Measures

The measures parameter contains a set of measures and each measure is an aggregation over a certain column in your database table.

Any measure should have the following properties: name, sql and type.

Naming

When you give a name to a measure, there are certain rules to follow. Each measure should:

• Be unique within a cube
• Start with a lowercase letter
• Consist of numbers, letters and _

cube(`Orders`, {
  measures: {
    count: {
      sql: `id`,
      type: `count`,
    },

    total_amount: {
      sql: `amount`,
      type: `sum`,
    },
  },
});

Parameters

description

You can add details to a measure’s definition via the description parameter:

cube(`Orders`, {
  measures: {
    orders_count: {
      sql: `id`,
      type: `count`,
      description: `count of all orders`,
    },
  },
});

drillMembers

Using the drillMembers parameter, you can define a set of drill down fields for the measure. drillMembers is defined as an array of dimensions. Cube.js automatically injects dimensions’ names and other cubes’ names with dimensions in the context, so you can reference these variables in the drillMembers array. Learn more about how to define and use drill downs.

cube('Orders', {
  measures: {
    revenue: {
      type: `sum`,
      sql: `price`,
      drillMembers: [id, price, status, Products.name, Products.id],
    },
  },
});

filters

If you want to add some conditions for a metric's calculation, you should use the filters parameter. The syntax looks like the following:

cube(`Orders`, {
  measures: {
    orders_completed_count: {
      sql: `id`,
      type: `count`,
      filters: [{ sql: `${CUBE}.status = 'completed'` }],
    },
  },
});

format

format is an optional parameter. It is used to format the output of measures in different ways, for example, as currency for revenue. Please refer to the Measure Formats Guide for the full list of supported formats.

cube(`Orders`, {
  measures: {
    total: {
      sql: `amount`,
      type: `runningTotal`,
      format: `currency`,
    },
  },
});

meta

Custom metadata. Can be used to pass any information to the frontend.

cube(`Orders`, {
  measures: {
    revenue: {
      type: `sum`,
      sql: `price`,
      meta: {
        any: 'value',
      },
    },
  },
});

rollingWindow

If you want to calculate some metric within a window, for example a week or a month, you should use a rollingWindow parameter. The trailing and leading parameters define window size.

These parameters have a format defined as (-?\d+) (minute|hour|day|week|month|year). The trailing and leading parameters can also be set to an unbounded value, which means infinite size for the corresponding window part. You can define trailing and leading parameters using negative integers.

The trailing parameter is a window part size before the offset point and the leading parameter is after it. You can set the window offset parameter to either start or end, which will match the start or end of the selected date range. By default, the leading and trailing parameters are set to zero and offset is set to end.

cube(`Orders`, {
  measures: {
    rolling_count_month: {
      sql: `id`,
      type: `count`,
      rollingWindow: {
        trailing: `1 month`,
      },
    },
  },
});

Here's an example of an unbounded window that's used for cumulative counts:

cube(`Orders`, {
  measures: {
    cumulative_count: {
      type: `count`,
      rollingWindow: {
        trailing: `unbounded`,
      },
    },
  },
});

shown

You can manage the visibility of the measure using the shown parameter. The default value of shown is true.

cube(`Orders`, {
  measures: {
    orders_count: {
      sql: `id`,
      type: `count`,
      shown: false,
    },
  },
});

sql

sql is a required parameter. It can take any valid SQL expression depending on the type of the measure. Please refer to the Measure Types Guide for detailed information on the corresponding sql parameter.

cube(`Orders`, {
  measures: {
    users_count: {
      sql: `count(*)`,
      type: `number`,
    },
  },
});

title

You can use the title parameter to change a measure’s displayed name. By default, Cube.js will humanize your measure key to create a display name. In order to override default behavior, please use the title parameter.

cube(`Orders`, {
  measures: {
    orders_count: {
      sql: `id`,
      type: `count`,
      title: `Number of Orders Placed`,
    },
  },
});

type

type is a required parameter. There are various types that can be assigned to a measure. Please refer to the Measure Types Guide for the full list of measure types.

cube(`Orders`, {
  measures: {
    orders_count: {
      sql: `id`,
      type: `count`,
    },
  },
});

Calculated Measures

In the case where you need to specify a formula for measure calculating with other measures, you can compose a formula in sql. For example, to calculate the conversion of buyers of all users.

cube(`Orders`, {
  measures: {
    purchases_to_created_account_ratio: {
      sql: `${purchases} / ${Users.count} * 100.0`,
      type: `number`,
      format: `percent`,
    },
  },
});

You can create calculated measures from several joined cubes. In this case, a join will be created automatically.