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SQL to DAX: Select/Project Columns
In this blog let's understand the difference between selecting columns in SQL vs DAX, i am using a fairly simple Product table which...

Antriksh Sharma
May 7, 20211 min read


Circular Dependency between Calculated Columns in a Table in DAX
In this article let's understand what Circular Dependency is and how it can cause issues when creating Calculated Columns in a Fact table...

Antriksh Sharma
May 4, 20215 min read


Why you shouldn't add a 0 at the end of a DAX code
Power BI allows you to create reports easily by bringing columns from multiple tables or from a single table and by putting those columns...

Antriksh Sharma
May 2, 20214 min read


Compute PARALLELPERIOD without using PARALLELPERIOD in DAX
PARALLELPERIOD is a DAX function that allows you to shift MONTH, QUARTER, or YEAR based on the the dates visible in the filter context,...

Antriksh Sharma
May 1, 20213 min read


Extract numbers from an alphanumeric string using DAX
Extracting numbers from an alphanumeric string like "b52h1l1h8gyv3kb7qi3" and then summing or just concatenating those values is really...

Antriksh Sharma
Apr 16, 20215 min read


Running Total on Non-Numeric Fields in Power BI
Creating running totals on a numeric or date field is pretty easy because you always have something that you can use to compare against...

Antriksh Sharma
Apr 9, 20214 min read


How To Exclude Slicer Selection from the result with DAX in Power BI
One of a very common requirement that I have seen is to be able to filter out the selection made in the slicer from a visual such as a...

Antriksh Sharma
Apr 9, 20217 min read


DAX | CALCULATE | March’ 2021 Update
Effective March update of Power BI you can specify different columns in the single filter argument of CALCULATE without writing the...

Antriksh Sharma
Mar 21, 20211 min read


Power BI: Visualizing Filter context
If there is one thing every DAX developer has ever dreamt about is to be able to view the filter context inside Power BI to debug DAX...

Antriksh Sharma
Mar 1, 20211 min read


Thinking Behind Use of KEEPFILTERS in DAX
In this blog let’s understand why you should use KEEPFITLERS more often. Below is the snapshot of the data model ( Contoso Retail Data...

Antriksh Sharma
Feb 23, 20212 min read


Power BI DAX: Context Transition - Behind the scenes
Context transition — one of the most complex topics to understand and master but have you ever wondered, what actually happens behind the...

Antriksh Sharma
Jan 20, 20215 min read


Running Totals exclude days from the calculation
Creating a Running Total is pretty simple in DAX, you just take a measure, wrap it inside CALCULATE and then with the help of DATESYTD...

Antriksh Sharma
Nov 22, 20208 min read
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