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dennydavis
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Calculated Column vs Measure

MeasureCalculated Column
It is not storedStored in memory
Calculated on the flyCalculates at the time of Refresh report
Consumes CPUConsumes memory
Usually is a result of an aggregationRow by row calculation usually
Value can be see while adding in the reportValue can be seen in the column in Data tab
DAX usually is the best place for this calculationCan be done in Power Query in majority of cases
Example: Sales Year to dateExample: Profit = Sales - Cost
Sales YTD = TotalYTD(Sum(Sales), DateField.[Date]) 
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Hi @dennydavis ,

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Best Regards,

Jay

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Anonymous
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Hi @dennydavis ,

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Best Regards,

Jay

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@dennydavis , Are you sharing or asking some question ?

 

Also refer: https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/calculated-columns-and-measures-in-dax/

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