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Mastering the

Excel CUBE

Functions

Bay Area BI User Group | Mountain View | 8 May, !"#

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$resenter Intro%uction

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'ession 91ecti*es

+o intro%uce each the Excel CUBE 0unctions

+o %escri1e when to use, an% not to use, the CUBE0unctions

+o pro*i%e reco//en%e% practices

+o suggest a%*ance% scenarios

+o %e/onstrate how to create co/pelling an%

interacti*e reports 1ase% on the CUBE 0unctions

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Intro%ucing the CUBE Functions

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=e/onstrations

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Intro%ucing the CUBE Functions

Excel inclu%es se*en CUBE 0unctions5

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