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Documentation UsingtheDAXEditor
UsingtheDAXeditorforDAXqueries
1.PressCtrl+Ntocreateanewfile.ChooseTextfile.2.ChooseSaveAs.ChangethefilterfromTextfilestoAllfiles,andsavethefilewitha.daxfileextension.ThefileisnowaDAXfileandcanbeusedforDAXqueries.3.optionalTogetIntelliSensefortables,columns,andmembers:
ClickinsidetheDAXfileandthenpressF4toshowthepropertygrid.Enterthedatabasenameandservernameinthepropertygrid.
UsingtheDAXeditortoeditmeasuresintabularmodels
1.Createatabularmodel.SavetheBIMfile.2.FromtheModelmenu,selectCreateDAXfileformodel.Thisaddsa.daxfiletothetabularmodelproject.3.DoubleclicktoopentheDAXfile.IfyouwantIntelliSenseforcolumnnames:
ClickinsidetheDAXfileandthenpressF4toshowthepropertygrid.Entertheworkspacedatabasename(copy/pastefrombimfileproperties)andworkspacedatabaseservernameinthepropertygrid.
4.Editmeasuresinthe.daxfile.5.Tosaveyournewormodifiedmeasurestothe.bimfile:
Saveandclosethe.bimfile.ClicktheDAXfiletoactivate.SelectDAX>SaveMeasurestoBIMfile.ReloadtheBIMfile.Newmeasuresappearinthefarleftcornerofthemeasuregrid.
6.TogetmeasuresfromtheBIMfiletotheDAXfile:
Savethe.bimfile.ClicktheDAXfiletoactivate.SelectDAX>GetMeasuresfromBIMfile.ThecontentsoftheDAXfileareoverwrittenwiththemeasuresfromtheBIMfile.ThiswillunfortunatelyoverwriteanycommentsyouhavemadeintheDAXfile.
LasteditedDec6,2011at9:14PMbycathyk,version1
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PAPutzbackApr29,2014at2:03PMIhavea*.daxfileandthepropertieshavetwocategories,GeneralandMisc.UndergeneralIhaveagreyedoutconnectionstringthatIcan'teditandunderMiscIhavetwopropertieswithnonamethatcan'tbeeditedandbothalreadysayValuecannotbenull.Parametername:inputButmaybethisisduetohowIcreatedtheDAXfile.Inmymodelmenuthereisnooption"CreateDAXfileformodel"
wilsonchAug15,2013at11:10PMWell,somethingisworkingformeinthefollowingwayandsense:IbegintotypeawordIhit"ctrlspace"alistofoptionspopsup,including(highlighted)acompletionofwhatIstartedtotype."Ctrlspace"ismentionedinthewriteuponthehomepage:"IntelliSensesupportforkeywords,functions,columns,andmeasures.PressCtrl+SpacetoshowIntelliSense."DittoforAutocomplete.Iamcontinuingtoplayaroundwithit.
ToddChittFeb19,2013at6:48PMWhydoestheoperationinsstep2oftheinstructions("FromtheModelmenu,selectCreateDAXfileformodel.")onlycreateONEmeasure.WoulditnotreadALLthemeasuresfromALLthetables?
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qiyuefFeb12,2013at11:06PMintellisensedoesn'tworkformeeither
ChallenFeb28,2012at1:52AMyes,IhavethesameissueasEricLeBouffon,Idothesameas"Entertheworkspacedatabasename(copy/pastefrombimfileproperties)andworkspacedatabaseservernameinthepropertygrid"soIthinkthedatabaseandservernameiscorrect,whythereisnointellisense?cananybodygivesomecommenttothisissue?thanksinadvance.ChallenFu
EricLeBouffonFeb21,2012at4:27PMNointellisense?IenteredbothDatabaseNameandServerNameasindicatedinstep3butcan'tseeanyintellisensearound...Asatest,Icreatedaninvalidmeasureandnowarningofanysort...AmImissingsomething?
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