DAX
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DAX (DATA ANALYSIS EXPRESSIONS)
It is a formula language and a collection of functions used
to create custom calculations. It helps us create new
information from data already in our model.
Table which I have used to explain DAX functions:
Customer Table
Sales Table
Product Table
Data Model:
Here are some of the important functions:
SUM: Return the sum of the values in a column or an expression.
Syntax: SUM(<column_or_expression>)
CALCULATE: Evaluates an expression in a modified filter context.
Syntax:
CALCULATE(<expression>[, <filter1> [, <filter2> [, …]]])
FILTER: Returns a table that represents a subset of another table
or expression.
Syntax: FILTER(<table>,<filter>)
VALUES: Returns a one-column table that contains the distinct values from the
specified column.
Syntax: VALUES(<TableNameOrColumnName>)
NOTE:
In the earlier slides, we observed that using CALCULATE alone and employing a
combination of CALCULATE, FILTER, and VALUES yield the same result. However,
the latter approach represents a more optimized way of writing DAX.
ALL: Returns all the rows in a table, or all the values in a column, ignoring any filters
that might have been applied.
Syntax:
ALL( [<table> | <column>[, <column>[, <column>[,…]]]] )
ALL SELECTED: This function gets the context that represents all rows and columns in
the query, while keeping explicit filters and contexts other than row
and column filters. .
Syntax:
ALL( [<table> | <column>[, <column>[, <column>[,…]]]] )
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ALL EXCEPT: Removes all context filters in the table except filters that have been
applied to the specified columns.
Syntax:
ALLEXCEPT(<table>,<column>[,<column>[,…]])
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COUNTROWS(): This function counts the number of rows in the specified table
Syntax: COUNTROWS([<table>])
COUNT(): Counts the number of rows in the specified column that contain
non-blank values.
Syntax: COUNT([<table>])
COUNTX(): This function is used to count the number of rows in a table that
meet specified conditions.
Syntax: COUNTX([<table>])
SUMMARIZE: This function is used to create a summary table that aggregates data
based on specified groupings or criteria. It's similar to SQL's GROUP BY
clause.
Syntax:
SUMMARIZE (<table>, <groupBy_columnName>
[, <groupBy_columnName>]…[, <name>, <expression>]…)
SELECTEDVALUE(): Returns the value when the context for columnName has been
filtered down to one distinct value only. Otherwise returns
alternateResult.
Syntax:
SELECTEDVALUE(<columnName>[, <alternateResult>])
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ROW: This function generates a single-row table with specified
column values.
Syntax:
ROW(<name>, <expression>[[,<name>, <expression>]…])
RELATED: Returns a related value from another table.
Syntax:
RELATED(<column>)
RELATEDTABLE: Retrieve a table of related records from a related table based on a
defined relationship between two tables in a data model.
Syntax:
RELATEDTABLE(<tableName>)
DYNAMIC DATE TABLE: Using Calender, Generate and Row
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