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It is time for our annual review of what happened in the DAX and SQLBI worlds, and what we should expect in 2026! Read more
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This article describes the data model and DAX measures to analyze the effectiveness of campaigns, by separating attributed sales (directly linked to a campaign) from influenced sales (all sales of products participating in campaigns, regardless of attribution). Read more
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Three months ago, Microsoft introduced the User-Defined Functions (UDFs) in the DAX language. From the first day, https://daxlib.org has been available to share libraries of functions with the Power BI community. We published DAX Lib with a low profile because… Read more
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This article explains the distinction between model-dependent and model-independent DAX user-defined functions, highlighting how dependencies impact portability and maintenance, and provides guidance on avoiding hidden dependencies and adopting proper naming conventions. Read more
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This article introduces the new calendar-based time intelligence functions in DAX, available in preview from the September 2025 release of Power BI. Read more
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For many years, SUMMARIZECOLUMNS has been a function dedicated to DAX queries and calculated tables, but it was not supported in DAX measures. Over time, Microsoft lifted the limitations, and in June 2024, the function was declared as fully supported… Read more
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Newsletter #300 is a significant milestone for SQLBI: it marks nearly 12 years of sending our updates every two weeks. I thought this was a good time to clarify SQLBI’s position on a topic we haven’t discussed much yet: Artificial… Read more
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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
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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
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This article explains why you might encounter a curious error when placing columns from unrelated tables in a Power BI matrix. Read more