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 (1396)
  • Leonardo Magazzini (Dec 10, 2019)

    Excellent teaching. Very useful. Thank you

  • Richard Hua (Dec 7, 2019)

    Very helpful!

  • ALEJANDRO LOPEZ NAVAS (Dec 3, 2019)

    Really Good taste of the potentiality of DAX for my future projects.

  • Diarmuid Mckenna (Dec 3, 2019)

    Very informative

  • Grzegorz Fk (Dec 2, 2019)

    Great introduction :) = SUMX( 'DAXFact'; 'DAXFact'[Experience]*'DAXFact'[Knowelage] ) Best regards Greg

  • José Javier Santos (Nov 29, 2019)

    One of the best courses that I have ever watched!!!

  • Rudra Ray (Nov 29, 2019)

    Good course.

  • Aniket Dolas (Nov 28, 2019)

    Thanks Alberto and Marco for explaining the DAX basics concisely. Keep up the good work.

  • Federico Ricciardelli (Nov 24, 2019)

    Very clear course!

  • Connor Truong (Nov 24, 2019)

    Many thanks for this useful course.

  • Noorul Sarodia (Nov 18, 2019)

    Really good course, the first time I understood measures and calculated columns (one calculates across and one calculates downwards - I hope!) after six months of playing with PBI.

  • Dariusz Olak (Nov 17, 2019)

    Fantastic. Although I already made some advance in using Power BI and DAX, the course let me understand what I comprehended intuitively so far. It helped me unscramble my understanding of DAX functions and algorithms.

  • Jaydip Patel (Nov 16, 2019)

    thanks, Just Loved It!!

  • Stanislav Iglarcik (Nov 14, 2019)

    Simply the best

  • KHALIL (Nov 13, 2019)

    Very professional courses, simply easy to understand DAX for an Excel user