With the data imported into Excel, and the Data Model automatically created, you’re ready to explore the data.Įxploring imported data is easy using a PivotTable. Once the data is imported, a PivotTable is created using the imported tables. Select the PivotTable Report option, which imports the tables into Excel and prepares a PivotTable for analyzing the imported tables, and click OK. The Data Model is discussed in more detail later in this tutorial. The Data Model is transparent in Excel, but you can view and modify it directly using the Power Pivot add-in. When you import tables from a database, the existing database relationships between those tables is used to create the Data Model in Excel. A Data Model integrates the tables, enabling extensive analysis using PivotTables, Power Pivot, and Power View. A Data Model is created automatically when you import or work with two or more tables simultaneously. Note: Notice the checkbox at the bottom of the window that allows you to Add this data to the Data Model, shown in the following screen. Check the Enable selection of multiple tables box, and select all the tables. Tables in a database are similar to worksheets or tables in Excel. The following Select Table window appears, displaying the tables found in the database.

Select the OlympicMedals.accdb file you downloaded and click Open. The first screen shows the ribbon when a workbook is wide, the second image shows a workbook that has been resized to take up only a portion of the screen. The ribbon adjusts dynamically based on the width of your workbook, so the commands on your ribbon may look slightly different from the following screens. Download each of the four files to a location that’s easily accessible, such as Downloads or My Documents, or to a new folder you create:Ĭlick DATA > Get External Data > From Access. The data describes Olympic Medals, and is a Microsoft Access database.Ĭlick the following links to download files we use during this tutorial series. Let’s start by downloading some data from the Internet. The goal in this section is to connect to an external data source, and import that data into Excel for further analysis. We start this tutorial with a blank workbook. For guidance on enabling Power Pivot, click here. For more information on Excel 2013, click here. Also, tutorials use Excel 2013 with Power Pivot enabled. We suggest you go through each tutorial in order. This tutorial series uses data describing Olympic Medals, hosting countries, and various Olympic sporting events. The sections in this tutorial are the following:Ĭreate a relationship between imported dataĪt the end of this tutorial is a quiz you can take to test your learning. In this tutorial, you start with a blank Excel workbook. Incorporate Internet Data, and Set Power View Report DefaultsĬreate Amazing Power View Reports - Part 2 Import Data into Excel 2013, and Create a Data ModelĮxtend Data Model relationships using Excel, Power Pivot, and DAX The tutorials in this series are the following: In these tutorials you learn how to import and explore data in Excel, build and refine a data model using Power Pivot, and create interactive reports with Power View that you can publish, protect, and share. However, the same data modeling and Power Pivot features introduced in Excel 2013 also apply to Excel 2016. Note: This article describes data models in Excel 2013.

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