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JonathanHodgson13-Aquamarine
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December 15, 2016
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Nested computed measures?

  • December 15, 2016
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Can someone just confirm or deny my finding that you can't re-use a computed measure (Mechanica, sorry, Creo Simulate) in another computed measure?  'Simple' measures show up as available components, but not previous computed measures...

Assuming you can't, is there a line continuation character to allow complicated expressions to be split over several lines (or does it just work anyway, as it does in Excel)?

Thanks!

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pkloninger(cust1-Visitor
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December 15, 2016

you need BMX:

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Regards

Paul

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JonathanHodgson13-AquamarineAuthor
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December 15, 2016

No, I'm talking about within Simulate.  It appears that I can't calculate an 'interim' variable, then use the result of that calculation to calculate another result - I have to do the whole calculation in one, complicated, expression.

Calculated measures can refer to 'simple' measures but not to other calculated measures within the same analysis, it appears.

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pkloninger(cust1-Visitor
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December 15, 2016

Jonathan,

"It appears that I can't calculate an 'interim' variable..."

yes, it is not possible in simulate, but with BMX (extra licence).

measures_relations.jpg

Regards

Paul

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JonathanHodgson13-AquamarineAuthor
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February 2, 2017

Another possible limitation... it also appears that you can't reference a built-in measure in a computed measure!  This is a bit disappointing - it really limits the power of computed measures, if I can only use quantities that I've directly obtained through a 'simple' measure

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346gnu13-Aquamarine
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February 3, 2017

Jonathan,

You have to duplicate the predefined measure with a user defined measure that does exactly the same thing.

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