Adding Derived Metrics to a Quick Dashboard

You can create a new derived metric using data from a Visual Insight quick dashboard, then add the new metric to the quick dashboard. For example, you can create a new metric by subtracting the values of one metric from the values of another metric, such as Revenue Forecast - Revenue. You can rank a metric's value from least to greatest, or display metric values as percentages of an accumulated total.

Derived metrics are metrics that you can create based on existing metrics in the quick dashboard. A derived metric performs a calculation on-the-fly with the data available on a quick dashboard, without re-executing the quick dashboard against the data source. Derived metrics are saved and displayed only on the specific quick dashboard on which they are created.

For background information on derived metrics, see About derived metrics. For steps to create, modify, or delete derived metrics in a quick dashboard, see the appropriate topic below:

You can quickly and easily add simple derived metrics to a quick dashboard. For steps, see Adding derived metrics to a quick dashboard on-the-fly.

You can quickly create a new metric based on a function, by selecting the function and providing the required arguments for the function from data in the quick dashboard. For steps, see Creating derived metrics in a quick dashboard based on a function.

You can create complex derived metrics from scratch, then add the new derived metric to a quick dashboard. For steps, see Creating a new derived metric in a quick dashboard from scratch.

You can modify or delete derived metrics in n quick dashboard. For steps, see Editing or deleting derived metrics in a quick dashboard.