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callum
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9 years ago
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Grouping vs measure

Hi,

 

Can someone please explain to me how I should choose what to put in the `kind` section of a dataRole in capabilities.json?

 

Is it as "cut and dry" as numeric value=measure, non-numeric value=grouping? Or are there some scenarios where a numeric value would be a grouping and vice versa?

 

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  • v-viig's avatar
    v-viig
    9 years ago

    Hello callum,

     

    Grouping is usually for not-numeric values, but you can use number with grouping if you want to handle this column as a category with data-grouping by value.

    Measure is for numeric values. 

     

    Ignat Vilesov,

    Software Engineer

     

    Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

    [email protected]

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  • v-viig's avatar
    v-viig
    Community Champion
    9 years ago

    Hello callum,

     

    Grouping is usually for not-numeric values, but you can use number with grouping if you want to handle this column as a category with data-grouping by value.

    Measure is for numeric values. 

     

    Ignat Vilesov,

    Software Engineer

     

    Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

    [email protected]