Custom Metrics
Select Manage > Custom Metrics in the side navigation pane to access the Custom Metrics page, where you can create, edit, copy, and delete custom metrics.
Creating a custom metric
To create a custom metric, click Create New Custom Metric in the upper right corner.
Use the following settings to define the custom metric.
| Setting | Description |
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| Name, Category, Comments | Enter a name, select a category (or create a new one), and optionally enter comments about the metric. |
| Metric or attribute | Select one standard metric or attribute as the base for the custom metric. You cannot select multiple base metrics or attributes. |
| Format (attributes only) | Select a format for displaying attribute data. If you select a metric as the base for the custom metric, the format is automatically set to the format associated with the base metric. You cannot change this setting. |
| Calculation logic (attributes only) | Calculation logic options depend upon the attribute you select. For text-based attribute fields, the available options are Count and Count Distinct. For numeric attribute fields, the available options are Sum and Average. If you select a metric as the base for the custom metric, the calculation logic is automatically set to the logic associated with the base metric. You cannot change this setting. |
| Apply Segment or Apply Filter (base metrics only) | You can narrow the user data to be analyzed by applying a segment or a filter to a base metric. You cannot apply a segment or filter to an attribute. You can create a new segment or filter, or use an existing one. Only segments or filters that are compatible with the selected base metric are available for selection. To create an alias of a base metric with a customized name, leave this area blank. |
Managing custom metrics
To work with existing custom metrics, select a category from the menu at the top of the Custom Metrics page. All the custom metrics in the selected category are listed. The page lists the metric name, category, creator, creation date, and last update date for each metric. Click in the header of any of these columns to sort the rows in ascending or descending order.
The Action column shows icons for editing, copying, and deleting custom metrics.
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Edit Custom Metric | A custom metric can be edited only by the user who created it or an administrator. If you edit a custom metric that is being used by a report, your edits are applied only to recurring reports that have not been processed. Recurring Explore reports are not back-processed to use the new metric. Existing reports for past dates continue to display values based on the original custom metric definition. |
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Copy Custom Metric | Create a copy of the custom metric with a new name. You can edit any of the parameters for the new custom metric. |
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Delete Custom Metric | A custom metric can be deleted only by the user who created it or an administrator. If you attempt to delete a custom metric that is being used by a report, a message displays, listing all reports that use the custom metric. Reports that use the custom metric must be stopped and deleted before you can delete the custom metric. |