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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.

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  • 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 (1471 of 1627)
  • Pekka Kytösaho (Apr 27, 2018)

    Good teachers. Great course.

  • Rega Sanyoto (Apr 25, 2018)

    The video courses are very good and simple to understand !

  • Bare Udusegbe (Apr 15, 2018)

    Great intro to the "beautiful language" DAX!

  • Alec Guerenstein (Apr 14, 2018)

    Amazing, as usual. thanks a lot for the intro!

  • Joan Stuart (Apr 11, 2018)

    Excellent overview! Very helpful. Thank you.

  • Ada Lei (Apr 7, 2018)

    The course is really enriched by the two presenters' hands-on business knowledge and practical technical skills. The examples are easy to follow and contents are just excellent ! Well done and a big thank-you to you Marco and Alberto !

  • Farman Ali Shah (Apr 4, 2018)

    Thanks for the amazing course of DAX. Learned a lot from the course.

  • Cees van Diermen (Apr 3, 2018)

    Very good step by step intro. I especially liked the way the evaluation context were introduced and demonstrated and will definitely return to this part every now and then.

  • Long Truong (Mar 30, 2018)

    Thank you very much for this video course. It is very informative. I love the way the student interacts with the instructor during the course. If I could, I would give this course 10-star.

  • Marcilio Eloi da Silva (Mar 28, 2018)

    Great

  • Vishal Sanap (Mar 26, 2018)

    I have learned so many important concepts through this course, it was wonderful experience with you, thanks for valuable guidance and videos

  • Sergio Linares (Mar 21, 2018)

    Excelent

  • Jose (Mar 21, 2018)

    Thank you Alberto and Marco, this was a great introductory course.

  • Zachary Thomson (Mar 19, 2018)

    Great introductory course - WELL worth the time to see what this incredible language can do for you!

  • Ezequiel A. Costa (Mar 18, 2018)

    I really appreciated this course. I'm reading the Definitive Guide to Dax Book and wachting these videos it became more clear for me. Thank you guys for the quality in this course. Congratulations.