Introducing DAX Video Course

This is an introductory video course about the DAX language. DAX is the native language of Power BI, Power Pivot for Excel, and SSAS Tabular models in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services. The training is aimed at users of Power BI, Power Pivot for Excel, and at Analysis Services developers that want to move the first steps with DAX.

The goal is to teach the DAX language using Power BI for all the examples. You can download the initial Power BI Desktop file used in the demos and repeat all the steps shown in the videos. The same concepts can be used also on Power Pivot and on Analysis Services Tabular. The course is made of 150 minutes of lectures. You can watch the videos at anytime and the system will keep track of your advances. Within the course you can download the slides and the initial Power BI file used in the demos.

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  • Presentation of Introducing DAX

    • Presentation of Introducing DAX Video Course
  • Slides and examples

    • How to download and use the examples
  • Introduction to DAX

    • Introduction to DAX
    • What is DAX?
    • Calculated Columns
    • Measures
    • Aggregation Functions
    • Using Variables
  • Table Functions

    • Table Functions
    • Calculated Tables
    • Filtering a Table
    • Removing Filters
    • Mixing Filters
    • DISTINCT
    • RELATEDTABLE
  • Evaluation Contexts

    • Evaluation Contexts
    • What is an Evaluation Context?
    • Example of a Filter Context
    • Row Context
    • There are Always Two Contexts
  • CALCULATE

    • CALCULATE
    • What is CALCULATE?
    • Filters are Tables
  • Evaluation Contexts and Relationships

    • Evaluation Contexts and Relationships
    • Filters and Relationships
    • Row Context - Many Tables
    • Filter Context - Many Tables
    • Context Transition
  • Time Intelligence in DAX

    • Time Intelligence in DAX
    • Date Table
    • What is Time Intelligence?
  • Conclusion

    • Conclusion
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Student Reviews (1489)
  • José López Campo (Dec 22, 2024)

    Great course.

  • John Burns (Dec 20, 2024)

    Great introduction

  • Lucas Lyimo (Dec 19, 2024)

    Excellent Course for Beginners. Cover the Basics and Highlight areas of Importance to avoid future mistakes

  • Victor Lopez (Dec 18, 2024)

    Very nice introductory course! Thanks and congratulations

  • Abhijeet Kamble (Dec 16, 2024)

    Great introductory course, excellent explanations.

  • Josue Hernandez (Dec 14, 2024)

    Right to the point. Simple and clear way to explanation DAX

  • Noruwa Joshua (Dec 14, 2024)

    Used this to pass my PL-300 exam. Before watching this course, I hated DAX because of how I was introduced to it and as much as I tried to avoid it, the more I needed to use it. The explanations were very very good, and I came back one year later to rewatch the course.

  • Manjesh Kumar Jeevanahalli Kodandarama (Dec 12, 2024)

    I liked this course detailed explanation and even though I have been working with Power Bi I haven't been able to understand how the underlying logic works.

  • Md. Zakir Hussain Khan (Dec 8, 2024)

    I have been struggling to understand the context transition for over 2 years now and I must say that I finally be able to understand this concept through this course. Highly appreciated!

  • Subhankar Mukherjee (Dec 4, 2024)

    The explanation by the instructor was very good and clear

  • Klaus Busch (Nov 24, 2024)

    Thank you for the great course.

  • Revital Ronen (Nov 19, 2024)

    super!

  • Ahmed Aljohani (Nov 19, 2024)

    Great course!

  • BrooksBuckelew (Nov 14, 2024)

    good training!

  • BNHP (Nov 14, 2024)

    Good and simple overview of the basics of DAX. Will be a good starting point for me as a new PBI user.