> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.fabricplan.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.fabricplan.com/planning-sheets/concepts/measure-and-row-based-planning/measure-model-the-semantic-enrichment-framework.md). # Measure Model - the semantic enrichment framework ### Measure Model for Planning Measure Model leverages the native intelligence of your existing, highly developed data models. Instead of forcing you to rebuild calculations, it imports your central corporate DAX measures and empowers business users to enrich and extend them directly within the planning visual interface. ### How it works It connects to your existing complex Semantic Models that hold DAX measures. Planning in Fabric treats each inherited DAX measure as a foundational baseline (or "Driver"), allowing users to build a layer of dynamic Visual Measures directly on top of them without touching the backend database code. ### Real-world example Your underlying semantic model serves up a robust, governed DAX measure like *Revenue Actual*. Inside the plan, a sales planner can instantly reference that measure to build a Visual Measure called *Revenue Forecast* for their upcoming sales planning cycle. ### Key concept Every DAX Measure is a baseline Driver, enriched visually. ### Why planners choose measure-based modeling #### The "Extend, Don't Rebuild" paradigm If your organization already invested heavily in a central BI semantic layer, you don't lose that work. You inherit those precise business logic rules and use them as the launching pad for your forecasting models. #### No-code planning agility Finance and operational teams can create scenario-specific planning metrics (like What-If Forecasts or Target Overrides) visually within the tool, eliminating the need to wait for IT or BI engineers to write new DAX formulas in the backend. #### Seamless reporting and planning alignment Because your planning visual measures directly anchor to your central corporate DAX measures, your actuals and forecasts sit in perfect harmony, removing data discrepancies. ### Benefits of measure model A measure model helps organizations: * Organize measures into meaningful business hierarchies. * Perform simulations at the measure level. * Visualize the cascading impact of changes across measures and dimensions. * Improve planning and decision-making with a consolidated hierarchical view of business performance. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.fabricplan.com/planning-sheets/concepts/measure-and-row-based-planning/measure-model-the-semantic-enrichment-framework.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.