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    77326476 fdc8-ea11-a812-000d3a8faea9 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/


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    b7d54f5a 7f42-4902-97b1-f05511b368c4 on 05 Jul 2020 23:56:11

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    Please, provide an update on this. You could at least do that for an idea that was actually shared by Will Thompson, Product Manager of Power BI over two years ago!

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    12a10a41 d347-42c6-b136-6916c525db78 on 05 Jul 2020 23:55:37

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    this would be great -- instead of waiting for a calculated measure to be developed in a cube we could do it this way and save a lot of time - provides even more flexibility

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    9249900a cda0-421d-a970-ca2699141040 on 05 Jul 2020 23:54:18

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    Please let us know something, even if it's we're never going to do anything so we can plan.

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    57fd8c51 f29c-491a-89a3-a608804fbf4d on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:56

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    When can we expect this? I'm really surprised that Microsoft still has not incorporated it in Power BI while promoting this as a future BI tool...

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    017e8a2a 75ff-47f6-a399-9fd5ee7e1aec on 05 Jul 2020 23:51:03

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    Has anything happened regarding this idea or is it being ignored?

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    735eae6f 4538-4714-8e4e-ae2e89540a8e on 05 Jul 2020 23:50:55

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    Please include creation of Dax measures when connected to an Multidimensional Cube.

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    eb4438a7 dd6e-468b-8f38-30de40ef0742 on 05 Jul 2020 23:50:08

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    This feature is very important for some analyses in Power BI, so that i think it must be on of the priorities to be improved.

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    197eb260 8623-48ac-9c4f-4c2a8ca8e908 on 05 Jul 2020 23:49:26

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    This is needed to get data from an SSAS cube into a Power BI visualization. I was genuinely surprised that this functionality was not already in Power BI.

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    ee706f0d ae68-4766-af29-06de458e3182 on 05 Jul 2020 23:49:20

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    How is this not already a part of power bi? My company moved to a live connection and I can't do anything in power bi

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    8f42d5fc 44b9-4359-887b-62877b854d69 on 05 Jul 2020 23:48:12

    RE: Calculated measures when live connected to MDX cubes

    Please include creation of Dax measures when connected to an Multidimensional Cube. It would be extremely helpful.