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DAX query to Power BI

In this example, a DAX query is passed from an Excel data connection to a dataset in the Power BI Service to support an Excel map visual of Year-to-Date sales by US State:

Open Excel and from the Power BI Publisher for Excel tab; click on Connect to Data.
Select the dataset and click on Connect as per the previous example for cube formulas. A blank pivot table will be created by default with the dataset fields list on the right.
Create a simple pivot table report with one measure and one attribute such as Sales by Product Category.

Excel Pivot Table Based on Power BI Service Dataset

Double-click on one the measure ...

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