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title: "Overview of Measures"
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updated: 2026-08-05T01:48:45Z
published: 2026-08-05T01:48:45Z
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# Overview of Measures

Measures are a general purpose feature that allows users to define a formula with numbers and aggregations of objects. They can be used to create more complex card charts. Measures come in two forms:

**BaseMeasure:** Used for defining an aggregation over objects in one track. You can perform count, sum or average operations.

**CalculatedMeasure:** Used for defining a expression using numbers, base measures and basic arithmetic operations.

### Creating a Measure

To create a measure,

- Click on "Create New"

![](https://cdn.document360.io/31abc2bc-21c1-457d-a88c-27afd2eed7d6/Images/Documentation/image-1785273284088.png)

Admin Interface: Measures list

- Give your measure a Name and Description.
- Select a measure type from the dropdown list.
- If BaseMeasure is selected, you must assign a track and aggregate type. When using sum or average aggregate types, you must specify a value field as well. Refer to [card charts](/v1/docs/card) for more information.
- If CalculatedMeasure is selected, you may use the calculation expression builder to construct a expression. Refer to [calculation fields](/v1/docs/calculation-fields) for more information.
- Click the Create button.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/31abc2bc-21c1-457d-a88c-27afd2eed7d6/Images/Documentation/image-1785349264346.png)

Admin Interface: Create Base Measure screen

![](https://cdn.document360.io/31abc2bc-21c1-457d-a88c-27afd2eed7d6/Images/Documentation/image-1785349485534.png)

Admin Interface: Create Calculated Measure screen

### Displaying Measures

Once created, measured can be displayed on dashboards using Cards.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/31abc2bc-21c1-457d-a88c-27afd2eed7d6/Images/Documentation/image-3DRCAKA4.png)