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# IPreviousPeriodMeasureDefinition

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-model](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/index.md)
- Kind: interface
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-model/src/execution/measure/index.ts

This is a derived measure that calculates value of a measure referenced by measureIdentifier for previous period.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export interface IPreviousPeriodMeasureDefinition 
```

## Remarks

Period is determined from filter setting of the specified date data sets. The time period for this derived measure will be shifted forward or backward according to the specified periodAgo number

## Properties

| Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [previousPeriodMeasure](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.ipreviousperiodmeasuredefinition/index.md#ipreviousperiodmeasuredefinitionpreviousperiodmeasure) |  | [IPreviousPeriodMeasureDefinitionBody](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.ipreviousperiodmeasuredefinitionbody/index.md) |  |

## Property details

### IPreviousPeriodMeasureDefinition.previousPeriodMeasure

**Signature:**

```typescript
previousPeriodMeasure: IPreviousPeriodMeasureDefinitionBody;
```