Beginner Power BI DAX Functions Tutorial [Full Course]

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[@rishabhvashistha5313]

DAX cant be explained better, Your DAX and Modelling video is the reason behind the appreciation I get in my office.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad we could help! Thanks!

[@huntershikhari2729]

Is that a mere compliment or the true words?

[@chisomnkoloagu9038]

Richard I usually don't comment on videos but you are completely out of this world. Your experience in this is so amazing and looking at you do all this completely shows you have gone a long way with it. The way you teach, make references and use different formulars is just so great. Thank you so much.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thank you so much 😀

[@davidlydike5021]

Years of experience and passion for Business Intelligence compressed into 3 hours. Incredible speed throughout the entire session but not a single redundant sentence. Wow.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thanks for this awesome feedback Dave! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@dpoort64]

I have been learning DAX by myself for the last few months, and this is the first video that really manages to explain these concepts in enough depth and in a way that is easily understandable. Thanks so much!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@lakeshed]

PW is currently the best learning platform as far as BI is concerned, they have assembled the best Nerds in the field. The most interesting part is the passion with which those guys have for the subject. I have spent a lot on their platform and I can tell you that it is worth every penny. You basically pick up the materials and apply them to your job and you are fine, it is that effective. Mitchel and Manuel are my favorites

[@kimrainman]

0:56 Logistics/FAQ ✔ 2:15 Attendee Files ✔ 3:45 Agenda ✔ 4:50 introduction to DAX ✔ 6:05 What is DAX used for? ✔ 9:04 Navigation Functions ✔ 10:42 Let's Write DAX ✔ 11:25 New Column for Full Name [concatenating two columns] ✔ 16:30 New Column for Age Breakdown [conditional] ✔ 20:50 New Column for Month Year ✔ 24:20 Build Relationship between two different tables [primary key] using Related ✔ Related only draw values from the One-Side to the Many-side 30:40 Total transaction-helper column using RelatedTable ✔ For RELATEDTABLE it can look up values from the Many-Side and bringing it into the One-Side 36:00 Region Volume using Switch() better than IfElse statements ✔ 39:15 Using Maxx function ✔ 45:15 Calculated Measures Intro ✔ 55:55 Just talking ✔ 56:45 Creating Display Folder (so that measures can be seen separately) ✔ 58:01 Measure Creation, Slicers 1:15 :30 Break 1:30:40 Resume CALCULATE with filter conditions using ALL() and REMOVEFILTERS() ✔ 1:46:10 Getting Percent of Total 1:48:00 Difference between Calculated Measure % total and using Built-in Grand Total ✔ 1:51:38 Total Sales using Calculate Filter ✔ 1:5800 Using ||, OR() in CALCULATE Function 2:00:40 Using In-Clause ✔ 2:02:05 Adding more filter conditions to CALCULATE 2:06:10 Total Sales where Year = 2007 ✔ 2:07:45 Time Series Analysis for Dates TOTALYTD YTD sales ✔ 2:14:10 Fiscal YTD Sales ✔ 2:16:50 Total YTD with filter conditions ✔ 2:19:40 Prior Year Sales ✔ 2:26:30 Semi-additive measures ✔ 2:45:00 Context Transition (MAXX vs CALCULATE(MAX) vs MaxDate Measure ✔

[@PLUX4]

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[@ibejoseph19]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@thamilanban]

Thank you

[@MagniFino]

all the best to you and everyone you care about :)

[@mmorpe]

Mitchel, I am new to DAX, and yet I remained glued to your session for complete 3 hrs. You are simply awesome.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Awesome, thank you!

[@hugodasilvadasilva]

After watching dozens of videos in english, portuguese, on youtube and paid classes, trying to understand how row context, filter context and CALCULATE function works, I finally could comprehend that concept by watching this video. It's so simple that I still don't believe it. Thanks @PragmaticWorks for this video.

[@cbaide100]

The best Dax instructor ever! I've watched a lot of videos about DAX, including videos from DAX gurus and I can affirm this video is the best of all. Hard concepts are made easy to understand with clear examples, very good teaching technique. Kudos to the instructor!

