Advanced Features
In-depth and extra semantic-model features. This section lives under Semantic Model: the top-level docs cover core basics (tables, fields, expressions, relationships); Advanced covers more in-depth and optional topics.
Features
- Extended Blending Groups - Blend dimensions across tables
- Exclusions - Filter-based measure exclusions
- Inclusions - Multi-level calculations
- Partitions - Data availability constraints
- Cost Optimization - Query routing and performance
- Decorators - Transformations (temporal, window, contribution)
- Multi-Datasource - Cross-datasource queries
When to Use
Use advanced features when you need:
- Cross-table dimension blending - Extended blending groups
- Point-in-time analysis - Snapshot measures
- Complex filtering - Exclusions
- Multi-level calculations - Inclusions
- Data constraints - Partitions
- Performance tuning - Cost optimization
- Time-based analysis - Temporal decorators
- Cross-database queries - Multi-datasource
Next Steps
- Explore specific advanced features
- Read about decorators
- Learn about multi-datasource queries