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Custom metrics are defined using base metrics (basic metrics, extended metrics, DataHub metrics) and attributions. The attributions must already exist before you can create a custom metric out of them. Follow the instructions to Create attributions if necessary.

Required permissions

  • Cloud Analytics, Metrics Manager

Create a metric

You can create a new metric either from scratch or based on an existing one.

To create a new metric from scratch:

  1. Select Analytics from the top navigation bar, and then select Metrics.

  2. Select + New metric in the upper-right corner.

To make a copy of an existing metric:

  1. Select the metric name on the main Metrics screen to open the metric page.

  2. Select the Clone metric icon in the upper-right corner.

    A cloned metric

Configure the metric

  1. Enter a name for the new metric. You can also use the file icon at the rightmost end of the text field to add a description to the metric.

  2. Define the metric components.

    Each component is an attribution measured against a base metric, which could be a basic metric, an extended metric, or a DataHub metric.

  3. Formulate your metric.

    • The components defined in the previous step are indicated as variables A, B, C etc. according to the order they are defined.

    • You can use the following operators in a metric formula: +, -, *, /, (, and ). Custom metric formulas support standard order of operations.

  4. Select whether to use number or percentage.

Preview chart

A valid formula with meaningful results will show a preview chart of the metric.

You can switch between the Line Chart view and the Table view.

Preview chart of a custom metric

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