Exp22 _ Excel _ Ch10 _ Cumulative Assessment – Movie Rentals / Excel Chapter 10: Capstone Assessment / Spreadsheet Applications

Project Description:

You are the systems manager for Blue City Movie 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.

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 Steps to Perform:

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Start Excel. Download and open the file named Exp22_Excel_Ch10_CumulativeAssessment-MovieRentals.xlsx. Grader has automatically added your last name to the beginning of the filename.

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Use Get & Transform Data (Power Query Editor) to load the file e10c2Movies.txt to the existing worksheet starting in cell A1. Load the information to the worksheet and select Add this Data to the Data Model. Note: On the Data tab, in the Get & Transform Data group, click Get Data, and then click Launch Power Query Editor. In the Power Query Editor, in the New Query group, click New Source, point to File, and then click Text/CSV. In the Power Query Editor, in the Close group, click Close & Load, then select Close & Load To... In the Import Data dialog box, select Existing Worksheet (=$A$1) and Add this Data to the Data Model.

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Rename the worksheet Movies.

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Use Get & Transform Data (Power Query Editor) to load the Account table from the xml file e10c2Contacts.xml into a new worksheet. Load the information to a new worksheet and select Add this Data to the Data Model. Note: On the Data tab, in the Get & Transform Data group, click Get Data, and then click Launch Power Query Editor. In the Power Query Editor, in the New Query group, click New Source, point to File, and then click XML. In the Power Query Editor, in the Close group, click Close & Load, then select Close & Load To... In the Import Data dialog box, select New Worksheet and Add this Data to the Data Model.

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Rename the worksheet Contacts.

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Use Get & Transform Data (Power Query Editor) to load the Rates table from the file e10c2Rates.xlsx into a new worksheet. Load the information to a new worksheet and select Add this Data to the Data Model. Note: On the Data tab, in the Get & Transform Data group, click Get Data, and then click Launch Power Query Editor. In the Power Query Editor, in the New Query group, click New Source, point to File, and then click Excel Workbook. In the Power Query Editor, in the Close group, click Close & Load, then select Close & Load To... In the Import Data dialog box, select New Worksheet and Add this Data to the Data Model.

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Rename the worksheet Rates.

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Use Get & Transform Data (Power Query Editor) to load the StoreInfo table located in the database e10c2Transactions.accdb into a new worksheet. Load the information to a new worksheet and select Add this Data to the Data Model. Note: On the Data tab, in the Get & Transform Data group, click Get Data, and then click Launch Power Query Editor. In the Power Query Editor, in the New Query group, click New Source, point to Database, and then click Access. In the Power Query Editor, in the Close group, click Close & Load, then select Close & Load To... In the Import Data dialog box, select New Worksheet and Add this Data to the Data Model.

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Rename the worksheet StoreInfo.

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Use Get & Transform Data (Power Query Editor) 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 (Click the Data Type arrow and select Date). Load the edited data to a new worksheet and select Add this Data to the Data Model. Note: On the Data tab, in the Get & Transform Data group, click Get Data, and then click Launch Power Query Editor. In the Power Query Editor, in the New Query group, click New Source, point to Database, and then click Access. In the Power Query Editor, in the Close group, click Close & Load, then select Close & Load To... In the Import Data dialog box, select New Worksheet and Add this Data to the Data Model.

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Rename the worksheet Transactions.

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Create a relationship between the Account table Account field and Transactions table Account field.

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Create a relationship between the StoreInfo table Store# and the Transactions table Store#.

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Use PowerPivot to create a PivotTable and clustered column PivotChart Horizontal on a new worksheet. Name the worksheet TotalEarnings. For the PivotTable 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. For the PivotChart, use the Transactions table Date field in the Filters area, Account table Type field in the Axis area, , and Transactions table Total field in the Values area. Note: In the Power Pivot for Excel window, on the Home tab, click the PivotTable arrow and select Chart and Table Horizontal.

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Add the chart title Total Earnings.

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Use 3D Map (Power Maps) to create a geographical visualization of sales data by store. Use the StoreInfo Zip as the location dimension and the Transactions Total as the height dimension. Zoom in as needed to view results.

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Save and close Exp22_Excel_Ch10_CumulativeAssessment-MovieRentals.xlsx. Exit Excel. Submit the file as directed.

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Total Points

100

 

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