[some name] := 1 becomes --> some name = 1

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Today I ran into something strange in Power BI Desktop.

Whenever I create a measure:

[some name] := 1

and I click on a random place (so the edit bar closes) and then click on my measure again, I see the code has changed to

some name = 1

Why does this happen, and how can I stop this from happening?

Thank you!

[dkay84_PowerBI]

Because the syntax for a measure in PBI is

Measure name = <dax expression>

You don't need the brackets or colon

[Anonymous]

Thanks, seems logical to me.

However, I have the book "The Definitive Guide to DAX" where they explicitly tell to use ":=" for measures.

Is there any other reference that you know of where I can find the Power BI specifics for DAX?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous,

>>However, I have the book "The Definitive Guide to DAX" where they explicitly tell to use ":=" for measures.

I think this may related the OS locale language.

For example: some device allow use ":=" as the formula header and ";" as the separator, the other devices use "=" as header and "," as the separator.

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng