Calculated Measure Representation (Tabular)

A calculated measure is a named DAX expression evaluated every time it is used.

Calculated Measure Representation

Calculated Measure in AMO

When using AMO to manage a tabular model calculated measure, there is a one-to-one match between the logical Calculated Measure object and a measure defined in a Command object of the MdxScript object. Each Calculated Measure is defined as a CREATE MEASURE expression inside a Command object and separated by a semicolon. All calculated measures in a tabular model correspond to the collection CREATE MEASURE string in one command object in a MdxScript object. For each calculated measure, there is one-to-one mapping with a CalculationProperty.

The following code snippet shows how to create a calculated measure.

  
private void addCalculatedMeasure(  
                   AMO.Cube modelCube  
                 , string cmTableName  
                 , string cmName  
                 , string newCalculatedMeasureExpression  
             )  
{  
    //Verify input requirements  
    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(cmName) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(cmName))  
    {  
        MessageBox.Show(String.Format("Calculated Measure name is not defined."), "AMO to Tabular message", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);  
        return;  
    }  
    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(newCalculatedMeasureExpression) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newCalculatedMeasureExpression))  
    {  
        MessageBox.Show(String.Format("Calculated Measure expression is not defined."), "AMO to Tabular message", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);  
        return;  
    }  
  
    StringBuilder measuresCommand = new StringBuilder();  
  
    AMO.MdxScript mdxScript = modelCube.MdxScripts["MdxScript"];  
  
    //ToDo: Verify if measure already exits and ask user what wants to do next  
  
    if (mdxScript.Commands.Count == 1)  
    {  
        measuresCommand.AppendLine("-------------------------------------------------------------");  
        measuresCommand.AppendLine("-- Tabular Model measures command (do not modify manually) --");  
        measuresCommand.AppendLine("-------------------------------------------------------------");  
        measuresCommand.AppendLine();  
        measuresCommand.AppendLine();  
        mdxScript.Commands.Add(new AMO.Command(measuresCommand.ToString()));  
  
    }  
    else  
    {  
        measuresCommand.Append(mdxScript.Commands[1].Text);  
    }  
    measuresCommand.AppendLine(string.Format("CREATE MEASURE '{0}'[{1}]={2};", cmTableName, cmName, newCalculatedMeasureExpression));  
  
    mdxScript.Commands[1].Text = measuresCommand.ToString();  
  
    if (!mdxScript.CalculationProperties.Contains(cmName))  
    {  
        AMO.CalculationProperty cp = new AMO.CalculationProperty(cmName, AMO.CalculationType.Member);  
        cp.FormatString = ""; // ToDo: Get formatting attributes for the member  
        cp.Visible = true;  
        mdxScript.CalculationProperties.Add(cp);  
    }  
  
    try  
    {  
        modelCube.Update(AMO.UpdateOptions.ExpandFull, AMO.UpdateMode.UpdateOrCreate);  
        MessageBox.Show(String.Format("Calculated Measure successfully defined."), "AMO to Tabular message", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);  
    }  
    catch (AMO.OperationException amoOpXp)  
    {  
        MessageBox.Show(String.Format("Calculated Measure expression contains syntax errors, or references undefined or missspelled elements.\nError message: {0}", amoOpXp.Message), "AMO to Tabular message", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);  
        return;  
    }  
    catch (AMO.AmoException amoXp)  
    {  
        MessageBox.Show(String.Format("AMO exception accessing the server.\nError message: {0}", amoXp.Message), "AMO to Tabular message", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);  
        return;  
    }  
    catch (Exception)  
    {  
        throw;  
    }  
}