page or call (800) 733-8272.