Saving a metric

Metrics are analytical calculations performed against stored data to produce results that can then be either read as status material or analyzed for decision-making purposes. Metrics represent business measures and key performance indicators. Questions such as "What were the sales for the Eastern Region during the fourth quarter?" and "How many employees received a bonus greater than $5000 in the last 3 years?" can easily be answered by creating metrics.

To save a metric

Click Save and Close on the Metric Editor toolbar. The Save As dialog box opens.

Select the folder in which to save the new metric.

Enter the name of the new metric and click Save. You are returned to MicroStrategy Developer.

When naming a MicroStrategy object, you must follow the naming convention rules for your particular database platform. Using a word reserved by your database platform may result in an error. Refer to your database documentation for a list of these database-reserved words.

Related Topics

• About metrics

• Creating a simple metric

• About level metrics

• About conditional metrics

• Creating transformation metrics

• Creating compound metrics