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7 reasons DAX is not easy
DAX is simple, but it is not easy. I cannot remember how many times I read this sentence on social media, attributed to me. For good reason: I have repeated this sentence at almost every classroom course I delivered over… Read more
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articleHandling BLANK in DAX
The blank value in DAX is a special value requiring particular attention in comparisons. It is not like the special null value in SQL, and it could appear in any conversion from a table expression. This article explores in details… Read more
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articleUsing DAX Editor
This article describes how to improve the productivity when you editing DAX measures in a SSAS Tabular model by using the DAX Editor for Visual Studio. Read more
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In the last two years, I and Alberto Ferrari delivered many courses about Power Pivot, SSAS Tabular, and DAX. We had DAX content in many of the courses, and this created some overlapping and the lack of a clear guidance… Read more
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When you use the time intelligence functions in DAX, it is relatively easy to filter the same dates selection in the previous year by using the SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR or DATEADD functions. However, if you follow the best practices, it is likely… Read more
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This article describes the behavior of the DAX functions that manipulate sets; they are useful to create queries and sometimes also to author measures. Read more
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articleThe IN operator in DAX
This article describes the IN operator in DAX, which simplifies logical conditions checking whether a certain value is included in a list of values or expressions. Read more
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In this article, we share an idea to reduce the friction in using Power BI, by extending the DAX language with new visual calculations. Read more
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One of the first concepts to learn in DAX is the difference between calculated columns and measures. This article shortly recaps the differences and describes when to use each one. Read more
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This article explains the behavior of LASTNONBLANK, LASTNONBLANKVALUE, and similar DAX functions, also providing patterns for performance optimization. Read more