[@PragmaticWorks]

This is incredible feedback, thank you Carlos, I am glad you found the video helpful. -Mitchell

[@MohitKumar-ri3yv]

Yes I agree with you that he's the best Dax instructor. Do you know where I can watch more of his videos?

[@kishangzp]

Wonderful session on Dax...! Those who want to be clear about the basic idea of the Dax with some used case.... please do watch this! Related Table 00:32:00 Switch 00:36:05 Calculate 00:49:20

[@Super123ok]

I find tutorial videos from Pragmatic Works are simply the best! As someone who recently started working with Power BI regularly, it was good to come back to the basics in order to understand why i made those DAX mistakes I made and how to correct those and prevent them from happening again. I also watched the series from Pragmatic Works on Data Modeling- highly recommend it!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thank you so much! Happy to help!

[@aartdevletter5822]

I cant believe this is on youtube, practically for free... insane

[@jesse7631]

So, I have watched many Power BI / DAX tutorials, but yours is the tops! Sam McKay at Enterprise DNA is very good, but the way you describe how and why to do things and how measures works is just the best. I was one of the ones who always created a separate table/group for Key Measures, but your method of creating a folder for each table and putting the measures in the table outside the folder is brilliant and a lot more intuitive, since many times you're also using other fields from that table with the calculated measure. Just a superb course - thank you so much for this!!

[@rajatbi1104]

I saw many Power BI Videos, but your training skills are really awesome.

[@MitchellPearson]

This is great feedback Rajat, thank you so much. I had a lot of fun and I'm glad you enjoyed the training.

[@hayatibrahim4615]

One of the best tutorial I ever watched on DAX.

[@CSHarvey]

Oh. It's a way to do sql queries inline in PowerBi without having to write SQL queries. Neat.

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[@mariodemarchi2988]

Clear as crystal water !. Excellent communication skills and knowledge!. Thanks!

[@MitchellPearson]

Thank you for the huge complement! Always glad to help.

[@MrARP96]

I think this is the single greatest tutorial video on a subject ever. Mad to see that such content is available for free. Fantastic bit of work.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Wow, that's awesome praise lol!! Thank you MrArp - Mitchell Pearson

[@adeayoadewale-vr5pp]

Thank you so much for this. I used to think Power BI was very daunting but you make it easier for me one video at a time.

[@antsbradley]

One of the best training videos I have seen regardless of subject!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stoneage8810]

there are a lot of DAX experts online but not everyone can explain/teach clearly, or in a way thats easy for people to follow, amazing , thanks for the video

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad to help!

[@elphasluyuku4167]

This is the best DAX video i have encountered on this platform. You sir are incredible

[@rebeccapatrick4852]

This DAX video is a masterpiece! I've learn't so much from this. I like how the course is broken down into segments and you explain what each measure is doing and how it does it. I have been available to comfortably follow the recording, and do the columns and measures myself, without having to pause or rewind to listen again. Please keep these coming! Thank you

[@houstonvanhoy2198]

The first time that I viewed this, I learned some stuff, all of it new. The second time that I viewed this, I understood the rest. In both cases, I turned the speed down to .75 in order to keep up. The third time that I will view this, I will probably turn the speed back to 1.00. In any case, the material is sinking in. Thank you, Mitchell. I Look forward to seeing much more of your content. 👍

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thanks Houston! Glad you enjoyed it, sorry you had to slow it down, but I wanted to squeeze as much as I could in :) - Mitchell

[@fawadahmadi7202]

I don't know how to appreciate it. Your are doing great job for Power BI Developers.

[@nikoskorakas7662]

This is a masterpice! All core topics of DAX clearly explained!

[@parastoomousavi8847]

very DAX fluent teacher. Great video. Thanks

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad you liked it!

[@33squrl]

This is the first video I've seen that explains DAX concepts this thoroughly and in a way I understand. I hope I find more of these. Thank you!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Great to hear!

[@TheJbudimir]

Such a great course!! Impressed by how 3 hours went by, received so much information and yet, not feeling overwhelmed because everything was so well explained.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad it was helpful!

