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    Giampaolo Pitzalis on 30 Mar 2016 22:07:51

    It would nice to have the option to duplicate an existing measure (include formatting) and copy/paste the format of a measure (like Format Painter).

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    a3309361 99be-ea11-a812-000d3a8ddfb2 on 06 Jul 2020 00:06:50

    RE: Duplicate Measure and Format Copy

    This idea is really useful. The creation of measures based on others would be faster.

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    fe175531 bb3f-4614-ae2e-8c8224865751 on 06 Jul 2020 00:06:31

    RE: Duplicate Measure and Format Copy

    Yes please. Measure editing and model development in Power BI is dreadful & slow and inconsistent.

    If you want to see how it's done properly go and have a look at https://github.com/otykier/TabularEditor

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    40d098e1 df2f-4bb1-8166-631027822354 on 06 Jul 2020 00:06:10

    RE: Duplicate Measure and Format Copy

    I literally waste so much time in Power BI development copy and pasting DAX measures from power bi to note pad and back again. This would save me a ton of time on Power BI development!

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    604336ed 27eb-4e69-90b8-125bc3099b39 on 06 Jul 2020 00:04:37

    RE: Duplicate Measure and Format Copy

    Please add this to a newer version. As you know ( you are developers). Ctrl C and Ctrl V are like a hammer and nails in our profession. The ability to recreate an entire measures table and then change the table name (pointer) in your calculations would be fantastic.

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    106025f2 7582-436c-a671-135f2829ed22 on 06 Jul 2020 00:03:44

    RE: Duplicate Measure and Format Copy

    This idea is really useful and important for instant development of Power BI.
    Like me, I have to manually copy and edit all 30 measures in one table; and the same for the second report.

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    7cad5c19 5879-4320-b83e-5fa4dbe7347e on 06 Jul 2020 00:02:53

    RE: Duplicate Measure and Format Copy

    Yes, this would be a huge time saver! Being able to have a "Duplicate Measure" selection via a right click on a mouse would be awesome.

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    0c5233c3 4042-e811-a955-000d3a1bef07 on 06 Jul 2020 00:02:52

    RE: Duplicate Measure and Format Copy

    I have been struggling for this one for quite a long time.

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    ee5adb2b 42c5-46e5-9e32-6ff5341c1fbb on 06 Jul 2020 00:01:58

    RE: Duplicate Measure and Format Copy

    Definately ! it speeds up the report making process

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    ce3e7340 55b1-4aad-a346-072c091a4cb2 on 06 Jul 2020 00:01:01

    RE: Duplicate Measure and Format Copy

    Yes, this is a much needed feature

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    8b204717 49cf-4a22-970f-36166ac845bb on 05 Jul 2020 23:59:58

    RE: Duplicate Measure and Format Copy

    Agreed, this would be a very helpful feature.