### YamlMime:Tutorial
title: Modeling
metadata:
  title: Modeling | Microsoft Power BI
  description: Connect to multiple data sources, then combine them in ways that create a unique model of data that suits your needs.
  audience: Business User
  level: Beginner
  nextTutorialHref: visualizations.yml
  nextTutorialTitle: Visualizations
  displayType: one-column
  author: davidiseminger
  manager: kfile
  ms.service: powerbi
  ms.topic: conceptual
  ms.date: 02/26/2019
  ms.author: davidi
items:
- durationInMinutes: 1
  content: |
    With the **modeling** capabilities in **Power BI**, you can connect to multiple data sources, then combine them in ways that create a unique model of data that suits your needs.
- title: Introduction to modeling your data
  durationInMinutes: 3
  content: |
    > [!Video https://www.youtube.com/embed/VM1K15aEnm4?rel=0]

    [!INCLUDE [](includes/2-1-intro-modeling-data.md)]
- title: How to manage your data relationships
  durationInMinutes: 9
  content: |
    > [!Video https://www.youtube.com/embed/MqNX5olPGGI?rel=0]

    [!INCLUDE [](includes/2-2-manage-data-relationships.md)]
- title: Create calculated columns
  durationInMinutes: 9
  content: |
    > [!Video https://www.youtube.com/embed/GarBXef0Vew?rel=0]

    [!INCLUDE [](includes/2-3-create-calculated-columns.md)]
- title: Optimizing data models
  durationInMinutes: 8
  content: |
    > [!Video https://www.youtube.com/embed/tDcrfnjjlgk?rel=0]

    [!INCLUDE [](includes/2-4-optimize-data-models.md)]
- title: Create calculated measures
  durationInMinutes: 14
  content: |
    > [!Video https://www.youtube.com/embed/yn2bXVQJLx8?rel=0]

    [!INCLUDE [](includes/2-5-create-calculated-measures.md)]
- title: Create calculated tables
  durationInMinutes: 4
  content: |
    > [!Video https://www.youtube.com/embed/aKX1E3krl4I?rel=0]

    [!INCLUDE [](includes/2-6-create-calculated-tables.md)]
- title: Explore your time-based data
  durationInMinutes: 6
  content: |
    > [!Video https://www.youtube.com/embed/MNAaHw4PxzE?rel=0]

    [!INCLUDE [](includes/2-6a-explore-time-based-data.md)]
- content: |
    You are on a roll. Keep up the good work in learning about Power BI! You've completed the **Modeling** section of Microsoft Power BI Guided learning. Next up is visualizations.