Exp19_Excel_Ch10_CapAssessment_Movie_Rentals
Project Description:
You are the systems manager for Blue City Movies Rentals and you have been asked to create a report on historical sales data. To complete your task you will combine and edit data from multiple sources using Excel’s Power add-ins, XML, and text functions.
Start Excel. Download and open the file named Exp19_Excel_Ch10_CapAssessment-MovieRentals.xlsx. Grader has automatically added your last name to the beginning of the filename.
Use Get & Transform (Power Query) to load the file e10c2Movies.txt to the existing worksheet starting in cell A1. Be sure to load the information to the data model.
Rename the worksheet Movies.
Use Get & Transfrom (Power Query) to load the Account table from the xml file e10c2Contacts.xml into a new worksheet. Be sure to add the information to the data model.
Rename the worksheet Contacts.
Use Get & Transfrom (Power Query) to load the Rates table from the file e10c2Rates.xlsx into a new worksheet. Be sure to add the information to the data model.
Rename the worksheet Rates.
Use Get & Transfrom (Power Query) to load the StoreInfo table located in the database e10c2Transactions.accdb into a new worksheet. Be sure to add the information to the data model.
Rename the worksheet StoreInfo.
Use Get & Transform (Power Query) to load the Transactions table located in the database e10c2Transactions.accdb in the Power Query Editor. Use the Power Query Editor to change the format of the Date column from Date and Time to Date. Load the edited data to a new worksheet making sure to add the information to the data model.
Rename the worksheet Transactions.
Create a relationship between the Transactions table Account field and the Account table Account field.
Create a relationship between the Transactions table Store# and the StoreInfo table Store#.
Use PowerPivot to create a PivotTable and clustered column PivotChart Horizontal on a new worksheet. Name the worksheet TotalEarnings. Use the Transactions table Date field in the Filters area, Account table Type field and Last field in the Rows area, and Transactions table Total field in the Values area.
Add the chart title Total Earnings.
Use 3D Maps (Power Maps) to create a geographical visualization of sales data by store. Use the Store Zip as the location dimension and the Transactions Total as the height dimension. Zoom in as needed to view results.
Save and close Exp19_Excel_Ch10_CapAssessment-MovieRentals.xlsx. Exit Excel. Submit the file as directed.
