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Is it quicker performance wise to store things as a variable (within a measure), or a measure (that gets referred to by other measures).
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@jessset ,
Both will be done in memory. But some time variable is used resolve to a single value. You need to take care of that. Try to have calculation inside the measure calculation
Also refer:https://blog.pragmaticworks.com/power-bi-performance-tips-and-techniques
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/power-bi-optimization
https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/calculated-columns-and-measures-in-dax/
@jessset ,
Both will be done in memory. But some time variable is used resolve to a single value. You need to take care of that. Try to have calculation inside the measure calculation
Also refer:https://blog.pragmaticworks.com/power-bi-performance-tips-and-techniques
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/power-bi-optimization
https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/calculated-columns-and-measures-in-dax/
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