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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, Power Pivot for Excel, and SSAS Tabular models in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services. The training is aimed at users of Power BI, Power Pivot for Excel, and at 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 Power Pivot and on Analysis Services Tabular. The course is made of 150 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 slides and the initial Power BI file used in the demos.

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  • Presentation of Introducing DAX

    • Presentation of Introducing DAX Video Course

  • Slides and examples

    • How to download and use the examples

  • Introduction to DAX

    • Introduction to DAX
    • What is DAX?
    • Calculated Columns
    • Measures
    • Aggregation Functions
    • Using Variables

  • Table Functions

    • Table Functions
    • Calculated Tables
    • Filtering a Table
    • Removing Filters
    • Mixing Filters
    • DISTINCT
    • RELATEDTABLE

  • Evaluation Contexts

    • Evaluation Contexts
    • What is an Evaluation Context?
    • Example of a Filter Context
    • Row Context
    • There are Always Two Contexts

  • CALCULATE

    • CALCULATE
    • What is CALCULATE?
    • Filters are Tables

  • Evaluation Contexts and Relationships

    • Evaluation Contexts and Relationships
    • Filters and Relationships
    • Row Context - Many Tables
    • Filter Context - Many Tables
    • Context Transition

  • Time Intelligence in DAX

    • Time Intelligence in DAX
    • Date Table
    • What is Time Intelligence?

  • Conclusion

    • Conclusion
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Student Reviews (1410)
  • Liam Jones (May 13, 2022)

    Very exhausting watching both the presenter arguing constantly, please stick to one person presenting!

    • – Thank you Liam. Introducing DAX is an older course, and feedback like this has encouraged us to present differently in our more recent video courses. Claire
      Reply by Claire Costa (May 16, 2022)
  • H. van den Hoff (May 10, 2022)

    Only one day of your time to understand the basics of DAX will give many days of great data analysis in return. Thanks for the course! A very useful time investment!

  • Bhumika C G (May 10, 2022)

    I am a beginner of Dax language and followed this introduction course. Thanks for making this course for free and providing the certificate. Thank you again, Alberto Ferrari and Marco Russo for such an informative course.

  • Aniket Raut (May 8, 2022)

    Very Nicely explained the basics important functions in DAX

  • jang sunbi (May 8, 2022)

    great! course~^^

  • Jasper Changco (May 7, 2022)

    I've learned here more than all the YouTube & other video tutorials I've watched. Thank you SQLBI for having this course available.

  • Anurag tikku (May 6, 2022)

    Nice and Informative.

  • Anurag tikku (May 5, 2022)

    Nice and Informative.

  • Anurag tikku (May 5, 2022)

    It was nice and informative.

  • Ricardo Jacobs (May 4, 2022)

    I really liked the course. The length and depth are perfect for everyone who already tried some things themselves and have a need to structure their knowledge.

  • Muhammad Sufyan (Apr 29, 2022)

    Amazing

  • Gerard Lambrechts (Apr 27, 2022)

    Hi Alberto, What a nice presentation. Thank you for offering us this pearl of knowledge and the interaction with Marco is great and also sometimes a bit funny (positive!) I would like to suggest still to give some short exercises for us in order to test the apprehension of our knowledge. After working through the video I went back reviewing some videos in order to refresh my knowledge. I'm a Finance Manager and since 3 years a BI developer for QlikView. I'm now learning Power BI in order for me to make the switch to this new BI tool. There's a lot to learn about Power BI and DAX is only a part of it. It's also Power Query, connections, administration, security and working with the PBI Service and several tenants. Although I'm sure a good DAX knowledge is a strong fundament. I would like still to learn more and am considering of taking the master class on DAX in Amsterdam 23-25 of May given by Marco Russo. Thanks again for your high quality of teaching. Rgds, Gerard

  • Blanka Kesek (Apr 27, 2022)

    This was great. I really enjoyed the format with the two teachers and the zoom screen. The pedagogical aspect was excellent, with fairly simple functions and focus on understanding the concepts hiding behind. Thank you for this!

  • Patrick Gerson (Apr 26, 2022)

    Great Course and very good guidance how to start your journey in PowerBI with the right fundamentals and giving you the tools needed to check the code you write and get a deeper understanding of how it works. Very, very well done guys.

  • Rehan Ahmed Shaikh (Apr 25, 2022)

    This course is very helpful to understand the basics of DAX table and other functions. Team explained very well. Thanks,