Source a Metric from an Single Existing Report
Versions 5.1 and beyond offer a quick and highly automated way to build Metrics using Datasets. For more detail, refer to Create one or multiple Metrics from a Dataset View (Version 5.1x)
To create a Composite Metric using data that has already been collected for a Report, the Report that you want to use must be available for composite reporting by other Metrics and Reports.
To obtain data from a Metric instead of a Report, see Source a Metric from another Metric
1. Review the Source Report Settings
- Review the data columns and determine which two that you want to use for your Metric: Remember, a Metric always has Measurement Time and Measurement Value
- NOTE: If this is a Snapshot Report, your new metric will always use the Snapshot Date as the Measurement Time
- Ensure that Use Report as Source is set to 'yes'
- The system saves data in a Table and generates the Table name below
2. Access New > Metric -- Data tab
- Select 'Single Existing Report " as your Data Source
- Select your Report from Step 1
- Select your Date and Value columns from choices displayed from your Report
3. Check for data
- Apply filters if required
- Select [Check for data]
- Results are displayed below
Collect data
4. Collect data
- System will display 'Data last collected for' information
- Enable & publish to generate your Metric graph