[@adiky]

So far the best DAX content ever I have come across. Nicely structured and to the point content.

[@MitchellPearson]

That's a huge compliment! Thanks Aditya, I had a lot of fun.

[@aescamilla]

Absolutely amazing 3 hrs. course, as many of you I come from the SQL world so DAX has always be confusing; this course cleared so many questions. Kudos to Mitchel Pearson for an extraordinary compilation of knowledge! Thank you so much, keep up the excellent work.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MoeBig50]

I watch this every time I need a refresher on DAX.

[@MoeBig50]

Another refresher lol

[@abdennour8898]

One of the best sessions I ever watched. Thanks 😊

[@LosoIAm]

Thank you for such an awesome video - great job!

[@GeorgeKlucsarits]

Probably the best explanation of filter context I've seen so far. Happy to recommend it to some colleagues who are just starting to learn DAX.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thanks George!

[@gonzalofuste]

Richard, I have to say that you are a great teacher, you explain concepts that could be difficult to understand in a clear and understandable way. You are very didactic and I learn a lot from your teachings.

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Thank you for that kind comment, we appreciate your feedback and your follow!

[@alibaig5940]

wow! This is the best video on DAX/PowerBI I have come across. Been working with PowerBI 5 years but this clears up so many concepts in one go. Not sure why this is considered intro :) This really is PowerBI start to finish!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thanks Ali, glad you found the video helpful!

[@AkramAli-ve7fe]

Best of the best I'll say. I'm watching it twice. Feels great to listen. Feels great to understand. Many aha moments.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad you enjoyed (:

[@christianraouldjatio1738]

Mitchell is the best at explaining with supporting examples very advanced concepts in very simple words.

[@michelleliu1181]

I just have to leave a comment! This is the best DAX tutorial I have seen. I didn't expect that I'd be fully understanding of the concepts at the end of the day, and I did!! Thanks so much for the awesome explanation and demonstration.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Wow, thanks!

[@alfonsogordillo9900]

Thank you, for me this it was the best DAX presentation, I am preparing the DA-100 exam and now I am confidence with DAX part for my Certification of PowerBI

[@rivermoluf4295]

I learned a lot from this great tutorial! Everything is crystal clear! Just want to point out that at 2:26:20 the YTD Sales doesn't match the Total Sales column because it has a filter which includes only weekday sales. I got confused at first and went back a few minutes and found the filter that he set in the YTD Sales measure.

[@jon99long]

As of today I’ve watched the first 45 minutes (calculated columns) about 6 times. Haven’t even gone further yet. After watching it each time I’ve gone back and played around with some of my own data and each time I have a bit of Eureka moment. Nowhere close to being DAX proficient yet, but if anyone is struggling to make sense of what Mitch is saying, keep persevering. It’s starting to make a bit of sense.

[@diabymamadou2190]

This video is one of best I have ever watched on DAX. Thank you for your great work.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad you liked it!

[@irfandaud7380]

It was an outstanding lecture. Explanation was crip and clear. loved the style. Great Job MP

[@edsterd]

Superb. Exactly what I wanted out of the tutorial.. 3 hours well spent

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad it helped!

[@aberaabebaw2104]

Great tutorial, this was intended for DAX but it is even explaining PowerBI report better than any video I saw on report design.

[@JenMayB]

This is great. Finally understanding that the aggregate roll up of data is added to the DIMENSION tables using the navigation functions. I was missing that part. Thank you!

[@gaborbence6943]

never seen someone explaining so clearly. amazing, thank you!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Awesome, thank you! - Mitchell

[@samanthapikus2134]

I am an intermediate user and this was one of the most beneficial videos to watch. Mitchell is very engaging to watch.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Samantha this is great feedback, thank you! -Mitchell Pearson

[@brandeefleming]

This training is the absolute best. Thank you for sharing

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@remuslupinhp]

I can't be more thankful enough. I have been looking for something to practice what I had learnt from the DAX book and a few courses I have done previously. But it's all too complicated if you don't have examples to practice on. This video does just that, it gives me examples to work with. I know a lot of this stuff but I am never confident when it comes to applying these concepts so this is where this tutorial comes in handy. You need to have initial background but after that, if you have to gain mastery you need practice and this is THE best video I have found for practicing. Kudos! You are doing some really awesome work!💕

[@sonjoysengupto]

Mind-blowing tutorial on a not so well understood topic, thanks so much!!!

