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DAX – Precedence Part 3: ALLEXCEPT vs. ALL w/ VALUES
This will be a quick one. I think.
In part two, we left off with the observation that VALUES() can “trump” ALL() even when VALUES() is applied to a column that is not on the pivot:
DAX – Precedence Project Part Two: VALUES()
OK, picking up from part one…
Let’s start with a simplified version of last post’s pivot – remove one of the row fields, and all of the measures but the base Total Sales measure:
DAX – The Great Precedence Project (Filter Rules for DAX)
“Wait a minute. There might be legal precedent. Of course. Land snatching. Let’s see, land, la-land…see snatch. snatch…snatch…ah! Haley vs. United states. Haley 7, United States nothing. You see, it can be done!
DAX – The Friendly Neighborhood Operators && and ||
David Hager’s guest post below reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to share for awhile. Here’s a feature of PowerPivot so tiny, so sensible, that I’ve had a very hard time internalizing that Excel lacks it. In fact, I think I’ve had to re-check Excel 3-4 times to confirm for myself that Excel doesn’t have it.
DAX – A/B Campaign Analysis with Start & End Date Slicers
“Because every good story has a beginning, a middle, and an end.”
Awhile back I posted about promotional campaign analysis factoring in seasonal trends. Now let’s look at another flavor of campaign analysis: comparing results when a campaign is active versus when it was not. Sometimes this is referred to as “A/B Testing.
Guest Post: Nth Occurrence DAX Formula
David Hager is At It Again
A short two weeks after his truly creative Measure Catalog Macro post, David Hager is back with a heavyweight DAX post.
Are you making daiquiris or blenders?
A Lasting Metaphor Many years ago, I was designing a feature for Excel 2003. And the VP of our division of Office, a man named Richard McAniff, didn’t like the […]
DAX – More Fun With IF(VALUES())
“I mean, IF() I’m paying top dollar, I want a little production VALUE()” I bet you thought I was out of movie quotes for IF(VALUES()) didn’t you! If I had […]
DAX – The Magic of IF(VALUES())
“I’m Dan Marino, and IF() anyone knows the VALUE() of protection, it’s me.” Boom! An Ace Ventura quote finally graces the blog. Yes folks, that fine work of American cinema […]
Date and Date/Time – Sneaky Data Types!
These Two Columns Both Contain Dates, Right? Sure They Do! Relationships that should work, but aren’t? Here’s a quick tip, one that I think we’ll all need sooner or later. […]
PowerPivot Accelerators: The Story (And Announcing: the Private Beta)
We’ve received a lot of exciting interest and have identified about 15 great