Featured resource
2025 Tech Upskilling Playbook
Tech Upskilling Playbook

Build future-ready tech teams and hit key business milestones with seven proven plays from industry leaders.

Check it out
  • Lab
    • Libraries: If you want this lab, consider one of these libraries.
    • Data
Google Cloud Platform icon
Labs

Work with Time Intelligence DAX Functions in Power BI

In this lab, you’ll practice using Time Intelligence DAX functions within Power BI. When you’re finished, you’ll have an understanding of how to calculate date-based metrics such as year-to-date totals, previous year comparisons, and dynamic date range aggregations.

Google Cloud Platform icon
Lab platform
Lab Info
Rating
(25)
Level
Beginner
Last updated
Aug 05, 2025
Duration
1h 5m

Contact sales

By filling out this form and clicking submit, you acknowledge our privacy policy.
Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Get Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Use the TODAY Function

    Use the TODAY function to create dynamic calculations that help track real-time sales.

  3. Challenge

    Use the DATESBETWEEN Function

    Use DATESBETWEEN to calculate sales within a specific date range, enabling dynamic date-based filtering.

  4. Challenge

    Use the TOTALYTD and PREVIOUSYEAR Function

    Use the TOTALYTD function to calculate year-to-date (YTD) sales, and compare it with the previous year's YTD sales using the PREVIOUSYEAR function.

  5. Challenge

    Use the DATESYTD Function

    Use the DATESYTD function to calculate standard year-to-date (YTD) sales and fiscal YTD sales.

  6. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

About the author

Real skill practice before real-world application

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.

Learn by doing

Engage hands-on with the tools and technologies you’re learning. You pick the skill, we provide the credentials and environment.

Follow your guide

All labs have detailed instructions and objectives, guiding you through the learning process and ensuring you understand every step.

Turn time into mastery

On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you take time to practice. Hands-on labs set you up for success to make those skills stick.

Get started with Pluralsight