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15. Understanding Context Transition

Alison Box1  
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Billingshurst, West Sussex, UK
 

Nothing in life that’s worth anything is easy.

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You could also say that nothing in DAX that’s worth anything is easy. Certainly, the concept of context transition is one of the more challenging theories to get to grips with in DAX. It can’t be explained in a few short paragraphs, and therefore, we dedicate this entire chapter to teaching you the details of what context transition is and how it is used within DAX expressions. It’s only then can you move forward in the following ...

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