Derived metrics

Derived metrics perform calculations on-the-fly with the data available in a report. They are an easy way to present data already available on the report in different ways, providing further analysis of data. You can use derived metrics to quickly perform on-the-fly analyses such as margins, contributions, and differences between metrics included on the report.

These metrics are created based on existing metrics in the report. Since derived metrics are evaluated in memory, their computation does not require any SQL execution in the database.

Since derived metrics are created within a report, they can only be used for the report in which they are created. Derived metrics cannot be saved as individual objects in the project, and therefore cannot be applied to other reports in the project.

For details on creating derived metrics and using them to analyze data, see the In-memory Analytics Help.