[@vandanpandya9587]

Thank you Mitchell for explaining DAX so intuitively. You helped me get a good grip on DAX functions.

[@FiroozeSafaei]

I was totally new to Dax and besides the interesting things I learned from you, I got the kind of excitement that you have about Dax, like you have transferred your excitement to me as well and now I am eager to learn more and more about it. Thanks

[@PragmaticWorks]

Awesome, thank you!

[@chigozienkwocha1940]

Wow! This is roughly three hours well spent. Thanks Mitchell and Pragmatic Works for this super awesome video. Really enjoyed every bit of it. Kudos!

[@winstonloke2860]

better explanation than some paid courses.👍

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thank you! Glad to help :)

[@angelaebirim2705]

Excellent session. Kept me engaged for the entire workshop

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nataliewujang]

Really appreciated Michell for the workshop, it's really easy to understand and catch up.

[@chamanthawickramarathne2029]

This session is really informative and appreciate the way you do the presentation

[@cristianchelu1563]

Congrats! Tried other (paid) courses for DAX induction, no result; from your free tutorial I feel I am almost there :)

[@shellsd]

Wow, cannot thank you enough for putting this course out there, and for free. Pragmatic is definitely the best when it comes to learning Power BI. THANK YOU!

[@PragmaticWorks]

That is an amazing compliment. Thank you!

[@davehughes9905]

Richard, WOW some of the best teaching of a challenging topic I have ever seen. I'll be signing up for the boot camp as I have really enjoyed watching the 3 hours.

[@hinaaqil1774]

So in short Context transition is alternative for problems where we use related/relatedtable which can be confusing. It is like if you want that, functions like max work row by row in calculated column then just put it inside the calculate function then it will work in reverse. Means before with just max it was returning same repeated values but now the same expression when inside the calculate function it will work in reverse. So basically what will happen is the row filter(means it will work row by row) will get automatically added to the filter context of calculate. You will achieve the same output of using this MAXX(with relatedtable/related) by simply using calculate(MAX) in calculated column.

[@clarasmith984]

Excellent Presentation, I will practice all these Dax expressions

[@MitchellPearson]

Thanks Clara, have fun!

[@MrAgide]

You are the best Instructor Thanks so much, Mitchel

[@mhn17]

I read "Learn to Write DAX" of Matt Allington, and this video definitely consolidates my takes on the book. The concepts become much easier to understand when you start with Calculated Column and Row Context first.

[@eerosiljander4622]

Got DA-100. Thanks to you !

[@PragmaticWorks]

Nice work!

[@krom820]

Excellent class! You were so easy to understand, although I have been working in PowerBI for a while now, so I'm sure that helped. But, I know I needed more understanding of DAX and you're helping me get there. Thank you so much!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thanks for watching!! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@advent7324]

Did Dashboard in a Day with Pragmatic a couple of years ago. Really good day. But this tutorial was great and explanations terrific. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of Power BI

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thank you for joining us and watching!

[@franciscovam57]

Wow this is an amazing training. I am new in Power Bi and have found this the most helpful DAX training

[@muriwangul.chinyerere5381]

This has been the most informative lesson on DAX I have ever had. After this I'm redoing my current reports from scratch lol. Great stuff

[@mydsmart8390]

Finally I could really understand this

[@PragmaticWorks]

Good to hear! Thanks for watching!

[@ИванКасаков]

God bless you bro I have power bi exam tmr and you helped me lotss

[@websiteanalytics5473]

Chuck Norris can divide by zero !!! Hell yeah ! Great Video by the way, I wish I had seen this 12 months ago ! Will recommend to colleagues beginning their DAX journey.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Haha, thanks "Website Analytics" glad you enjoyed the video.

