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 (1404)
  • Peter van den Bosch (Sep 11, 2019)

    A very interesting course, where you can learned a lot about starting with DAX and it's FREE.

  • Danilo Mendes (Sep 10, 2019)

    Excellent

  • Ajay Shah (Sep 10, 2019)

    amazing. Reading the book now, and its even better

  • Jorge Azueta (Sep 9, 2019)

    It is the best course I have taken, with a lot of practical examples

  • Matthew Snow (Sep 9, 2019)

    Excellent overview-so well done

  • Ashley Finney (Sep 8, 2019)

    Fantastic introduction into DAX.

  • Oaj Gokhale (Sep 7, 2019)

    This Course is Designed for everyone who wants to learn DAX and the most informative and easy course for DAX Untill now. Thank you.

  • Madelyn Dedal (Sep 7, 2019)

    This is very helpful free course for someone like me who is just a beginner in using the Power BI Tool in our organization. It is pretty cool how the DAX perform behind the data visualization. Great speakers as well. I hope you could include me in all other free courses that you offer as I am really happy to learn more. Thank you!

  • Bryan legge (Sep 6, 2019)

    It took a bit to get use to the accent, but strangely enough it grew on me. I enjoyed the examples and the back and forth comentary.

  • Otgonbayar Baival (Sep 6, 2019)

    I'm a beginner in Power BI. I learned a lot from this Online Course. I want to learn more deeply. Thank you so much.

  • Ruben Jovan Flores Velazquez (Sep 5, 2019)

    A very easy way to explain DAX Language. Thanks for the videos and congratulations for that

  • STANISLAV GODIN (Sep 4, 2019)

    Very helpful course and I intend to go back and review some parts of the course wherever I have a question.

  • Leonardo Nunes Couto (Sep 3, 2019)

    Very good training. Instructor knows in deep about the proposed subject. He presents it in a pretty simple language making it very clear even for for beginners. Other DAX training videos I watched on Internet were so superficial and the presenters seems to be reading a teleprompter. Completely different from this one. Very good job, Alberto.

  • Mark Fillingham (Sep 3, 2019)

    Just enough detail explained brilliantly!!

  • Malgorzata Poniatowska (Aug 30, 2019)

    Clear explanations and good examples. Great learning!