Power BI DAX Intermediate

Description

In this one-day Power BI DAX Intermediate traininig course, which is suitable for experienced Power BI users who are already familiar with DAX fundamentals, delegates will delve deeper into the DAX functional language and learn how to use DAX to make their reports more responsive to user interaction. The main topics covered are Dynamic Titles; Interacting with the User; Dynamic Formatting; Ranking with DAX; DAX Time Intelligence and Semi-Additive Measures.

Course Outline

Dynamic Titles

Using the SELECTEDVALUE Function
Nesting the SELECTEDVALUE Function
Using CONCATENATEX with Dynamic Titles

Interacting with the User

The USERNAME Function
Displaying the last refresh date and time
Creating dynamic Accessibility Alt tags

Dynamic Formatting

Creating Measures which Return RAG Colours
Creating Measures which Return Images

Ranking with DAX

The RANKX Function
Ranking Within a Group
Using the TOPN Function

DAX Time Intelligence

Power BI Auto Date/Time Feature
Calendar Tables
Automatic vs Manual Time Intelligence
The TOTALYTD, TOTALQTD and TOTALMTD functions
The SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR Function
Using the DATEADD Function for Maximum Flexibility
The PARALLELPERIOD Function
Calculating Running Totals
Using DATESINPERIOD for MAT and 3MMA

Semi-Additive Measures

What is a Semi-Additive Measure?
Creating a Semi-Additive Measure
Non-Additive Visualization
Additive Visualization