While there are many PowerPivot DAX functions that mirror those used in Microsoft Excel, you will also find differences that will affect how you create and apply formulas. The Surveying DAX Functions online video tutorial teaches you how to use the PowerPivot help options to find which operators you can use.
Many of the DAX functions that you'll use in PowerPivot for Excel 2013 are…similar to those from the Excel spreadsheet. That said,…many of them are different,…so I wanted to show you how to look inside of the PowerPivot help system to find…information on the functions that are available to you.…As my base, I will use the Survey sample file, which you can find in the…Chapter10 folder of your Exercise Files archive, but you can use any Excel…workbook that has a PowerPivot data model already engaged.…To get into the PowerPivot help system, I'll switch to PowerPivot by clicking…the PowerPivot tab on the ribbon, and then clicking Manage.…
Doing so displays the PowerPivot data model.…Now, to get help on functions, I'll click the Help button, which is a small blue…circle with a question mark …in it at the top right corner of the program window.…So, it's right here, hover over it, and click to display the Excel Help dialog box,…with information on working with PowerPivot in Excel 2013.…I'll search the Help system by clicking in the search box and typing Function…
Author
Curt Frye
Released
4/11/2013- Creating a PivotTable
- Summarizing multiple data fields
- Managing subtotals and grand totals
- Grouping PivotTable fields
- Filtering with selections, rules, slicers, and search filters
- Applying PivotTable styles
- Formatting cells
- Creating PivotCharts
- Enabling PowerPivot
- Using DAX operators
- Visualizing data with matrices, cards, and tiles
- Building charts and maps
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome58s
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1. Creating and Pivoting PivotTables
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Introducing PivotTables3m 14s
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Creating a PivotTable2m 37s
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Pivoting a PivotTable3m 13s
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Configuring a PivotTable3m 17s
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Managing PivotTables3m 48s
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2. Summarizing PivotTable Data
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Grouping PivotTable fields2m 40s
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3. Sorting and Filtering PivotTable Data
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Sorting PivotTable data3m 41s
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Creating a custom sort order3m 52s
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Formatting slicers3m 7s
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4. Formatting PivotTables
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Applying a PivotTable style2m 36s
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Creating a PivotTable style4m 27s
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5. Applying Conditional Formats to PivotTables
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6. Creating and Manipulating PivotCharts
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Creating a PivotChart2m 34s
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Pivoting a PivotChart2m 24s
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Filtering a PivotChart2m 48s
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Formatting a PivotChart3m 38s
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7. Printing PivotTables
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Printing a PivotTable2m 53s
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Printing a PivotChart1m 14s
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8. Manipulating PivotTables Using Macros
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Running an Excel macro4m 4s
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9. Starting with PowerPivot and the Data Model
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Introducing PowerPivot4m 32s
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Importing PowerPivot data3m 24s
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Managing table columns3m 21s
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10. Introducing Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
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Introducing the DAX language2m 29s
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Using DAX operators4m 35s
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Surveying DAX functions2m 35s
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Adding calculated columns2m 11s
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Adding calculated fields3m 7s
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11. Visualizing Power View Data Using Matrices, Cards, and Tiles
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Starting out with Power View2m 16s
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Creating a card3m 30s
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Creating a tile3m 18s
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Filtering Power View objects3m 31s
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12. Visualizing Power View Data Using Charts and Maps
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Creating a pie chart2m 7s
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Creating a line chart2m 40s
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Creating a map2m 31s
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Creating chart multiples2m 38s
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Conclusion
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Next steps54s
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