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  • When using time intelligence functions, the automatic REMOVEFILTERS on Date can make maintaining filters on the Date table challenging. This article shows a technique to handle filter-preserving columns in DAX.  Read more

  • The context transition in DAX is the transformation of row contexts into an equivalent filter context performed by CALCULATE and CALCULATETABLE. Managing this behavior is the next step in learning DAX once you understand row context and filter context. This…  Read more

  • DAX creates a blank row to guarantee that results are accurate even if a regular relationship is invalid. The blank row is not created for limited relationships. This article shows the effect of not having a blank row in your…  Read more

  • Activating bidirectional cross-filter in a Tabular data model might create ambiguous paths in the chain of relationships, resulting in very dangerous models as numbers become unpredictable. This article provides a deep explanation of the kind of ambiguity that might appear…  Read more

  • Both GROUPBY and SUMMARIZE are useful functions to group by columns. However, they differ in both performance and functionalities. Knowing the details lets developers choose the right function for their specific scenario.  Read more

  • When a slicer contains many items, developers can filter the most relevant items using another slicer. The scenario is easily solved with a many-to-many relationship if the source is a regular table. Still, it requires some DAX coding if the…  Read more

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