Introduction to DAX for Power BI Desktop Users - Level 3

Enhance your business intelligence skills mastering complex DAX functionality tailored for Power BI Desktop users seeking advanced analytical capabilities.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Understand DAX evaluation context and its applications

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Implement and control evaluation context to manage data models

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Utilize relational and time intelligence functions efficiently

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Handle errors within data models to ensure robust computations

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 2 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • Business Intelligence Analysts
  • Power BI Specialists
  • Data Analysts
  • Report Developers

Description

This course takes an in-depth approach to the DAX language, teaching designers how to build models that extend the capabilities of source data for more in-depth, customized business intelligence solutions. Topics covered include proper understanding of DAX evaluation, controlling evaluation context, understanding relational functions, error handling within the data model, working with complex time intelligence calculations.

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June 30, 2025 - July 01, 2025

7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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Course Outline

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Lesson 1 : Basic DAX Functionality

  1. Review of Calculated Columns

  2. Review of Measures

  3. Rules of Evaluation

  4. Evaluation Context Review

  5. Formatting DAX Code

Lesson 2 : Controlling Content & Values

  1. Controlling Values - DAX

  2. Error Handling

Lesson 3 : Context Control Functions

  1. Iterative Functions

  2. The FILTER Function

  3. The ALL Function

  4. The CALCULATE Function

Lesson 4 : Contexts In Relationships

  1. Working With Many Tables

  2. Row Context & Relationships

  3. Elevated Calculated Columns

  4. Filter Context & Relationships

  5. Cross Filtering Issues

Lesson 5 : Time Intelligence Functions

  1. Calculating Operating Periods

  2. To-Date Functions

  3. Controlling Totals

  4. Advanced Date Functions

  5. Prior Year Functions

Appendix: Advanced Concepts

  1. Additional Uses Of The ALL Function

  2. Advanced Date Tables

  3. Working with Missing Periods

  4. Working with Non-Standard Years

  5. Parameter Tables

  6. Banding

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