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5 IMPORTANT DAX FUNCTIONS IN

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1. The FILTER function
The DAX FILTER function allows you to return a
subset of an expression or a table. Here’s a basic
DAX expression of the FILTER function:
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For example, if you intend to get a count of

shipped items from your warehouse based on the
cost of such items, which you define as any item
worth over $250, you are required to use the
COUNTROWS function. This function is designed
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Count of shipped items over 250 =
COUNTROWS(FILTER(‘Shipped’,
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‘Shipped’[Shipped] > 250)) 

The first parameter ‘shipped’ indicates a table or

an expression that leads to a table. Also, the
second parameter ‘Shipped ‘[Shipped] > 250,
indicates a true/false statement or a Boolean that
is assessed for each of the rows in the table.
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The above example DAX expression indicates that

the Shipped table is being passed to the FILTER
function with a request for it to return shipped
items that are over $250.  The FILTER function is
not designed to be used or implemented as a
standalone feature. Rather, the FILTER function is
used with other functions that can complement it.  

In the DAX formula example above, the FILTER

function was used to return a subset before
counting the results of the subset.

2. The ALL Function  

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values in a column or all the rows in a specific table
and override any filter that was previously applied.
Below is a basic DAX expression of the ALL
function:

ALL(<table> or <column>)
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overall number of items shipped excluding any
filter applied on the rest of the entire report.

Below is a DAX expression that indicates how the

ALL function can help you perform the example
task above:

Count of all shipped items =

COUNTROWS(ALL(‘Shipped’))  

In the DAX formula example above, the ‘Shipped’

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table was passed to the ALL function with the

request for it to override any filter that has been
applied to it before. Similar to the FILTER function,
the ALL function is used along with other function
and not as a standalone feature.

In the example above, the ALL function was used

alongside the COUNTROWS function to get a
precise count of all shipped items. The ALL
function can work with a column or a table and it
overrides any filter that was applied to them.
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3. RELATED
This DAX function is designed to help you return a
related value from another table aside the one
you’re working on. Here’s a basic example of the
RELATED expression
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RELATED(<column>)
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The RELATED function demands that a connection
or a relationship exists between the table you’re
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 working on and the other table with a related data.
When you indicate the column that contains the
information that you need, the RELATED function
tracks an existing relation to retrieve the value
from the indicated column in the related table.

When the RELATED function executes a lookup, it

evaluates all values in the indicated table
irrespective of any filter that was applied before.
The RELATED function is designed to work in a
row context. As a result, it can only be applied in
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any of the following situations:

As column expression that has been

calculated and where the current row
context is definite.
It can be used in an expression as a nested
function that uses a DAX X function. For
example, SUMX. 

Using the shipment example mentioned above, let

us filter the shipment for another country –
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information we need in one table to achieve this.
But we can use the RELATED function (to extract
values from one table to another based on an
existing relationship between both).

Based on the fact that a many-to-one relationship

exists between the ‘Shipped’ table and the
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use the RELATED function to retrieve a count of
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Count of Shipped items in Britain =
COUNTROWS(FILTER(ALL(‘Shipped),
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“Britain”))

4. TOTALYTD / TOTALQTD /
TOTALMTD
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This function performs a similar function like the

date and time function in Microsoft Excel. The
Time intelligence functions in DAX allows users to
input or change data by using various periods of
time. These include days, months, quarters, and
years. This function also allows users to build and
make comparisons between calculations over such
periods of time.

Below is a basic expression of this function:

TOTALYTD(<expression>,<dates>[,<filter>][,
<year_end_date>])

Using the same shipment example mentioned

above, if you intend to see the total number of
shipped items to date for this year, you can do so
by using the expression below which uses the
TOTALYTD function:
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TOTALYTD(SUM(‘Shipped’[Shipped]),
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The indicated parameter ‘Shipped’[Shipped],

shows the column that you would like to calculate.
It could also be an expression that retrieves a
scalar or a singular value. The other parameter,
‘Date’[Dates], is a column that indicates dates.

Time intelligence functions are very important

because they do away with the need for complex
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codes in calculating aggregations during one or

more periods of time.

5. CALCULATE
The CALCULATE function is one of the most
important and multipurpose functions in DAX
Power BI. This function can simplify complex and
multiple calculations with simple efforts. The DAX
CALCULATE function assesses an expression in a
context that is changed by specific filters. Below is
a basic example of such DAX expressions:

CALCULATE(<expression>, <filter1>,<filter2>…)

Using the same shipment example mentioned

above, assuming you are ready to tabulate all
shipments for all the locations your warehouse
ships to. Though it is possible to create some
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Below is an example of how to use the

CALCULATE function to perform the above task:

Sum of shipped items all countries =

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CALCULATE(SUM(‘Shipped’[Shipped]),ALL(‘ShippedGeography’)) 

The indicated parameter,

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Boolean that excludes any filter that have been

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The three restrictions below apply to Boolean

expressions that are utilized as arguments
whenever the CALCULATE function is used
according to Microsoft:

A measure cannot be referenced by the

expression
A nested CALCULATE function cannot be
used with the expression
Aggregation functions and any function that
scans or returns a table cannot be used with
the expression.

Nonetheless, a Boolean expression can use any

function that evaluates a single value, or that
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a result, for each of the columns utilized in a filter
argument, any previous filters on such columns are
eliminated and the filter utilized in the filter
argument is used as a replacement.

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