Field Types: Dimensions, Measures
The basic structure for every report consists of dimension and measure fields. In Holistics, you will interact with two types of fields to explore and create charts:
- Dimensions are non-aggregated data fields displayed in black. Dimensions can be of any data type.
- Measures are aggregated data fields (counting, summing, averaging, etc.). Measures always return a numerical result and are displayed in blue along with a sigma icon.
![](https://cdn.holistics.io/docs/fields-calculation/field-types.png)
Additionally, you can also Add Business Calculation to create custom fields from the available dimensions and measures.
To learn more about this Business Calculation, please refer to this documentation page.
![](https://cdn.holistics.io/docs/fields-calculation/business-cal.png)