Creating measures

Measures enrich datasets. You can manually create them at any time directly from a column or dimension or by using the formula language to create a calculated measure, or you can allow the application to detect them automatically on numeric column data types when a dataset is acquired.

Note When using a Connect to SAP HANA data source, it is not possible to create a measure with a numeric or string dimension. Measures in Connect to SAP HANA data sources are detected directly from the SAP HANA Analytic view. Measures must be created in the SAP HANA view, before being acquired automatically in the application.
Note When using a Connect to SAP HANA data source, it is not possible to change the aggregation type of a measure.