Organizing measures when using a shared dataset

[lucasrm]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently using a published Power BI dataset to create many reports. This dataset contains a measures empty table.

In the reports using the Power BI dataset, I create the measures needed and place them into the empty measures table. The problem is that some of these reports contains sometimes 30+ measures so it becomes really ugly and unorganized.

Inside these reports, I'd like to be able to organize the new measures by grouping/creating folders. Unfortunately, this is only possible when modifying the dataset pbix file.

Does anyone know a way around it? Is this already a published Idea that we can upvote (I couldn't find any)?

Thanks for the help,

Lucas

[v-yiruan-msft]

Hi @lucasrm ,

Please review the content in the following links, hope it can help you create proper measure table/folder.

Creating Measure Table and Folders inside in Power BI Desktop

Measure Tables in Power BI

Power BI - Organize Measures with Measure Table

Best Regards

[lucasrm]

Hi @v-yiruan-msft ,
As I explained in the post, none of this is possible when using a shared Power BI dataset.

Best regards,

[v-yiruan-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @lucasrm ，

Sorry that I missed this important information: connect to a shared dataset. Since it connect to a shared dataset, it will be a live connection mode. And only report-level measures can be created, no calculated column and table can be created. Therefore, there is no way to create another measure table or folder...

Best Regards

[lucasrm]

Hi @v-yiruan-msft ,

Yes... I don't see why one one is talking about it. We are able to create report-level measures but we cannot organize it. The feature literally exists but we are blocked from using it.

This is really the only thing that is turning my experience with a live connection quite unpleasant.

Thank you anyway for the answer,

Best regards,

Lucas

[amitchandak]

@lucasrm , If I got it correctly, You can create subfolder. But for that, you need to have access to the model view.

In the model view, you can select a few measures and under properties, you can give a subfolder name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9oDIL8nbu0

But in live dataset, you might not get this view, check on right click in field in data or report view

[lucasrm]

Hi @amitchandak , I do have access to the model view but I'm not able to create folders or place measures into folders :

We can see that the Display folder is grayed out.

[Anonymous]

live report doesnt allow to create a folder for local measures. This is kinda trash from Microsof along with not creating calculated columns or groups