What Is MID? MID is a DAX function within Power BI that allows you to return a string of characters from the middle of a text string using the starting position and length specified. MID is very similar to the LEFT and RIGHT DAX functions. Syntax The syntax for the MID function is below. =MID(<text>,…
Have you ever needed to extract a length of characters from the right of some text, or wanted to get the last word after the last space from the right of some text? Good news! Power BI has a built-in function named RIGHT. This function takes a column and extracts characters from the right based…
If you want to combine multiple values in DAX, the COMBINEVALUES function is what you need. This function concatenates a list of strings separated by a delimiter. The result is a single string. • String1: The first string that you want to concatenate.• String2: The second string that you want to concatenate.• Additional strings that…
If you work with dates in DAX, then the NETWORKDAYS function is a must-have. This simple function can save you a lot of headaches by removing weekends and holidays from your calculations. To use the NETWORKDAYS function, you must supply start and end dates and an optional list of holidays. The function will then return…
DATESINPERIOD is a DAX function that returns a table that contains a column of dates that starts with a specified start date and continues for the specified length based on the type of date interval passed to the function. This type of function is extremely useful when you want to show important figures such as…
PARALLELPERIOD is a DAX function that returns a table that contains a series of dates parallel to the dates to the function. This function can be used to calculate numeric columns over a given timeframe and supports monthly, yearly, and quarterly intervals. PARALLELPERIOD Syntax The DAX syntax for PARALLELPERIOD is simple and can be seen…
DATEADD DAX function is a time intelligence function that returns a column of dates that can be shifted forward or backward in time by the specified intervals. DATEADD function in power bi is versatile and powerful and can work with year, quarter, month and day levels. Syntax Syntax Explanation Term Definition dates A column that…
Syntax The syntax for the Power BI vlookup can be overwhelming to look at but once you know what all the parameters represent, it becomes very easy to grasp. LOOKUPVALUE ( <result_columnName>, <search_columnName>, <search_value> [, <search2_columnName>, <search2_value>] … [, <alternate Result>] ) Result column is the column that you want to…
GroupBy in Power BI is used to Group columns in a table based on a certain field. It is similar to the Summarize function in Power BI, but groupby cannot do an implicit Calculate to an extension column (Extension columns are columns that are added to an existing table). But it can use a new function CURRENTGROUP(), to…
There are a few relationship functions in DAX that are extremely helpful, and one of those functions is USERELATIONSHIP. This function is utterly useful to link your calculations or functions with inactive relationship columns. This function does not return any value but serves as a powerful tool when combined with functions that have filters as…
