I decided to share my tips for learning DAX. 1. Learn about filter context; 2. use variables to debug measures, and 3. understand how CALCULATE works. At the end, I link two of my blog posts: one which applies the concepts of coordinates and values to the different visualizations available in Power; the other is how to troubleshoot the trickiest visual of them all: the table visual.

As a first step in moving from traditional BI to Power BI, build a data mart using Power BI dataflows.

You can easily start using table visuals without having to know how they work under the hood. When you run into a problem, that’s when knowing about the mechanics becomes helpful.