Define quick measures
Measures are calculations that define business rules. It is not a business rule if we cannot define it mathematically. We don't say "We need most of our customers to like us"; we say "We need a 90% or better score on all customer surveys returned." We don't say "We need to create reports for people to use"; we say "This report should be used at least once a week by 73.4% of managers in finance."
There is a whole Excel-like language for creating measures. But the quick measures feature allows you to build calculations without knowing DAX.
The available calculations are organized into six categories:
- Aggregate within category
- Filters and baselines
- Time Intelligence
- Running Total
- Mathematical Operations
- Text
Start by right-clicking on a table or column in the Field pane to create a calculation. Select the calculation you want from the list, then drag and drop in the fields...
