Gives back, as text, the name of whichever measure a calculation item is being applied to. Handy for debugging, but ISSELECTEDMEASURE is the better choice for comparisons since it keeps working after a measure is renamed.
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In the Ultra Transcenders books
Each book explains SELECTEDMEASURENAME in context, with comparison tables and the common traps.
Terms in this definition
- Measure
A figure like total revenue, worked out by aggregating fact table data wherever dimensions intersect within a semantic model.
- ISSELECTEDMEASURE
DAX check that only works within calculation item expressions, giving TRUE if the measure currently being evaluated matches any measure you list.