Calculation groups in Power BI

2022

TL; DR

This session illustrates what calculation groups can be used for and how to create them in the Tabular Editor.

Session Details

DAX allows you to write powerful measures in Power BI. But sometimes you get the feeling that part of these measures are merely an advanced copy-paste from a previous measure. Calculation groups allow you to easily create, manage and use similar measures in Power BI. This session illustrates what calculation groups can be used for and how to create them in Power BI Desktop and the Tabular Editor.

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