Simpler DAX ? = Power Query
Wyn Hopkins
Leading a team that solves data challenges for companies and people Power BI | Excel | Fabric | Solver Budgeting & Consolidation. Control costs, reduce risk and assist growth Microsoft MVP ??5 Million+ YouTube views
If you are struggling to write a complicated DAX formula then the answer may be to step back and do a little Power Query Magic to help yourself.
The liberal use of helper "flag" columns in Power Query can very often simplify the DAX required.
I hope you find this useful.
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Wyn
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1 年thx for sharing this Wyn Hopkins this is in line w/ Roche's Maxim do your transformations "as far upstream as possible, and downstream as necessary" Go Data! Go PQ, PBI :)
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1 年Great Post Wyn Hopkins I have always emphasised this part of creating a great Data model with all your necessary columns and the amount of difference this makes while writing DAX is humongous and makes your life really easy