SELECTEDMEASURENAME DAX Function (Information)
Returns name of the measure that is currently being evaluated.
Syntax
This expression has no parameters.
Return values
Returns the name of the measure evaluated.
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Examples
-- Code of the calculation item Growth in the Time calc
-- calculation group used in the following example.
IF (
SEARCH ( "Pct", SELECTEDMEASURENAME (), 1, -1 ) = -1,
VAR CY =
SELECTEDMEASURE ()
VAR PY =
CALCULATE (
SELECTEDMEASURE (),
SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR ( 'Date'[Date] )
)
VAR Result = CY - PY
RETURN
Result
)
-- SELECTEDMEASURENAME returns the name of the currently selected measure.
-- It can be used in place of ISSELECTEDMEASURE to search for specific
-- name patterns.
DEFINE
MEASURE Sales[Sales Amount] =
SUMX ( Sales, Sales[Quantity] * Sales[Net Price] )
MEASURE Sales[Sales Quantity] =
SUM ( Sales[Quantity] )
EVALUATE
SUMMARIZECOLUMNS (
'Product'[Brand],
'Date'[Calendar Year],
'Time calc'[Time calc],
TREATAS ( { "CY 2008" }, 'Date'[Calendar Year] ),
TREATAS ( { "Contoso", "Fabrikam" }, 'Product'[Brand] ),
"Sales Amount", [Sales Amount],
"Quantity", [Sales Quantity],
"% of Products", [Pct over all prods]
)
ORDER BY
'Product'[Brand],
'Date'[Calendar Year],
'Time calc'[Time calc]
| Brand | Calendar Year | Time calc | Sales Amount | Quantity | % of Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contoso | 2008-01-01 | Current | 2,369,167.68 | 14,901.00 | 54.31% |
| Contoso | 2008-01-01 | Growth | -360,650.85 | 429.00 | (Blank) |
| Contoso | 2008-01-01 | Growth % | -0.13 | 0.03 | (Blank) |
| Contoso | 2008-01-01 | Prev Year | 2,729,818.54 | 14,472.00 | 62.29% |
| Fabrikam | 2008-01-01 | Current | 1,993,123.48 | 3,899.00 | 45.69% |
| Fabrikam | 2008-01-01 | Growth | 340,372.14 | 701.00 | (Blank) |
| Fabrikam | 2008-01-01 | Growth % | 0.21 | 0.22 | (Blank) |
| Fabrikam | 2008-01-01 | Prev Year | 1,652,751.34 | 3,198.00 | 37.71% |
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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/selectedmeasurename-function-dax