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Cross Join Three Tables via DAX Query to seed a Date Dimension.

This is a variation on an old SQL trick to seed a Date (aka Time) dimension. You'll need such a table in many, if not all, PowerPivot models as the proper functioning of Time Intelligence functions require a separate table containing a date column populated with a no-gaps sequence of dates covering the potential time span of the model.

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