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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)
  • John Houston (Aug 19, 2019)

    Excellent Introduction to Dax. Covers all the main aspects and sets it up for the advanced courses.

  • Mohammed Aslam (Aug 17, 2019)

    Excellent Keep it up.

  • Marco Rodolfi (Aug 14, 2019)

    Simply excellent! The best help I had on the DAX and even if it is introductory, clarifies very important and fundamental concepts on which I have always had a bit of confusion. Now I will have to practice, a lot of practice, but the guidelines are there !!! Congratulations to you, I will certainly take the book thank you!

  • Tariq Ahmed (Aug 8, 2019)

    Great Training Session !!!

  • Robert Christiano (Aug 5, 2019)

    This is a great course for starting to learn DAX. Thank you!

  • Nick Poulis (Aug 4, 2019)

    A really good course. It helps a lot clarifying some dark corners of how DAX works and a better undersanding of the contexts. It already helped me in a few cases to optimise my reports without having to do tricks in my SQL Views. I'm proceeding to Mastering DAX course. Thank you.

  • john keegan (Aug 1, 2019)

    Really great breadth and depth of material. I have reviewed the course several times over the years. It helps reinforce lessons that you need over your entire Power BI journey.

  • James Baldwinson (Jul 30, 2019)

    Excellent course.

  • Abdunnaser M Erwemi (Jul 29, 2019)

    Very good Intro course!

  • Khai Boon Chai (Jul 29, 2019)

    This is a fantastic introduction to DAX language and done in a clear and concise way. Great stuff!

  • ANTONY MARQUES PIRES (Jul 28, 2019)

    Great content for an introductory 'just' course! Soon I will be attending Master Dax! Congratulations and thanks!

  • Carlos Moreno (Jul 28, 2019)

    Aewsome Intro, thanks

  • Ingrid Aulike (Jul 27, 2019)

    The Introducing DAX video was great! I feel very prepared to watch the Data Modelling video now.

  • JAYME MACIEL SAMPAIO (Jul 18, 2019)

    Very nice course.

  • Gogi Putkaradze (Jul 17, 2019)

    A very good introduction to DAX