# Show measurements don't show all the measures

**URL:** <https://community.influxdata.com/t/show-measurements-dont-show-all-the-measures/4930>\
**Category:** Systems\
**Created:** [April 27, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/show-measurements-dont-show-all-the-measures/4930 "2018-04-27T05:41:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![sangxijun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sangxijun](https://community.influxdata.com/u/sangxijun)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/show-measurements-dont-show-all-the-measures/4930/1 "2018-04-27T05:41:29Z")

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when use “ insert into database.retention testmeasure ” create a table,then show measurements, cann’t list the measurement.

but when use “ insert testmeasure ” create a table, influxdb can list the measurement and can use show tag values statements.

influxdb 1.5.2