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Master DAX fundamentals : Power BI, Power Pivot & SSAS

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Brief Introduction

The Fundamentals of Data Analysis and Modelling with DAX for Power BI, Power Pivot and Analysis Services

Description

Data Analysis and data modelling made easy with Data Analysis eXpressions. DAX can be used in Power BI, Power Pivot and Analysis Services.

Analyse and Model your data with in Power BI, Excels Power Pivot and Analysis Services with Data Analysis eXpressions.

This is a hands on course

Course Overview

In the first section of this course you will be introduced to the use of the most common DAX expressions, such as SUM and SUMX, COUNT, ROUND, DIVIDE, MIN, MAX, IF Statements, TEXT expressions, Variables and More

In the next section of this course you will learn the fundamentals of how DAX works. This section will include both theory and examples and it is of utmost importance that you understand how DAX works. We will discuss Row context and Filter context, ALL, FILTER, RELATEDTABLE, CALCULATE, EARLIER, Relationships and much more.

In the third section of this course you will learn about Time Intelligence and Date Tables. We will look at expressions such as TOTALYTD, SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR, DATESADD, DATESBETWEEN, CALENDERAUTO, and we will explore how many of these functions work using CALCULATE

Each section of this course contains Activities to complete. These Activities are of utmost importance. When it comes to learning DAX, practice is a must.

Requirements

Requirements
You should be familiar with either Power Pivot, Power BI or Analysis Services
You should have a want to learn DAX (Data Analysis Expressions)
Have an interest in Data Modeling

Knowledge

Explain and use Calculated Columns and Measures
Explain and use aggregation functions and expressions in DAX such as SUM and COUNT
Explain and use table functions such as Filter and RelatedTable
Explain and use iteration pairs such as SUMX and COUNTX
Set up Variables
Work with IF statements and DAX SWITCH function
Describe the fundamentals of how DAX works
Explain Row context and nested Row context
Explain Filter context
Use the ALL function to remove filters
Use the Calculate function to modify and replace basic filters
Explain and demonstrate how Relationships and DAX work together
Discuss the need for a DATE table
Use DAX to create a DATE table using CalendarAuto and other DAX functions
Use and explain Time Intelligence Functions such as TOTALTYD, SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR and more
Calculate Moving totals and Rolling Totals
Carry out Basic to Intermediate level DAX analysis

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