QlikView
PowerPivot Vs QlikView 101 – SQLBits Video
PowerPivot Vs QlikView 101 – SQLBits Video
The video is now available from my PowerPivot and QlikView talk at SQLBits 9 in Liverpool in September 2011. You can download or watch the video here.
In this 1 hour session I create interactive dashboards from scratch in both PowerPivot and QlikView, showing how to set up the data model, overcome common pitfalls and build the dashboards. I create almost identical dashboards in both systems and highllight the pros and cons of each system.
You can find the scripts and code to go with this video in this blog post
SQLBits 10 is coming!!
Today the SQLBits organisers have announced that SQLBits 10 will be held in London between 29th – 31st March 2012 in the Novotel London West. It’s going to be even bigger and better, so keep an eye on the website and get your tickets early.
SQLBits 9 Session – PowerPivot and QlikView 101
Thank you to the SQLBits committee, speakers, helpers and attendees, for making SQLBits 9 one of the best yet. What a great example SQLBits is of the power of the SQL Server community coming together to help each other, and enjoy a few beers in the process!
I was delighted to have my “PowerPivot & QlikView 101” session chosen by the committee, which I presented on Saturday afternoon. Thank you to all those who attended, great to see such a good number there. If you haven’t yet submitted your feedback for my session, and the event as a whole, please do take the time to do it. It helps everyone improve the quality of the event for next time.
For those who atttended my session, here are the slides, with a summary of the results and code etc.
Slides: Download the PowerPivot & QlikView 101 slide deck here
QlikView Script: Download the QlikView Script here
PowerPivot Workboook: Download the PowerPivot workbook here
Session Video: The session recording isn’t yet available, I’ll post a link here when it’s ready.
QlikView Expressions
Sales Amount Visual Cue for the green shading
Upper: (SUM(TOTAL SalesAmount) / COUNT(TOTAL SalesTerritoryRegion))*1.2
Lower: (SUM(TOTAL SalesAmount) / COUNT(TOTAL SalesTerritoryRegion))*0.8
Sales Amount blue bar Guage maximum
max(ALL Aggr(SUM(SalesAmount),OrderMonth))
Sales Amount Year to Date
rangesum(above(sum(SalesAmount),0,12))
Sales Amount Previous Year
SUM({<OrderYear={‘$(=Max(OrderYear)-1)’}>} SalesAmount)
PowerPivot DAX Expressions
Sales Amount Year to Date
=TOTALYTD(SUM(FactInternetSales[SalesAmount]), DimOrderDate[FullDateAlternateKey], ALL(DimOrderDate))
Sales Amount Previous Year
=CALCULATE(SUM(FactInternetSales[SalesAmount]), SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(DimOrderDate[FullDateAlternateKey]), ALL(DimOrderDate))
PowerPivot Results
QlikView Results
If you have any questions about any of this, please get in touch.
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I'm Alex Whittles.
I specialise in designing and implementing SQL Server business intelligence solutions,
and this is my blog! Just a collection of thoughts, techniques and ramblings on SQL Server, Cubes, Data Warehouses, MDX, DAX and whatever else comes to mind.
