A base input measure configured in data factory does NOT produce any result.

Create a dummy measure that returns all record from the same fact table.

Create a new query in advanced reporting that returns the values derived for the base input measure.

Add all fields used in measure calculation syntax into Drill to Detail.

Return all records from Drill to Detail and manually check the value against measure syntax.

Temporarily disable Role-Based Permission for the data required to build the base input measure.