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Intermediate DAX Techniques in Power BI

by Nikola Ilic

Enhancing Power BI reports with complex business logic is one of the biggest challenges for data analysts. This course will teach you how to implement various intermediate DAX concepts and techniques to increase the value of your reports.

What you'll learn

Implementing complex business logic in Power BI reports is one of the most intimidating tasks for data analysts.

In this course, Intermediate DAX Techniques in Power BI, you’ll gain the ability to apply intermediate DAX concepts and techniques for solving common business challenges.

First, you’ll explore the “queen” of all DAX functions - CALCULATE - and how it works under the hood.

Next, you’ll discover the most important time intelligence functions and how to implement them in your DAX calculations.

Finally, you’ll learn how to leverage variables in your DAX formulas and how to troubleshoot the most common DAX issues.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of writing DAX statements beyond the basics needed to create and enhance Power BI reports with more complex business logic.

About the author

Nikola Ilic is an officially Business Intelligence Developer, focusing on Microsoft Data Platform technologies, especially Power BI - but “off the record” he is a data fanatic, interested in everything related to extracting meaningful information from the raw data. Nikola is self-proclaimed "Data-Mozart". As he lives in the wonderful city of Salzburg, Austria, which is well-known as the birthplace of W.A.Mozart, he was brave enough to use the composer's last name as part of his nickname. That'... more

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