# [ Power BI DAX functions ] [ Extended-cheatsheet ]

1. Data Aggregation

● Sum of a column: SUM('Table'[Column])

● Average of a column: AVERAGE('Table'[Column])
● Minimum value in a column: MIN('Table'[Column])
● Maximum value in a column: MAX('Table'[Column])
● Count of rows in a table: COUNT('Table'[Column])
● Count of distinct values in a column: DISTINCTCOUNT('Table'[Column])
● Weighted average of a column: SUMX('Table', 'Table'[Column] *
'Table'[Weight]) / SUMX('Table', 'Table'[Weight])

2. Filtering and Slicing

● Filter a table based on a condition: FILTER('Table', 'Table'[Column] >

100)
● Calculate a measure based on a filter: CALCULATE([Measure],
'Table'[Column] = "Value")
● Filter a table based on the current context: CALCULATETABLE('Table',
'Table'[Column] = "Value")
● Remove filters from a table: ALL('Table')
● Remove filters except for specific columns: ALLEXCEPT('Table',
'Table'[Column1], 'Table'[Column2])
● Get the top N rows based on a measure: TOPN(10, 'Table', [Measure])
● Get the bottom N rows based on a measure: BOTTOMN(10, 'Table', [Measure])

3. Time Intelligence

● Get the year-to-date value of a measure: TOTALYTD([Measure],

'Date'[Date])
● Get the quarter-to-date value of a measure: TOTALQTD([Measure],
'Date'[Date])
● Get the month-to-date value of a measure: TOTALMTD([Measure],
'Date'[Date])
● Get the value of a measure in the previous year: CALCULATE([Measure],
SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR('Date'[Date]))
● Get the value of a measure in the previous quarter: CALCULATE([Measure],
PREVIOUSQUARTER('Date'[Date]))

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 ● Get the value of a measure in the previous month: CALCULATE([Measure],
PREVIOUSMONTH('Date'[Date]))
● Get the year-over-year growth of a measure: ([Measure] -
CALCULATE([Measure], SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR('Date'[Date]))) /
CALCULATE([Measure], SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR('Date'[Date]))

4. Conditional Calculations

● Conditional statement using IF: IF([Condition], [Value if True], [Value

if False])
● Multiple conditions using SWITCH: SWITCH([Expression], [Value1],
[Result1], [Value2], [Result2], ...)
● Check if a condition is true: AND([Condition1], [Condition2], ...)
● Check if any condition is true: OR([Condition1], [Condition2], ...)
● Check if a value exists in a table: CONTAINS('Table', 'Table'[Column],
"Value")
● Check if a table is empty: ISEMPTY('Table')

5. Text Manipulation

● Concatenate text values: CONCATENATE('Table'[Column1], " ",

'Table'[Column2])
● Extract a substring from a text value: MID('Table'[Column], 1, 5)
● Find the position of a substring within a text value: FIND("Substring",
'Table'[Column])
● Replace a substring within a text value: SUBSTITUTE('Table'[Column],
"Old", "New")
● Convert text to uppercase: UPPER('Table'[Column])
● Convert text to lowercase: LOWER('Table'[Column])
● Trim whitespace from text: TRIM('Table'[Column])

6. Date and Time Functions

● Get the current date: TODAY()

● Get the current time: NOW()
● Extract the year from a date: YEAR('Table'[Date])
● Extract the month from a date: MONTH('Table'[Date])
● Extract the day from a date: DAY('Table'[Date])
● Calculate the difference between two dates in days:
DATEDIFF('Table'[Date1], 'Table'[Date2], DAY)

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 ● Add or subtract days from a date: DATEADD('Table'[Date], 7, DAY)

7. Ranking and Sorting

● Rank values within a group: RANKX('Table', 'Table'[Measure], ,,,ASC)

● Rank values across the entire table: RANK.EQ('Table'[Measure],,,ASC)
● Sort a table by a measure: TOPN(10, 'Table', [Measure],,ASC)
● Sort a table by multiple columns: TOPN(10, 'Table', 'Table'[Column1],
'Table'[Column2],,ASC)

8. Iterative Calculations

● Calculate a running total: CALCULATE([Measure], FILTER(ALL('Table'),

'Table'[Column] <= MAX('Table'[Column])))
● Calculate a moving average: AVERAGEX(FILTER('Table', 'Table'[Column] <=
MAX('Table'[Column]) && 'Table'[Column] > MAX('Table'[Column]) - 30),
[Measure])
● Calculate a cumulative sum: CALCULATE([Measure], FILTER(ALL('Table'),
'Table'[Column] <= EARLIER('Table'[Column])))
● Calculate a percentage of total: DIVIDE([Measure], CALCULATE([Measure],
ALL('Table')))

