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Syndicate_Admin
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DAX Function Optimization

Good evening forum,

Below I share the code of a DAX function that I would like to optimize. The idea is that you can get the genre that has the most streams. I read that one possibility might be to implement a virtual table in addition to using the MAXX function, but I'm not sure about that. What suggestions do you have? Thank you very much!

Code

Most listened to genre =
WERE ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE = [ALTERNATIVE/INDEPENDENT Streams]
WERE Saves= [Stream Saves]
WERE BLUES = [Streams BLUES]
WERE COUNTRY = [Streams COUNTRY]
WERE ELECTRONICA = [Streams ELECTRONICA]
WERE HIP_HOP_RAP = [Streams HIP-HOP/RAP]
WERE JAZZ = [Streams JAZZ]
WERE POP = [Streams POP]
WERE RB_SOUL = [Streams R&B/SOUL]
WERE REGGAE = [Streams REGGAE]
WERE REGIONAL = [Streams REGIONAL]
WERE REGGAETON = [REGGAETON Streams]
WERE ROCK = [ROCK Streams]
WERE SAMBA = [Streams SAMBA]
WERE URBAN = [URBAN Streams]
WERE NO_DETERMINADO = [Streams IN DETERMINED]
RETURN
SWITCH(
TRUE(),
ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > BACHATA & ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > BLUES & ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > COUNTRY &
ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > ELECTRONICA & ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > HIP_HOP_RAP & ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > JAZZ &
ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > POP & ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > RB_SOUL & ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > REGGAE &
ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > REGIONAL & ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > REGUETON & ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > ROCK &
ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > SAMBA & ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > URBANO &
ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE > NO_DETERMINADO, "ALTERNATIVE/INDEPENDENT",
BACHATA > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE & BACHATA > BLUES & BACHATA > COUNTRY & BACHATA > ELECTRONICA &
BACHATA > HIP_HOP_RAP & BACHATA > JAZZ & BACHATA > POP & BACHATA > RB_SOUL & BACHATA > REGGAE &
BACHATA > REGIONAL & BACHATA > REGUETON & BACHATA > ROCK & BACHATA > SAMBA & BACHATA > URBANO
& BACHATA > NO_DETERMINADO, "BACHATA",
BLUES > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE & BLUES > BACHATA & BLUES > COUNTRY & BLUES > ELECTRONICA &
BLUES > HIP_HOP_RAP & BLUES > JAZZ & BLUES > POP & BLUES > RB_SOUL & BLUES > REGGAE &
REGIONAL > BLUES & BLUES > REGUETON & BLUES > ROCK & BLUES > SAMBA & BLUES > URBANO
& BLUES > NO_DETERMINADO, "BLUES",
COUNTRY > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE && COUNTRY > BACHATA && COUNTRY > BLUES && COUNTRY > ELECTRONICA &&
COUNTRY > HIP_HOP_RAP && COUNTRY > JAZZ && COUNTRY > POP && COUNTRY > RB_SOUL && COUNTRY > REGGAE &&
COUNTRY > REGIONAL && COUNTRY > REGUETON && COUNTRY > ROCK && COUNTRY > SAMBA && COUNTRY > URBANO
&& COUNTRY > NO_DETERMINADO, "COUNTRY",
ELECTRONICA > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE && ELECTRONICA > BACHATA && ELECTRONICA > BLUES && ELECTRONICA > COUNTRY &&
ELECTRONICA > HIP_HOP_RAP && ELECTRONICA > JAZZ && ELECTRONICA > POP && ELECTRONICA > RB_SOUL && ELECTRONICA > REGGAE &&
ELECTRONICA > REGIONAL && ELECTRONICA > REGUETON && ELECTRONICA > ROCK && ELECTRONICA > SAMBA && ELECTRONICA > URBANO
&& ELECTRONICA > NO_DETERMINADO, "ELECTRONICA",
HIP_HOP_RAP > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE & HIP_HOP_RAP > BACHATA & HIP_HOP_RAP > BLUES & HIP_HOP_RAP > COUNTRY &
HIP_HOP_RAP > ELECTRONICA & HIP_HOP_RAP > JAZZ & HIP_HOP_RAP > POP & HIP_HOP_RAP > RB_SOUL & HIP_HOP_RAP > REGGAE &
HIP_HOP_RAP > REGIONAL & HIP_HOP_RAP > REGUETON & HIP_HOP_RAP > ROCK & HIP_HOP_RAP > SAMBA & HIP_HOP_RAP > URBANO
