Creating a level metric

To create a metric, you must define the metric's formula, which consists of the following:

• Function: The calculation applied to your business data, such as Sum or Count. Depending on how you create the metric, your metric may contain multiple functions.
• Expression: The business data from your data source. The expression can contain business facts, attributes, or other metrics.

To Create a Level Metric

1. In the Datasets panel click the menu icon and choose Create Metric.
2. Enter a name for the new metric in the text box.
3. Select the function and the metric you would like to use from the drop-downs.
4. Define the target attribute for the level metric by selecting it from the Level drop-down.
5. You can change the grouping and filtering behavior of the level metric by clicking the menu icon next to the level drop-down.
6. Click Switch to Formula Editor and click Validate to check the metric expression.
7. Click Save.