Attribute Discretization Part I: Introduction and Overview This is the charter article of the SSWUG Elemental SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional 2012 series. – In this and subsequent parts of the article, we will introduce attribute discretization in SQL Server Analysis Services (“SSAS”) – Multidimensional, focusing upon the purpose and benefits of this capability, which, as we shall see, affords...
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DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: More about Calculated Columns and Measures, Counting and Filtering, Part 4
DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: More about Calculated Columns and Measures, Counting and Filtering, Part 4 After gaining an overview and performing the preparation for the four-parts of this article in Part 1, we introduced the COUNTROWS() function in Part 2. Then, in Part 3, we explored another DAX function, FILTER(). As we shall see in this, Part 4, of our...
DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: More about Calculated Columns and Measures, Counting and Filtering, Part 3
DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: More about Calculated Columns and Measures, Counting and Filtering, Part 3 In the charter article of this series, DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: Introduction to PowerPivot, DAX and the Related() and Distinct() Functions, we introduced the powerful PowerPivot / DAX combination, noting that this add-on to Microsoft Office Excel 2010 (embedded, and only needing to be enabled,...
DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: More about Calculated Columns and Measures, Counting and Filtering, Part 2
DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: More about Calculated Columns and Measures, Counting and Filtering, Part 2 In the charter article of this series, DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: Introduction to PowerPivot, DAX and the Related() and Distinct() Functions, we introduced the powerful PowerPivot / DAX combination, noting that this add-on to Microsoft Office Excel 2010 (embedded, and only needing to be enabled,...
DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: More about Calculated Columns and Measures, Counting and Filtering, Part 1
DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: More about Calculated Columns and Measures, Counting and Filtering, Part 1 In the charter article of this series, DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: Introduction to PowerPivot, DAX and the Related() and Distinct() Functions, we introduced the powerful PowerPivot / DAX combination, noting that this add-on to Microsoft Office Excel 2010 (embedded, and only needing to be enabled,...