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Field Parameters, NOT Calculation Groups. SELECTEDMEASURE() functionality without Tabular Editor

FIELD PARAMETERS or CALCULATION GROUPS?
Both are used to dynamicaly change fields/measures in your report/visual.
I would recommend to start with Field Parameters, as far as:

  1. It's more modern feature.
  2. Covers Calculation Groups functionality.
  3. Don't need external tools (like Tabular Editor).
  4. You could use it together with over fields/measures.
  5. Supports  individual values columns sort in matrix (How to sort values in pivoted columns

My favourite tutorial video for this topic by @AlbertoFerrari : Fields parameters in Power BI

Just one problem: how to pass selected measure as variable for another measure?
Example:
I have two almost identical measures: 

 

YTD Sales = CALCULATE([Sales], DATESYTD('Calendar'[DateKey]))

 

and

 

YTD Quantity = CALCULATE([Quantity], DATESYTD('Calendar'[DateKey]))

 

But I want to reduce amount of measures and use something like

 

YTD = CALCULATE([Melected], DATESYTD('Calendar'[DateKey]))
//[Melected] - Measure sELECTED 
//           - measure that could be equal [Sales] or [Quantity] depending on our slicer single choice/election

 

Here is amazing video by @pleblanc  dedicated to this topic:
REDUCE the # of measures with Calculation Groups In Power BI

 

Question: is it possible to get SELECTEDMEASURE() functionality without Tabular Editor?
Answer: Yes
Details: Desired functionality:

DenisSipchenko_1-1691651451226.png

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How To, a 5-step guide (the initial two steps being the focus of this article)


1) Let's create _MeasureSelected table and use it's [Melected Name] column as single choice slicer in our report:

 

DenisSipchenko_3-1691597811816.png

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2) Create [Melected] measure, that will be equal [Sales] or [Quantity] based on [Melected Name] slicer single choice:

 

DenisSipchenko_6-1691598267138.png

 

 

3) Create [Melected] dependent measures like:

 

DenisSipchenko_7-1691598404768.png

 

 

 

4) Create Field Parameter with list of measures:

 

DenisSipchenko_8-1691598824812.png

 

 

5) Create matrix and Enjoy result

 

DenisSipchenko_2-1691651821705.png

 

 

P.S. Source file (Download)

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