Extreme Dax-Published by Packt
Discover the true power of DAX and build advanced DAX solutions for practical business scenarios
Solve complex business problems within Microsoft BI tools including Power BI, SQL Server, and Excel Develop a conceptual understanding of critical business data modeling principles Learn the subtleties of Power BI data visualizations, evaluation context, context transition, and filtering
If you are an analyst with a working knowledge of DAX in MS Power BI or other Microsoft analytics tools, this book will help you upgrade your DAX knowledge and work with analytical models more effectively.
This book is not for beginners and practical experience with DAX is necessary.
- Understand data modeling concepts and structures before you start working with DAX
- Grasp how relationships in Power BI models are different from those in RDBMSes
- Secure aggregation levels, attributes, and hierarchies using PATH functions and row-level security
- Get to grips with the crucial concept of context
- Apply advanced context and filtering functions including TREATAS, GENERATE, and SUMMARIZE
- Explore dynamically changing visualizations with helper tables and dynamic labels and axes
- Work with week-based calendars and understand standard time-intelligence
- Evaluate investments intelligently with the XNPV and XIRR financial DAX functions