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Create single-use metrics

What single-use metrics are, when to use them, and how to promote one for re-use later.

What are Single-Use Metrics?

Single-Use Metrics are metrics that are created on an ad-hoc basis. These metrics are local to the object (report / dashboard) they were created on and are not available for re-use through the metric picker.
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Why should I create Single-Use Metrics?

As a user who can create new gadgets or edit existing gadgets, you may want to add a metric that is not available for selection from the metric picker. Perhaps you're just exploring or doing some ad hoc analysis.
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How to create single-use metrics

To create a single-use metric on a new gadget:
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  • Click 'Add Visualization' -> 'Create New Gadget' from the dashboard menu on the top-right corner
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'Add Visualization' -> 'Create New Gadget' from the dashboard menu on the top-right corner


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  • After choosing the gadget type, click 'Create Single-Use Metric' next to 'Add Metric'
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After choosing the gadget type, click 'Create Single-Use Metric' next to 'Add Metric'


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  • In the resulting form, you can build a new metric using the following steps:
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    • Choose the dataset from which you want to build the metric
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    • Select the field and the aggregation to be applied over it
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    • Enter a name and an optional description
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    • Set up any formatting options as needed such as precision or prefix to add the currency symbol
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    • Check the box 'Increase in the metric is desirable' so that the comparison on the gadget if enabled shows as green if there is an increase in the metric.
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    • Optionally add filters to your metric. Note: if you are adding multiple metrics to your gadget, all of which need a common filter, you can add them at the gadget level
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  • Click 'Add to Gadget' once you are ready
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In the resulting form, you can build a new metric using the following steps: Choose the dataset from which


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How to make a single-use metric re-usable

If you are an admin, you can promote a single use metric and make it reusable by checking the box 'Save to Data Manager'.
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If you are an admin, you can promote a single use metric and make it reusable by checking the box 'Save to


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Implications of saving a metric to the Data Manager:
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  • This will allow other users in your organization to pick the same metric from the metric picker.
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  • Making a metric re-usable means that it is no longer local to the gadget.
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  • The metric can be maintained from the Data Manager. Any changes made to it will be reflected everywhere the metric is used.
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What's next

Still using the FleetOps v1/v2 interface? View the legacy version of this article.

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