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zlokesh
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Power Bi- Measure

If i created measure (not column) to calculate the percentage of total sales; and i save and close Power BI desktop application; 

 

Next time if i will open Power BI, will i loss that measure. Cause i just heared about measures are that are not stored.

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Anonymous
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No, you wont lose measure. Probabaly , you heard it wrong. Unlike calculated columns, Measures doesnt store the data within PBIX file and its dynamically calculated when you refer that.

 

Hope this clears your doubt.

 

Thanks
Raj

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Anonymous
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No, you wont lose measure. Probabaly , you heard it wrong. Unlike calculated columns, Measures doesnt store the data within PBIX file and its dynamically calculated when you refer that.

 

Hope this clears your doubt.

 

Thanks
Raj

Yes Your right, Measures saved after closeing Power BI application.  Thanks

(i tried practically and tested )

 

(Measure does NOT STORE DATA, this is important that solved my confusion)

Anonymous
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Yes, That's right.

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