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What a Measure Is

Part of the Power BI Basics section of Coddy's Power BI journey. Lesson 7 of 28.

A measure is a named formula written in DAX. Type it in the formula bar: name, equals sign, formula.

Total Units = SUM(Sales[Quantity])

SUM adds up a column. A column is its table plus its name in square brackets: Sales[Quantity].

A measure is calculated where you place it: the total on a card, one value per bar in a chart.

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Write your first measure. Name it Total Units and make it add up Sales[Quantity]. The table below shows it for each category.

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