Before Creating Measures

Optional: To use result and target values in a Essbase database, have your Administrator define and connect to this database.

Create units to quantify results. SeeCreating Units .

Create the variables you need for formulas.

Optional: Identify the highest and lowest scores that measures can achieve. SeeScore Limits.

Optional: Create multiple targets to evaluate results differently during other periods of time. See Creating Targets.

Optional: Create performance indicators if you do not want to use the defaults. See Creating Performance Indicators.

Optional: Have an administrator create domains that represent the business area with which measures are associated.

Optional: Create links to Business Intelligence or Intelligence Reports that you want to associate with individual measures. See the Oracle Hyperion Performance Scorecard Administrator's Guide.