9. Hierarchical Data

● Calculate the parent value in a hierarchy: RELATED('ParentTable'[Column])

● Calculate the child value in a hierarchy: RELATEDTABLE('ChildTable')
● Calculate the ancestor value at a specific level:
ANCESTOR('HierarchyTable'[Column], 2)
● Calculate the descendant values at a specific level:
DESCENDANTS('HierarchyTable'[Column], 2)

10. Advanced Calculations

● Calculate the distinct count of a column with a condition:

DISTINCTCOUNT(FILTER('Table', [Condition]))
● Calculate the median of a column: MEDIANX('Table', 'Table'[Column])
● Calculate the mode of a column: MAXX(GROUPBY('Table', 'Table'[Column],
"Count", COUNTX(CURRENTGROUP())), [Count])
● Calculate the correlation between two columns: CORRELATIONX('Table',
'Table'[Column1], 'Table'[Column2])

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 ● Calculate the covariance between two columns: COVARIANCEX.P('Table',
'Table'[Column1], 'Table'[Column2])

11. Error Handling

● Handle division by zero: IFERROR([Measure] / [Denominator], 0)

● Handle missing values: IFBLANK('Table'[Column], 0)
● Handle invalid values: IFNA([Measure], 0)
● Handle errors in a calculation: ISERROR([Measure])

12. Table Manipulation

● Create a new table from an existing table: SELECTCOLUMNS('Table',

"NewColumn1", [Expression1], "NewColumn2", [Expression2])
● Filter a table based on multiple conditions: FILTER('Table',
[Condition1] && [Condition2])
● Join two tables based on a common column: NATURALINNERJOIN('Table1',
'Table2')
● Append rows from one table to another: UNION('Table1', 'Table2')
● Group a table by a column and aggregate values:
SUMMARIZECOLUMNS('Table'[GroupColumn], "AggregatedValue", [Expression])
● Pivot a table based on a column: EVALUATE TOPN(10,
ADDCOLUMNS(SUMMARIZE('Table', 'Table'[PivotColumn]), "Value", [Measure]),
[Measure], , DESC)

13. Performance Optimization

● Use variables to store intermediate results: VAR Result = [Calculation]

RETURN Result
● Avoid using FILTER inside iterative functions: SUMX('Table',
IF('Table'[Column] = "Value", [Measure], 0))
● Use DISTINCTCOUNT instead of COUNT(DISTINCT()):
DISTINCTCOUNT('Table'[Column])
● Avoid using CALCULATE inside iterative functions: SUMX(FILTER('Table',
[Condition]), [Measure])
● Use CALCULATETABLE instead of FILTER for complex filters:
CALCULATETABLE('Table', [Condition1], [Condition2])

14. Statistical Functions

● Calculate the standard deviation of a column: STDEV.P('Table'[Column])

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 ● Calculate the variance of a column: VAR.P('Table'[Column])
● Calculate the skewness of a column: SKEW.P('Table'[Column])
● Calculate the kurtosis of a column: KURTOSIS.P('Table'[Column])
● Calculate the correlation coefficient between two columns:
CORRELATION('Table'[Column1], 'Table'[Column2])

15. Miscellaneous Functions

● Get the current user's name: USERNAME()

● Get the current user's email: USERPRINCIPALNAME()
● Get the current workspace name: WORKSPACE()
● Get the current report name: REPORTNAME()
● Get the current page name: PAGENAME()
● Get the current filter context: FILTERS('Table')
● Get the current row context: ROW("Column1", [Expression1], "Column2",
[Expression2])

16. Geographical Analysis

● Calculate the distance between two points: DISTANCE('Table'[Latitude1],
'Table'[Longitude1], 'Table'[Latitude2], 'Table'[Longitude2])
● Calculate the area of a polygon: GEOPOLYGONAREA('Table'[Geometry])
● Calculate the length of a line: GEOLINELENGTH('Table'[Geometry])
● Check if a point is within a polygon:
GEOPOINTINPOLYGON('Table'[PointGeometry], 'Table'[PolygonGeometry])
● Find the intersection of two geometries:
GEOINTERSECTS('Table'[Geometry1], 'Table'[Geometry2])

17. Financial Calculations

● Calculate the net present value (NPV) of a series of cash flows:

