Toronto, ON, CAALLSELECTED best practices
Marco Russo & Alberto FerrariALLSELECTED is a powerful, yet dangerous function. This article describes the best practices to follow to avoid falling into the pitfalls involved with ALLSELECTED. Read more
Choosing between DISTINCT and VALUES in DAX
When should you use DISTINCT over VALUES in DAX? Here is how to write resilient measures that survive bad data and model changes. Read more
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Understanding how DAX evaluates IF statements
In this article, we examine the details of executing DAX code, with a focus on how the IF function is implemented in various scenarios. Read more
Controlling empty or multiple selections in calculation groups
This article describes how to control the execution of DAX code when there are either multiple or empty selections of calculation items in calculation groups. Read more
DAX Patterns
Cumulative total
The cumulative total pattern allows you to perform calculations such as running totals You can use it to implement warehouse stock and balance sheet calculations using the original transactions instead of using snapshots of data over time For example in… More on DAX Patterns
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Optimizing DAX, Second Edition
Optimizing DAX is the state-of-the-art book on optimizing DAX expressions in Power BI and Analysis Services semantic models.
Learn how to locate performance bottlenecks, read the query plan and performance metrics, rewrite the slower part of an expression, and measure the performance improvements. Read more