Question 1

Which DAX function requires manual specification of both start and end dates for the calendar table generation?

Accepted Answer

CALENDAR

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CALENDARAUTO

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DATE

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DATESBETWEEN

Question 2

What is the main advantage of using CALENDARAUTO over CALENDAR?

Accepted Answer

Automatic generation of calendar based on existing data model's date range

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Defining a custom date range for the calendar

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Creating a single date value

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Specifying a specific year for the calendar

Question 3

When using CALENDARAUTO, how does it determine the fiscal year-end if your data model has a fiscal calendar?

Accepted Answer

It analyzes the date format for fiscal year identification

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It cannot handle fiscal calendars

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It assumes a standard December year-end

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It requires a separate parameter specifying the fiscal year-end month

Question 4

You can directly use CALENDARAUTO to create a calendar table with additional columns like year, quarter, and month.

Accepted Answer

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It requires additional DAX functions like YEAR and MONTH

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It can only generate a date column

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true

Question 5

Which of the following statements is NOT true about CALENDARAUTO?

Accepted Answer

It is more efficient for large datasets compared to CALENDAR with a predefined range.

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It automatically generates a contiguous list of dates.

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It requires specifying a date column from your existing tables.

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It may not be ideal if you need a calendar with a specific non-standard date range.

Question 6

How can you ensure CALENDARAUTO includes future dates in the generated calendar table?

Accepted Answer

It's not possible with CALENDARAUTO.

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It automatically includes future dates based on system date.

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There's no built-in option, but you can extend the generated table with additional DAX functions.

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It requires specifying an additional parameter for future date range.

Question 7

When comparing the performance of CALENDAR and CALENDARAUTO, which factors can impact the efficiency?

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The size and complexity of your data model

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The specified date range for CALENDAR

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All of the above

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The desired number of dates in the calendar

Question 8

What advanced technique can be combined with CALENDARAUTO to create a dynamic calendar that updates based on user selections in slicers?

Accepted Answer

Variable selection within CALENDARAUTO

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Leveraging DAX filters in conjunction with CALENDARAUTO

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Creating relationships between the calendar table and other tables

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Defining calculated columns based on CALENDARAUTO output

Question 9

If your data model contains multiple date columns with different formats, how will CALENDARAUTO behave?

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It will only identify the first encountered date column.

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It requires specifying the desired date column for calendar generation.

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It will automatically attempt to convert all formats to a standard format.

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It will throw an error indicating format inconsistency.

Question 10

You want to create a calendar table for the next financial year based on your data model's fiscal calendar. Which approach would be MOST efficient?

Accepted Answer

Using CALENDAR with a calculated fiscal year-end date.

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Manually identifying the fiscal year range and using CALENDAR.

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Leveraging CALENDARAUTO and then filtering for the next fiscal year.

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It's not possible with DAX functions, you need to import a separate fiscal calendar table.

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