Author: William Pearson

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Attribute Discretization Part I: Introduction and Overview

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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

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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...

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DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: More about Calculated Columns and Measures, Counting and Filtering, Part 3

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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,...

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DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: More about Calculated Columns and Measures, Counting and Filtering, Part 2

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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,...

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DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: More about Calculated Columns and Measures, Counting and Filtering, Part 1

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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,...

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DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: Introduction to PowerPivot, DAX and the Related() and Distinct() Functions, Pt. 2

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DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: Introduction to PowerPivot, DAX and the Related() and Distinct() Functions, Pt. 2 This is the second article of a new, SSWUG – exclusive series, DAX and PowerPivot Essentials. As we noted in Introduction to PowerPivot, DAX and the Related() and Distinct() Functions, Pt. 1,the primary focus of this series will be an introduction to PowerPivot for...

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DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: Introduction to PowerPivot, DAX and the Related() and Distinct() Functions, Pt. 1

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DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: Introduction to PowerPivot, DAX and the Related() and Distinct() Functions, Pt. 1 This is the first article of a new, SSWUG – exclusive series, DAX and PowerPivot Essentials. The primary focus of this series will be an introduction to PowerPivot for Excel and the Data Analysis eXpressions (“DAX”) language. The series is designed to provide hands-on...

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Elemental MDX: MDX Time Series Functions: PeriodsToDate() and OpeningPeriod(), Pt. 2

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Elemental MDX: MDX Time Series Functions: PeriodsToDate() and OpeningPeriod(), Pt. 2 In this, the second of a three-part article focusing upon the PeriodsToDate() and OpeningPeriod() time series functions, we will continue to expose member and set functions that we can use to perform analysis within the context of time. As we discussed in Part 1, many business requirements revolve around...

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Elemental MDX: MDX Time Series Functions: ClosingPeriod(), LastPeriods() and ParallelPeriod(), Pt. 1

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Elemental MDX: MDX Time Series Functions: ClosingPeriod(), LastPeriods() and ParallelPeriod(), Pt. 1 In this three-part article, we will introduce the ClosingPeriod(), LastPeriods() and ParallelPeriod() time series functions, continuing our recent forays into functions that we can exploit to perform analysis within the context of time. This article follows an examination of a couple of other such time series functions in...

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Elemental MDX: MDX Time Series Functions: PeriodsToDate() and OpeningPeriod(), Pt. 3

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Elemental MDX: MDX Time Series Functions: PeriodsToDate() and OpeningPeriod(), Pt. 3 In this, the third of a three-part article focusing upon the PeriodsToDate() and OpeningPeriod() time series functions, we will continue to expose functions that we can use to perform analysis within the context of time. As we discussed in Part 1, many business requirements revolve around theperformance of analysis...

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