Calculation group ideas

[wardy912]

Hi everyone,

 I was wondering if anyone had some useful, generic calculation groups to use across different datasets?

 I currently use time intelligence (YTD, YOY etc), userelationship and standard aggregations.

 Anyone use anything interesting?

thanks

[v-ssriganesh]

Hello @wardy912,
Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum.

Calculation groups are a great way to streamline repetitive logic and bring consistency across your Power BI or Fabric datasets. Beyond your current use of time intelligence and standard aggregations, here are some other helpful, generic ideas that work across many models:

• Currency conversions for multi-currency reporting
• Dynamic measure or format switching (e.g: switch between decimal/percent display)
• Standard statistical aggregations (average, min, max)
• Moving averages and rolling totals for trend analysis
• Top N/bottom N selections for dynamic ranking

You can explore more examples and implementation guidance in these official documents:

• Create calculation groups in Power BI
• Deep dive into selection expressions for calculation groups

These approaches can help simplify your model and enhance report flexibility without cluttering your workspace with extra measures. Hope this helps.

Thanks,
Ganesh Singamshetty.

[djurecicK2 · Accepted solution]

Take a look at these links for some ideas:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerBI/comments/108b0d2/calculation_groups_is_one_of_my_favorite_features/