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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 (1489)
  • Branislav Klimo (May 22, 2019)

    One of the best courses on DAX out there - easy to follow and very practical. Good job!

  • Mathew Westwood (May 22, 2019)

    This was a very good free intro to DAX course, I was however I did have issues with the comments sections, the comments not loading or loading very slowly

    • – We use DISQUS to manage comments. We noticed that it is slow on Microsoft Edge but it works much better on Chrome and the new Edge version based on Chromium (not released yet). Which browser version are you using?
      Reply by SQLBI (May 22, 2019)
  • Noel (May 22, 2019)

    Very useful especially for new Dax developers

  • Bruce Xie (May 22, 2019)

    It is good

  • Sani Garba (May 21, 2019)

    Dax is more than a functional language, it is a gateway to endless possibilities. I am privileged and opportune to learn from the Dexterous Masters of Dax

  • Mario carvajal (May 20, 2019)

    Excellent presentation!

  • Christopher Jones (May 19, 2019)

    Very good. About the only thing I would've like to have also seen is consideration of query performance. Example: There was discussion of RELATEDTABLE and also of CALCULATE. If one is creating a calculated column in the Customer table for TotalSales, there is the option of basing the calculation on either function. Would be nice to know the performance implications of the choice. But maybe that's for the Mastering class.

    • – There is a specific course for this: Optimizing DAX! However, RELATEDTABLE and CALCULATE have the same behavior because RELATEDTABLE is just an alias for CALCULATETABLE. Performance is the same.
      Reply by SQLBI (May 19, 2019)
  • Lucy LI (May 19, 2019)

    Great course!

  • Gavin Welsh (May 16, 2019)

    A very good course.

  • Luca Gusmini (May 15, 2019)

    great course

  • SAI TEJA AKHIL MADIVADA (May 12, 2019)

    Great course!! Thank you, Alberto Ferrari and Marco Russo

  • Usama Fazzal Ahmed (May 12, 2019)

    Absolutely amazing. This is how all courses should be made. Simple to understand and thorough.

  • Tomasz Halas (May 9, 2019)

    Great Course!

  • Janet Grant (May 9, 2019)

    I'm not new to data manipulation, having spent many years with Excel (prior to Power Pivot) and SQL, and I enjoy teaching myself new software by jumping in and making things. But I was totally new to DAX and Power BI, and I was struggling even with the most basic calculations - getting correct answers just by trial and error. This course was exactly what I needed to get a running start on making my own data models and visualizations! If you're not familiar with databases, relationships, and data queries, you might be a little lost. But with a basic background, these guys walk you through the logic of DAX in a very common sense kind of way. I found myself constantly thinking, "Ohhhh!!! *That's* how that works! Now it makes sense!" Thanks Alberto and Marco!

  • Laura Arlandis (May 8, 2019)

    Great introductory course for the DAX language