& HIP_HOP_RAP > NO_DETERMINADO, "HIP-HOP/RAP",
JAZZ > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE & JAZZ > BACHATA & JAZZ > BLUES & JAZZ > COUNTRY &&
JAZZ > ELECTRONICA & JAZZ > HIP_HOP_RAP & JAZZ > POP & JAZZ > RB_SOUL & JAZZ > REGGAE &&
REGIONAL > JAZZ & JAZZ > REGUETON & JAZZ > ROCK & JAZZ > SAMBA & JAZZ > URBANO
& JAZZ > NO_DETERMINADO, "JAZZ",
POP > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE & POP > BACHATA & POP > BLUES & POP > COUNTRY &&
POP > ELECTRONICA & POP > HIP_HOP_RAP & POP > JAZZ & POP > RB_SOUL & POP > REGGAE &
POP > REGIONAL & POP > REGUETON & POP > ROCK & POP > SAMBA & POP > URBANO
& POP > NO_DETERMINADO, "POP",
RB_SOUL > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE & RB_SOUL > BACHATA & RB_SOUL > BLUES & RB_SOUL > COUNTRY &
RB_SOUL > ELECTRONICA & RB_SOUL > HIP_HOP_RAP & RB_SOUL > JAZZ & RB_SOUL > POP & RB_SOUL > REGGAE &
RB_SOUL > REGIONAL & RB_SOUL > REGUETON & RB_SOUL > ROCK & RB_SOUL > SAMBA & RB_SOUL > URBANO
& RB_SOUL > NO_DETERMINADO, "R&B/SOUL",
REGGAE > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE & REGGAE > BACHATA & REGGAE > BLUES & REGGAE > COUNTRY &
REGGAE > ELECTRONICA & REGGAE > HIP_HOP_RAP & REGGAE > JAZZ & REGGAE > POP & REGGAE > RB_SOUL &
REGGAE > REGIONAL & REGGAE > REGUETON & REGGAE > ROCK & REGGAE > SAMBA &&REGGAE > URBANO
& REGGAE > NO_DETERMINADO, "REGGAE",
REGIONAL > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE && REGIONAL > BACHATA && REGIONAL > BLUES && REGIONAL > COUNTRY &&
REGIONAL > ELECTRONICA && REGIONAL > HIP_HOP_RAP && REGIONAL > JAZZ && REGIONAL > POP && REGIONAL > RB_SOUL &&
REGIONAL > REGGAE & REGIONAL > REGUETON & REGIONAL > ROCK & REGIONAL > SAMBA & REGIONAL > URBANO
&& REGIONAL > NO_DETERMINADO, "REGIONAL",
REGUETON > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE & REGUETON > BACHATA & REGUETON > BLUES & REGUETON > COUNTRY &
REGGAETON > ELECTRONICA & & REGGAETON > HIP_HOP_RAP & REGGAETON > JAZZ & & REGGAETON > POP & & REGGAETON > RB_SOUL &&
REGUETON > REGGAE & REGUETON > REGIONAL & REGUETON > ROCK & REGUETON > SAMBA & REGUETON > URBANO
& REGUETON > NO_DETERMINADO, "Reggaeton",
ROCK > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE & ROCK > BACHATA & ROCK > BLUES & ROCK > COUNTRY &
ROCK > ELECTRONICA & ROCK > HIP_HOP_RAP & ROCK > JAZZ & ROCK > POP & ROCK > RB_SOUL &
ROCK > REGGAE & ROCK > REGIONAL & ROCK > REGUETON & ROCK > SAMBA & ROCK > URBANO
& ROCK > NO_DETERMINADO, "ROCK",
SAMBA > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE & SAMBA > BACHATA & SAMBA > BLUES & SAMBA > COUNTRY & SAMBA
SAMBA > ELECTRONICA & SAMBA > HIP_HOP_RAP & SAMBA > JAZZ & SAMBA > POP & SAMBA > RB_SOUL &
SAMBA > REGGAE && SAMBA > REGIONAL && SAMBA > REGUETON && SAMBA > ROCK && SAMBA > URBANO
& SAMBA > NO_DETERMINADO, "SAMBA",
URBAN > ALTERNATIVA_INDEPENDIENTE& URBAN & URBAN > BACHATA & URBAN > BLUES & URBAN > COUNTRY & &
URBANO > ELECTRONICA & URBANO > HIP_HOP_RAP & URBANO > JAZZ & URBANO > POP & URBANO > RB_SOUL &
URBAN > REGGAE & URBAN > REGIONAL & URBAN > REGUETON & URBANO > ROCK & URBAN > SAMBA
& URBANO > NO_DETERMINADO, "URBAN",
"IN THE DETERMINED"
)

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MFelix
Super User
Super User

Hi @Jeremias_Mena08 ,

 

Not sure of what type of function you are having here what do they calculate however  I assume that each of this stiles are saved on a column somewhere correct?

I would add something similar to this:

Most Stream =
_TempTable = ADDCOLUMNS(VALUES(Table[Music Category]), "Streams",[Streams])
Return

MAXX ( TOPN(1, temp_table, [Sales],DESC), Table[Music Category])

 

The [Streams] syntax should be a measure on your model that counts and/or sum the number of streams.


Regards

Miguel Félix


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In this case, the number of streams that a particular genre has is calculated through a measure

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