[@terryliu3635]

The best introduction to Dax! Thank you!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thank you Terry, glad you found it helpful! -Mitchell Pearson

[@timothymathesii5838]

Thanks for the info on the navigation functions! That in itself helps solve a majority of the learning curve issues I have faced learning DAX.

[@sumit-visatotravel8780]

Your videos has to be the top 3 most clear conceptual videos explaining Dax in this world. Has helped me a lot!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad you like them!

[@preethama9845]

And what are the other two???

[@efbsql1562]

The explanation of the concepts in DAX is really good. Thank you, Mitchell Pearson! I will definitely enroll in Pragmatic Works ODL in DAX soon!

[@PragmaticWorks]

My pleasure!

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Automagically... love it. This has been a phenomenal training!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thanks Jamie! Glad you enjoyed the training!

[@SotirisKD]

I was not expecting to find such a detailed presentation in the internet. Great tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@kurtnijs2213]

Great video and crystal clear breakdown! I believe for many people, Power Bi and DAX is something we learn by ourselves (with trail and ALOT of errors) . I really enjoyed this class.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thank you for watching!

[@captainteach007]

I wish I had found this video years ago. You explain everything so well - thank you very much for making such an excellent source of information available

[@legiegrieve99]

Excellent course. Excellent presentation. This was posted an year ago, why didn't I see it!!!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kevinedmond6507]

Hello! I'm quite having a difficult time understanding DAX, but your explanations gave me a whole new ball game and understanding. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@anthonynkem]

I just cant hold back my appreciation to you guys. You are just awesome. Thank you for all the effort you put into your tutorials. This was really masterpiece.....:)

[@PragmaticWorks]

Wow, thank you!

[@bettertogether4089]

Awesome material. I wish all trainers were like you. 🙂

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thanks! 😃

[@weipingjiao]

A big thank you to you Mitchell. Really enjoyed the class and learnt a lot so far.

[@rachelzhao6624]

really useful!!! I learned power bi from my last job, it was all a practical thing but no idea about basics and how it works. I learned many ways to let the work more efficient and processing time getting shorter. why not I did not check this video earlier??!?!?!?!

[@dunni4920]

You are a great teacher, thank you so much.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thank you!

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Hey Mitchell, you are Brilliant Tutor.

[@Turbo_PilotSky]

What a great educational presentation! Thank you Mitchell for sharing your knowledge and making it easy to follow and understand . Your presentation was very much appreciated! Recommending it to all Power BI enthusiasts I know.

[@MitchellPearson]

Thank you Fair, glad you enjoyed it and it was helpful!

[@xMastJedi]

For CALENDAR function I am creating dynamic calendar, where I input just start date. End date is calculated. It's CALENDAR ( DATE (2016, 1, 1), TODAY() + 365 ) Works well. Like Stinger. Launch and forget :D

[@arvindthiruvengadam9518]

Thank you for an excellent course. The pace at which you explained things was perfect, without any unnecessary repetitive statements. Examples were excellent, although I am using it for engineering data and not business related, I could relate your exams to my specific type of data.

[@ayandapeter1681]

Wait wait wait...who is this DAX superstar now, this is very impressive, this commands subscription for sure. Thanks man, I'm gonna follow in your footsteps, there's great value here. Sorry I had to pause the video, subscribe, like and comment....Bravo!!!!!!!!!

[@PragmaticWorks]

This is great feedback, thank you so much and I'm glad you enjoy our content. - Mitchell Pearson

[@brianligat9493]

Thanks. Yet another great tutorial!! Mitch is a great teacher.

[@maggietan4392]

Thank you very much for making such a great course for us to learn for free on KZbin. You are wonderful!

[@PragmaticWorks]

You're very welcome!

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Man!! You are so good teacher. I want to watch more and more Power BI videos teached by you.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Happy to hear that!

[@PragmaticWorks]

Thank you Mohit! - Mitchell Pearson

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This guy is awesome, quality content, awesome instructor.

[@PragmaticWorks]

Glad you think so!