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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, 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 (1492)
  • Ganesh Machat (Jul 26, 2021)

    Excellent course ;This really helped me as a Business Analyst to write DAX. I'll recommend it to all my colleagues

  • Subhashis Panda (Jul 20, 2021)

    very nice lecture

  • Deovrat Singh (Jul 18, 2021)

    It's like I am not watching a tutorial but a debate, you keep speaking at the same time , turns out just noise, nothing useful. you both want to put your point, plan for it before the video rather than debating in mid of it. you are here to teach , not to compete. there is no structure in video, you guys do discussion like undermining each other, DISAPPOINTING seeing you both , as the content is actually good, you both are knowledgeable but presentation skills -ZERO.

  • Bhaskar Sarkar (Jul 16, 2021)

    Excellent. Please provide some free exercises for hands-on after watching this.

  • Cindy Snyder (Jul 14, 2021)

    I enjoyed the course. I would like a copy of the PP the presenter used as a reference. Thank you

  • Deovrat Singh (Jul 14, 2021)

    If only you 2 can agree on which one will present and which one will handle the interface and i am not complaining about accent but it is already somewhat tough to understand with the accent but you both keep talking at the same time. Can you plan in advance and then record? I took this free course to see if I should take the paid one but from the looks of it, I don't think so. Please don't mind, this is an honest opinion. Giving 3 stars for making the course free and knowledgable but if you are in online business , it should be presentable.

    • – Hi Deovrat, Thank you for taking the time to share your opinion. One thing you may find helpful is to turn on the subtitles if anything is unclear. In the Mastering DAX video course, the presenters take turns to speak. Go ahead and use the Trial version of Mastering DAX that is free! Happy Learning, Claire
      Reply by Claire Costa (Jul 15, 2021)
  • serena mao (Jul 11, 2021)

    It's great! will do the master to dax soon!

  • madhan kumar (Jul 11, 2021)

    Awesome course!!!!!!!

  • Jerry (Jul 7, 2021)

    This was a FANTASTIC course in DAX!!!! It took a very building block approach and expanded on those building blocks. This was perfect for someone like me and made it very easy to understand.

  • Juan José Muñoz Casteig (Jul 6, 2021)

    very complete course.

  • Jishnu Krishnan K (Jul 5, 2021)

    SQL BI is a wonderful platform for beginners in DAX.

  • IRWIN CHAWLA (Jul 2, 2021)

    Excellent Course for absolute beginners. Loved it. ordered book as well.

  • Tom Hogan (Jun 29, 2021)

    Excellent high level overview of the DAX language. Good explanation and examples of the concepts; however, would have liked to have seen a couple of more examples related to context transition.

  • Carmen Bauer (Jun 29, 2021)

    Excellent course! I really enjoyed the way the brothers interacted and conveyed this content re: DAX. Thank you!

  • Martin J (Jun 27, 2021)

    Excellent course. Explains the basics of DAX but also covers some of the unexpected behaviour that had been confusing me for a long time. This is a must-have course for anyone starting with DAX.