Editing or deleting derived metrics in a dashboard

Once you have added a derived metric to a dashboard, you can quickly edit the definition of the metric, rename it, or delete it from the dashboard.

Prerequisite

You must have Edit Dashboard and Run Dashboard privileges.

To rename a derived metric in a dashboard:

Click the name of the dashboard to run it.
In the Datasets panel, right-click the derived metric, then select Rename. Note: If the Datasets panel is not displayed, from the View menu, select Datasets Panel.
Type a name for the derived metric and press ENTER. The metric is renamed and the new name is displayed in the Datasets panel, as well as in any visualizations that contain the metric.

To edit a derived metric in a dashboard:

Click the name of the dashboard to run it.
From the Datasets panel, right-click the derived metric, then select Edit Derived Metric. The Metric Function Editor or Metric Expression Editor opens, based on the type of derived metric that you have chosen to edit. Note: If the Datasets panel is not displayed, from the View menu, select Datasets Panel.
Select the appropriate options to define the metric in the Metric Function Editor or Metric Expression Editor.

For detailed steps describing the options in the Metric Function Editor, see To create a basic derived metric on the dashboard.
For detailed steps describing the options in the Metric Formula Editor, see To create a derived metric from scratch.

To delete a derived metric from a dashboard:

Click the name of the dashboard to run it.
From the Datasets panel, right-click the derived metric, then select Delete. The derived metric is deleted from the dashboard. Note: If the Datasets panel is not displayed, from the View menu, select Datasets Panel.