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Title: Calculated Measure vs. Calculated Member
Post by: Tsunami on 09 Sep 2010 03:52:11 PM
I don't think I understand the difference between the two.  I think they are used for creating a new column that contains the a calculation based on another column.  However, anything past that I'm lost.  Can a member also be a measure or vice versa?
Title: Re: Calculated Measure vs. Calculated Member
Post by: cognostechie on 09 Sep 2010 04:16:00 PM
Calculated Measure is a Calculaion which you would create to do like Price * Qty = Revenue. It will be a column that will show the calculated values.

Calculated member is something you would use when using a OLAP package. A Member can be a data item belonging to a certain heirarchy.
Title: Re: Calculated Measure vs. Calculated Member
Post by: Tsunami on 09 Sep 2010 04:38:45 PM
Thanks, I guess calculated measure is what I was looking.  The definition for calculated member makes me  :o ??? :-[ :-\

The only thing I understand is what OLAP stands for :-\...

I'll keep your post in mind while researching so I can better understand.