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    Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

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    Will Thompson on 04 May 2017 01:32:23

    In May 2017 Power BI Desktop started supporting creation of DAX measures when working in live connect mode to an external SSAS model: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-may-feature-summary/


    Vote on this idea if you want support for calculated measures against multidimensional models too.

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    Matthew Zavada on 05 Jul 2020 23:25:00

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    yes please

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    Malou Albendia on 05 Jul 2020 23:24:58

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    This is definitely a must have feature!! We really need to have this for our reporting

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    Filip Bouckaert on 05 Jul 2020 23:24:50

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    Need this !!

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    William on 05 Jul 2020 23:24:40

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    support for calculated measures against multidimensional models (Cube)

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    TCHA on 05 Jul 2020 23:23:33

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    Would love to see this feature available

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    Shanoob on 05 Jul 2020 23:23:31

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    With this feature not yet updated to Power BI, unable to use the application at its best.

    Unable to work on dashboards with such restrictions of not being able to write a dax against the live cube.

    Very much disappointed.

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    Reza on 05 Jul 2020 23:23:25

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    FRUSTRATING if anyone from Power BI team reading these comments!!!!

    Without that we cannot:
    1- deal with (Blank) on cards
    2- Show selected filters in text box
    3- Query from more than one data source
    4- Grouping
    and so many other things that other developers trying to do.

    We cannot move to Tabular model Until a TRUE MANY-TO-MANY table configuration is possible or to have MULTIPLE RELATION between fact tables and Date table implemented.

    Cannot use hack to do one or another.
    Microsoft should consolidate all these feature before promoting new features.

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    Matt Kowalski on 05 Jul 2020 23:22:49

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    Desperately need this feature

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    Trinath on 05 Jul 2020 23:21:40

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    Man, they took more than year to atleast update the status ? Damn, a clear ignorance.

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    Daniela on 05 Jul 2020 23:21:37

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    Definitely mandatory Feature in Power BI!!! Cannot create every time a measure in the cube when I need one.

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