Top Features of Power Pivot for Excel

Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)

The powered pivot uses the data analysis expression or DAX as the expression language. This helps extend the data manipulation capabilities of Excel to allow more sophisticated and complex grouping, calculation, and analysis. Which helps maintain large data sets.

Multi-Core Processor

Another feature of power pivot is the feature of multi-core processing and the memory gigabytes, which can be used for faster calculations and processing of thousands of rows in just some seconds. Also, with the help of compression algorithms, it is possible to load a large amount of data into the memory in an efficient manner.

Data can be Imported from Multiple Sources

As previously mentioned, the power pivot allows the user to import and combine data from multiple sources. The data can be sourced from any location for extensive data analysis on the desktop.

Save Data Diagram View in the form of Picture

in the Excel pivot, the data model diagram view can be easily saved as a high-resolution picture, so that it can be later used for printing or analysis. To use this feature, click on the File and select Save the view as the picture. 

Security and Management Feature

Another feature of PowerPivot includes security and management, which allows IT managers to measure and control shared applications to assure security, high availability, and performance. 

Helpful Tool in Editing Process

With the help of a power pivot, the user can edit the table manually while looking at the sample of data. There can be up to five rows of data in the selected table. With this feature, a user can create and edit data faster and accurately in an efficient manner instead of going back and forth to view data each time.

Data Model

The Data Model is the most powerful feature of Power Pivot. The data that is obtained from various data sources is maintained in Data Model as data tables. You can also create relationships between the data tables so that you can combine the data in the tables for analysis and reporting.

Memory Optimization

Power Pivot Data Model uses xVelocity storage, which is highly compressed when data is loaded into memory which makes it possible to store hundreds of millions of rows in memory.

Power PivotTables

Power PivotTables can be created from the Power Pivot window. PivotTable is so created based on the data tables in the Data Model, making it possible to combine data from the related tables for analysis and reporting.

Power PivotCharts

You can create the Power PivotCharts from the Power Pivot window. The PivotCharts are created on the basis of data tables in the Data model, making it possible to combine data from the related tables for analysis and reporting.

Power Pivot serves as an Excel add-on enabling robust data analysis and the creation of advanced data models. This tool facilitates the integration of extensive data from diverse sources, enabling swift information analysis and seamless sharing of insights.

Whether working in Excel or Power Pivot, users can generate a Data Model comprising interconnected tables. The data model visible in an Excel workbook corresponds to the one in the Power Pivot window. Importing data into Excel makes it accessible in Power Pivot and vice versa.