Exp22_Excel_Ch10_CumulativeAssessment – Movie Rentals

Exp22_Excel_Ch10_CumulativeAssessment – Movie Rentals

Exp22_Excel_Ch10_CumulativeAssessment – Movie Rentals

Excel Chapter 10 Cumulative Assessment – 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 Exp22_Excel_Ch10_CumulativeAssessment-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. After loading the information   to the worksheet, add it to the data model. 

Rename the worksheet Movies.

Use Get & Transform (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 & Transform (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 & Transform (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 Account table Account field and Transactions table Account field. 

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

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