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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 (1487)
  • Amran Hossain Tanim (Feb 1, 2024)

    This course is very useful and best resources

  • abdellatif reghai (Jan 31, 2024)

    Thank you

  • Mihaela Poljak Prelec (Jan 30, 2024)

    Excellent introduction course!

  • Mario Ivan Garcia Espinosa (Jan 30, 2024)

    Excelente!

  • SRINIVASAN VENU (Jan 29, 2024)

    Thank you for your explanation about DAX with wonderful examples. i am interested to understand more and Master in DAX.

  • srikanth T (Jan 25, 2024)

    good course as introducion

  • srikanth T (Jan 25, 2024)

    NA

  • Matthew Galea (Jan 24, 2024)

    Great down to earth approach in presentation. Great stuff!

  • Lars Lyager Olsen (Jan 24, 2024)

    At the end of the part "What is Time Intelligence" you show the below calculation. I would have liked a bit more explanation on how to interpret the two 'Date'[Date]. Otherwise a great course and I look forward to the next. CALCULATE ( SUM ( Sales[SalesAMount] ), FILTER ( ALL ( 'Date' ), 'Date'[Date] <= MAX ( 'Date'[Date] ) ) )

  • 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.