Using DAX Measures that calculate by row rather than a summary, in Microsoft Power BI

 

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In this Video, I’ll create a DAX (Data Analysis eXpression) Measure.  This measure will be used to calculate the total sales price.  Check out this video to see how to create a measure that performs “Aggregation with Iteration”; which is a fancy way of saying DAX needs to calculate the total sales price for each row, then sum it together.  Look at the two examples below and you’ll see why.

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Using Divide in a DAX Measures in Microsoft Power BI

In this Video, I’ll create a DAX (Data Analysis eXpression) function (Divide) to alter a Measure.  DAX can be used in Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft PowerPivot, and MDX.  It’s a relatively easy way to model your data.

Today’s DAX Expression:

Gross Margin % := DIVIDE(SUM(‘Sales Line Items'[Gross Margin]), SUM(‘Sales Line Items'[Total Sales]), 0)

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Adding the Q&A Visual in Microsoft Power BI

In this Video, I’ll add a Q&A Visual to my Microsoft Power BI Desktop Report.  This visual uses Microsoft Bing “Natural Query Language” technology.  This is just a fancy way to say, you ask it a question, and you’ll get an answer back in the form of a visual.

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