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DAX for Humans
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DAX for Humans

by Greg Deckler
September 2025
Beginner to intermediate
594 pages
11h 17m
English
Packt Publishing
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AI, Debugging, and CALCULATE

In this chapter, we dive headfirst into the new frontier of writing DAX with the help of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Instead of relying on vague prompts and hoping for the best, we walk through a practical, structured process, pioneered by patron Brian Julius, that feeds a chatbot the information it actually needs, the BIM file from your semantic model. Armed with that, AI tools like ChatGPT can produce not just plausible DAX, but accurate, performant, and context-aware code that works within your specific semantic model. The real magic isn’t just the AI; it’s the context you give it. We also walk through a real-world example where AI goes from a wrong-but-reasonable guess to a spot-on solution in ...

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ISBN: 9781806699957