NPV([Discount Rate], 'Table'[Cash Flow])
● Calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) of a series of cash flows:
IRR('Table'[Cash Flow])
● Calculate the payment amount for a loan or annuity: PMT([Interest Rate],
[Number of Periods], [Loan Amount])
● Calculate the future value of an investment: FV([Interest Rate], [Number
of Periods], [Payment], [Present Value])
● Calculate the present value of an investment: PV([Interest Rate],
[Number of Periods], [Payment], [Future Value])

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18. Image and Hyperlink Functions

● Display an image in a table: IMAGE([Image URL])

● Create a hyperlink to a web page: HYPERLINK([URL], [Display Text])
● Create a hyperlink to another Power BI report: DRILLTHROUGH([Report
Name], [Table])
● Create a hyperlink to a bookmark in the current report:
BOOKMARKLINK([Bookmark Name], [Display Text])

19. Security and Access Control

● Check if the current user has permission to a table:

USERPERMISSION('Table')
● Check if the current user belongs to a specific role: USERINROLE([Role
Name])
● Check if the current user has permission to a specific column:
COLUMNPERMISSION('Table'[Column])
● Filter a table based on the user's permissions: CALCULATETABLE('Table',
USERPERMISSION('Table'))

20. Dynamic and Parameterized Calculations

● Create a dynamic measure based on a selected value:

SWITCH(SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Column]), [Value1], [Measure1], [Value2],
[Measure2])
● Create a parameterized calculation based on a slicer selection:
CALCULATE([Measure], TREATAS(VALUES('Slicer'[Column]), 'Table'[Column]))
● Create a dynamic filter based on a parameter: CALCULATE([Measure],
FILTER('Table', 'Table'[Column] = [Parameter]))
● Create a dynamic top N filter based on a parameter: TOPN([Parameter],
'Table', [Measure])

21. Data Quality and Validation

● Check if a value is valid: ISVALUE('Table'[Column])

● Check if a value is a number: ISNUMBER('Table'[Column])
● Check if a value is a date: ISDATE('Table'[Column])
● Check if a value is text: ISTEXT('Table'[Column])
● Check if a value is blank: ISBLANK('Table'[Column])

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 ● Count the number of invalid values in a column: COUNTX(FILTER('Table',
NOT(ISVALUE('Table'[Column]))), 1)

22. Advanced Table Manipulation

● Unpivot a table: SELECTCOLUMNS(UNPIVOT('Table', "Attribute", "Value"),

"Attribute", [Attribute], "Value", [Value])
● Create a running total with partitioning: CALCULATE([Measure],
FILTER(ALL('Table'), 'Table'[Partition] = EARLIER('Table'[Partition]) &&
'Table'[Date] <= EARLIER('Table'[Date])))
● Create a running average with partitioning:
AVERAGEX(FILTER(ALL('Table'), 'Table'[Partition] =
EARLIER('Table'[Partition]) && 'Table'[Date] <= EARLIER('Table'[Date])),
[Measure])
● Create a cumulative distribution: COUNTROWS(FILTER('Table',
'Table'[Column] <= EARLIER('Table'[Column]))) / COUNTROWS('Table')

23. Custom Formatting

● Format a measure as currency: FORMAT([Measure], "$#,##0.00")

● Format a measure as percentage: FORMAT([Measure], "0.00%")
● Format a measure as date: FORMAT([Measure], "mm/dd/yyyy")
● Format a measure as time: FORMAT([Measure], "hh:mm:ss")
● Format a measure with a custom format string: FORMAT([Measure], "Custom
Format String")

24. Data Modeling and Relationships

● Create a many-to-one relationship: 'Table1'[ForeignKey] =

'Table2'[PrimaryKey]
● Create a many-to-many relationship: 'FactTable'[ForeignKey1] =
'DimensionTable1'[PrimaryKey] && 'FactTable'[ForeignKey2] =
'DimensionTable2'[PrimaryKey]
● Create an active relationship: USERELATIONSHIP('Table1'[ForeignKey],
'Table2'[PrimaryKey])
● Create an inactive relationship: CROSSFILTER('Table1'[ForeignKey],
'Table2'[PrimaryKey], NONE)

25. Data Importing and Transformation

● Import data from a CSV file: Csv.Document([File Path])

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● Import data from an Excel file: Excel.Workbook([File Path])
● Import data from a SQL database: Sql.Database([Server], [Database],
[Query])
● Import data from a web service: Web.Contents([URL])
● Transform data using Power Query: Table.TransformColumns('Table',
{"Column1", each _ * 2})

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