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DAX

CHEETSHEAT

BY ABHISHEK
DAX Syntax
A DAX formula always starts with an
equal operator (=). After the equals
sign, you can provide any expression
that evaluates to a scalar or can be
converted to a scalar. Let us
understand the syntax with an
example by breaking down the
following DAX measure formula.
Example
Total Sales = SUM (Sales[SalesAmount])

Total Sales: The name of the calculated


column.
Equal operator: Indicates the beginning of
the DAX formula.
SUM: An aggregation function of DAX
Parenthesis ( ): Grouping of arguments
Sales: Table to be referenced
Square brackets [Sales Amount]: The
square brackets contain the referenced
column, which is also the argument. The
value of this argument must be passed to
the function.
Data types in
DAX
DAX can perform computations on
different data types, which include the
following:
Text (Binary): "Hello, world".
Decimal (Float): 1.23.
Whole number (Integer): 123.
Boolean: TRUE or FALSE.
Date (Date/Time):
DATE(2023,5,11).
Currency: A fixed decimal number.
DAX Operators
DAX formulas rely on operators to
perform arithmetic calculations,
compare values, work with
strings, or test conditions.
Here is an overview of some
commonly used operators in DAX:
Parenthesis :
() Grouping of arguments and
precedence order (5+7) * 5

Arithmetic:
+ Addition 5 + 3 = 8
- Subtraction 9 – 5 = 4
* Multiplication 3 * 9 = 27
/ Division 18/3 = 6
^ Exponentiation 16^4 = 65536
Logical:
&& AND condition between two
Boolean expressions [Region] =
"USA" && [Quantity] > 5

|| OR condition between two


Boolean expressions [Region] =
"USA" || [Quantity] > 5
Comparison:
= Equal to [Region] = "USA"
<> Not equal to [Region] <> "USA"
> Greater than [Quantity] > 5
>= Greater than or equal to
[Quantity] >= 10
< Less than [Quantity] < 5
<= Less than or equal to [Quantity]
<= 5
Text Concatenation :
& Concatenation of strings
[Region] & ", " & [City]
DAX Functions
A function is a named formula within an
expression. Most functions have required
and optional arguments, also called
parameters, as input. When the function is
executed, a value is returned.
DAX includes functions to perform
calculations using dates and times, create
conditional values, work with strings,
perform lookups based on relationships,
and iterate over a table to perform recursive
calculations. Some of the most used classes
of DAX functions are given below.
Text Functions
You can use these functions to return part
of a string, search for text within a string or
concatenate string values to create a new
column.
With the CONCATENATE function, you can
join two text strings into one text string. For
example, you can combine an employee’s
first name and last name into a new column
by defining a DAX formula as follows:

Full Name = CONCATENATE


(Employees[FirstName], CONCATENATE ( "
", Employees[LastName] ) )
Date/Time
Functions
These functions in DAX are like date and time
functions in Microsoft Excel. However, DAX
functions are based on the datetime data types
used by Microsoft SQL Server.
NOW(): The NOW function displays the
current date and time on a worksheet or
calculates a value based on the current
date and time. It updates the value each
time you open the worksheet.
YEAR(<date>): Returns the year of a date
as a four-digit integer from the date
column. You can add a column for a year
from your date table.
MONTH(<date>): Returns the month of a
date as a number (1 - 12).
Logical
Functions
These functions evaluate logical conditions and
return true or false values.
IF(<logical_test>, <value_if_true>,
<value_if_false>): Returns one value if a
condition is true and another value if it is
false.
AND(<logical1>, <logical2>): Returns TRUE
if all its arguments are TRUE; returns FALSE
if one or more argument is FALSE.
OR(<logical1>, <logical2>): Returns TRUE if
any argument is TRUE; returns FALSE if all
arguments are FALSE.
NOT(<logical>): Reverses the logic of its
argument.
Aggregation
Functions
These functions perform aggregations. Commonly
these functions create sums and averages and find
minimum and maximum values. You can also filter a
column in DAX based on related tables, before
creating aggregations. Common aggregation
functions are:
COUNT(<column>): Returns the count, or total, of
all rows in a column.
SUM(<column>): Returns the sum of all values in
a column.
AVERAGE(<column>): Returns the average of all
values in a column.
MIN(<column>): Returns the smallest value in a
column.
MAX(<column>): Returns the largest value in a
column.
Time Intelligence
Functions
These functions create calculations using built-in knowledge
of calendars and dates. You can build meaningful
comparisons across comparable periods for sales, inventory,
and so on using time and date ranges combined with
aggregations or calculations.
SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(<dates>): Returns a parallel
period calculated against the dates provided.
DATESYTD(<dates>): Returns dates from the beginning
of the year until the last date in the dates column
provided.
DATESMTD(<dates>): Returns dates from the beginning
of the month until the last date in the provided dates
column.
DATESQTD(<dates>): Returns dates from the beginning
of the quarter until the last date in the provided dates
column.
EDATE(<start_date>, <months>): Returns the date that is
a specified number of months before or after the start
date.
Statistical
Functions
These functions calculate values related to
statistical distributions and probability, such as
standard deviation and number of
permutations. Common statistical functions are:
STDEV.P(<ColumnName>): Returns the
standard deviation of the entire population.
MEDIAN(<column>): Returns the median of
numbers in a column.
RANKX(<table>, <expression>[, <value>[,
<order>[, <ties>]]]): Returns the ranking of
a number in a list of numbers for each row
in the table argument.
Information
Functions
These functions look at a table or column
provided as an argument to another function
and determine if the value matches the
expected type.
ISBLANK(<expression>): Checks if a
value is blank and returns TRUE or
FALSE.
CONTAINS(<table>, <column>, <value>):
Checks if the values in a column already
exist in another column and returns a
value of TRUE or FALSE.
Points to
remember:
DAX is not case-sensitive but
distinguishes between blanks and zeros.
Use comments to explain your code. You
can use // for a single-line comment and
/* ... */ for a multi-line comment.
Remember, many DAX functions require
an existing relationship between tables,
so ensure your data model is set up
correctly.
Study row and filter context, as they are
fundamental to understanding and using
DAX effectively.
Thanks For
Reading

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