DAX for Power BI videos | DAX for Power BI Part 7.1 - Creating Basic Calendar Tables in DAX

Posted by Andrew Gould on 16 February 2022


Learn how to replace the auto date-time calendars in Power BI with a custom calendar using the CalendarAuto and Calendar DAX functions.

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