Topic: DAX
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PowerPivot and BISM Tabular handle relationships between tables by using a single column that requires to be a unique column in the lookup table. In this article you will see how to handle relationships between tables that have different granularities,… Read more
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Hierarchy handling in DAX is not very easy, due to the fact that hierarchies, unlike it was in MDX, are not first-class citizens in the DAX world. While hierarchies can be easily defined in the data model, there are no… Read more
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In the 2015 September update, Power BI introduced calculated tables, which are computed using DAX expressions instead of being loaded from a data source. This article shows the usage of calculated tables to solve the pattern of transition matrix for… Read more
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Applying security roles to a Power BI model or to an SSAS Tabular database might impact query performance. This article describes existing issues and possible workarounds. This is an advanced article, a good knowledge of storage engine and formula engine… Read more
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This article describes how DAX Studio can analyze the SQL queries sent to a relational database by Power BI or Analysis Services Tabular in DirectQuery mode. Read more
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Time intelligence functions oftentimes hide an automatic ALL statement meant to make time intelligence calculations easier. This article describes this behavior and what to do in case it ends up breaking your calculation. Read more
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This article introduces a technique to filter and productively compare two time periods with Power BI. Read more
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This article describes how to implement currency conversion for reporting purposes in Power BI. Read more
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If you do not have a full month with data, comparisons such as year-over-year (YOY) might require particular filters in order to do a like for like comparison in DAX. This article describes how to write DAX expressions comparing equivalent… Read more
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This article analyzes how to efficiently work with events that lasts over time, such as the duration of an order considering the distance between order date and ship date. Read more