SELECTEDMEASUREFORMATSTRING DAX Function (Information)
Returns format string for the measure that is currently being evaluated.
Syntax
This expression has no parameters.
Return values
Format string of the measure currently being evaluated – which is the measure identified by SELECTEDMEASURE.
Examples
-- Format string expression for Thousands calculation item
-- in Scale calculation group, which is used in the following example:
VAR CurrentFormatString =
SELECTEDMEASUREFORMATSTRING ()
VAR FormatStringContainsDot =
SEARCH ( ".", CurrentFormatString, 1, 0 ) > 0
VAR Result =
CurrentFormatString & IF ( NOT FormatStringContainsDot, ".00" ) & " K"
RETURN
Result
-- SELECTEDMEASUREFORMATSTRING returns the format string of the
-- selected measure. It can be used only in calculation items
--
-- Its main usage is to dynamically create a format string based on
-- the original format string, modified by the calculation item
EVALUATE
SUMMARIZECOLUMNS (
'Date'[Calendar Year],
'Scale'[Scale],
TREATAS ( { "CY 2009" }, 'Date'[Calendar Year] ),
"Amount", [Sales Amount],
"Format String", IGNORE('Sales'[_Sales Amount FormatString] )
)
ORDER BY
'Date'[Calendar Year]
| Calendar Year | Scale | Amount | Format String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 | Value | 9,353,814.87 | #,0.00 |
| 2009-01-01 | Thousands | 9,353.81 | #,0.00 K |
| 2009-01-01 | Millions | 9.35 | #,0.00 M |
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Last update: Jul 2, 2025 » Contribute » Show contributors
Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo
Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/selectedmeasureformatstring-function-dax