DAX is the native language of Power Pivot for Excel, Power BI Desktop and SSAS Tabular models in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services. The training is aimed at users of Power Pivot for Excel, Power BI Desktop and at Analysis Services developers that want to learn and master the DAX language.

The goal of this three-day workshop is to teach all the features of the DAX language, providing the knowledge to write formulas for common and advanced business scenarios. All the attendees will receive a copy of the book The Definitive Guide to DAX.

The course includes hands-on labs: you will make practice using your own notebook.

Topics

DAX Basics
Table Functions
Evaluation Contexts
Filter and Row Context
CALCULATE
Evaluation Contexts and Relationships
Time Intelligence Calculations
DAX as a Query Language
Statistical Functions
Advanced Table Functions
Advanced Evaluation Context DAX
Understanding Cross filters
Internal Materialization
Calculations over Hierarchies
Parent/Child Hierarchies
Advanced Time Intelligence in DAX
Advanced Relationship Handling
Physical Relationships
Virtual Relationships
Examples of Complex Relationships

Mastering DAX Outline (PDF)

Prerequisites

Attendees need basic knowledge of Power BI Desktop, or Analysis Services Tabular, or Power Pivot for Excel.

We strongly suggest attendees watch the free Introducing DAX online course before attending the Mastering DAX workshop. This ensures proper basic knowledge of the language to start Mastering DAX. A minimum of 3-6 months of DAX experience is usually suggested to get the most out of the Mastering DAX workshop.

All hands-on labs are based on Power BI - reasonable user interface knowledge is suggested, though the same DAX concepts can also be applied to Power Pivot for Excel and to Analysis Services Tabular.

Location

Cincinnati Microsoft Office

4445 Lake Forest Drive - 45242 Blue Ash

Cincinnati, OH, US
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May 21-23, 2019

Cincinnati, OH, US

9:00am » 5:00pm

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Both coursesThe course will take place in a classroom with no more than 30 students in order to maintain a good level of interactivity.

Students may ask about their specific issues at dedicated times during the courses.

Each attendee must bring his/her laptop for exercises (Hands-on Lab). We will provide the configuration required.

Video Courses
You benefit from a 3-year (36 months) access to the recorded version of the classroom courses on both mobile and desktop browsers. The video courses are valid study companions is a valid study companion to review the concepts learned in the classroom, and they are to be used as a reference.

Note that you can watch the video courses before class, as a good exercise to familiarize yourself with the main training.

Taught by

Marco Russo

Marco was our trainer for 125 other courses at SQLBI.

Marco is a business intelligence consultant and mentor. He first started working on Analysis Services in 1998, back when Analysis Services was known as OLAP Services. A veteran of end-to-end projects, Marco wrote several books with Alberto Ferrari about Power BI, Analysis Service, and Power Pivot. They also regularly write articles and white papers that are available on sqlbi.com. Marco is a Microsoft MVP and an SSAS Maestro, the highest level of certification on Microsoft Analysis Services. Today, Marco focuses his time with SQLBI customers, traveling extensively to train and consult on DAX and data modeling for Power BI and Analysis Services. Marco also teaches public classes worldwide. Marco is a regular speaker at international conferences like Microsoft Ignite, PASS Summit, and Sqlbits. He also enjoys delivering evening sessions at local user groups during his trips. When he is not working, you can find Marco fine tuning his expertise of Neapolitan pizza or test driving electric cars.

Each attendee will receive a copy of the book, The Definitive Guide to DAX (Paperback or Kindle - written by Marco Russo & Alberto Ferrari - published by Microsoft Press) to use as study companion.

Coffee breaks and a light lunch are included for all days.

Please communicate any dietary requirements in the Order Notes field during checkout.

At the end of the courses, each attendee will receive a certificate of attendance via email in PDF format. Along with the file, every student will get a special page on our website that can be shared on social networks.

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