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Introducing DAX Video Course

This is an introductory video course about the DAX language. DAX is the native language of Power BI, Analysis Services, Power Pivot for Excel. The training is aimed at users of Power BI, Excel, and at Fabric and 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 semantic models in Fabric, on Power Pivot and on Analysis Services.

The course is made of 84 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 initial Power BI file used in the demos.

Collapse allCurriculum

  • Presentation of Introducing DAX second edition

    • Presentation of Introducing DAX Video Course

  • Examples and downloads

    • How to download and use the examples

  • Introduction to the model, calculated columns, and measures

    • Brief introduction to the model
    • Creating calculated columns
    • Creating measures

  • Filter context and CALCULATE

    • Introducing the filter context
    • Introducing CALCULATE
    • CALCULATE behavior

  • Visual calculations, time intelligence, and functions

    • Introducing visual calculations
    • Using visual calculations
    • Computing time intelligence calculations
    • Introducing functions

  • Final example and conclusions

    • An example of a more complex calculation
    • Conclusions
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5-star Reviews (1469 of 1624)
  • srikanth T (Jan 25, 2024)

    good course as introducion

  • Matthew Galea (Jan 24, 2024)

    Great down to earth approach in presentation. Great stuff!

  • jiwanicki (Jan 21, 2024)

    Great course!

  • Sunny Asigalla (Jan 19, 2024)

    It's an amazing course. I've learnt a lot of new things about DAX about which I wasn't sure before. Especially liked the approach which showed not just what should be done but also what should be avoided, learning from mistakes helps understanding even better. Really amazing. Thank you

  • Peter Render (Jan 18, 2024)

    Some excellent explanations and illustrations of the various functions and the syntax within DAX. I am a new and very inexperienced user of DAX and have struggled to understand some of the expressions and the uses of variance functions. I will watched the videos again and apply many of the things learned from the videos in a separate database and then consider whether to but the master or optimising courses - at this stage, I have no understanding of the difference between the courses. In addition, I will decide whether I need to buy a book. Thank you.

  • Pierpaolo Mastroianni (Jan 4, 2024)

    Very comprehensive introduction to using the DAX language in Power BI. The basic concepts are well explained theoretically and their application is clearly shown through examples. Thank you very much!

  • Jorge Uballes (Dec 27, 2023)

    Excelente curso uno de los mejores que hice

  • shady salman (Dec 25, 2023)

    It is one of few courses that made me understand the complexity of DAX in simple and plain English. Now I am confident to say I know the basics of DAX.

  • Anushree Annappa (Dec 21, 2023)

    Very informative course.

  • Claudinei Taiacolo (Dec 19, 2023)

    Very good content. I will do the master course, soon.

  • Angelica Young (Dec 15, 2023)

    Awesome intro with super personable instructors! Definitely helped me understand quite a few terms I'd heard before but hadn't yet wrapped my head around. Looking forward to the next series!

  • LUCAS DE LIMA (Dec 11, 2023)

    Very nice course

  • Malcom Sankoh (Dec 10, 2023)

    Excellent Free Introductory course. Thanks

  • Yogesh (Dec 9, 2023)

    good

  • Michael Rigney (Dec 8, 2023)

    Incredibly well put together course. Fantastically presented. Even though it was an "intro" course, I learned a TON about the "why" behind the way things work. Thank you for making this course available!