topic Re: what is metric in fact tables ? how to identify metrics? use ? what are the metrics will be there in dash board? in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/691998#M1066054 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It would be interesting to know the context upon which you came across the term 'metric'. That will help answer your question. </P><P></P><P>But in layman's terms a metric is often referred to as a 'numeric value' used to measure something like sales, profit, calls handled etc... There are more strict definitions of a metric but mine is a very simple answer.</P><P></P><P>Usually metrics are reported at a detail level and are usually in a fact table however this is not always the case and certainly isn't a rule.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 14 Sep 2014 03:32:25 GMT JonnyPoole 2014-09-14T03:32:25Z what is metric in fact tables ? how to identify metrics? use ? what are the metrics will be there in dash board? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/691995#M1066048 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>what is metric in fact tables ? how to identify metrics? use ? what are the metrics will be there in dash board?</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 13 Sep 2014 16:40:49 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/691995#M1066048 2014-09-13T16:40:49Z Re: what is metric in fact tables ? how to identify metrics? use ? what are the metrics will be there in dash board? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/691996#M1066050 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can you explain better ??</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 13 Sep 2014 18:18:37 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/691996#M1066050 ecolomer 2014-09-13T18:18:37Z Re: what is metric in fact tables ? how to identify metrics? use ? what are the metrics will be there in dash board? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/691997#M1066052 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>what is meant by metric ? how to identifies metrics in tables? and where it located whethet in fact&nbsp; or&nbsp; dim tables?</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 14 Sep 2014 02:18:34 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/691997#M1066052 2014-09-14T02:18:34Z Re: what is metric in fact tables ? how to identify metrics? use ? what are the metrics will be there in dash board? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/691998#M1066054 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It would be interesting to know the context upon which you came across the term 'metric'. That will help answer your question. </P><P></P><P>But in layman's terms a metric is often referred to as a 'numeric value' used to measure something like sales, profit, calls handled etc... There are more strict definitions of a metric but mine is a very simple answer.</P><P></P><P>Usually metrics are reported at a detail level and are usually in a fact table however this is not always the case and certainly isn't a rule.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 14 Sep 2014 03:32:25 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/691998#M1066054 JonnyPoole 2014-09-14T03:32:25Z Re: what is metric in fact tables ? how to identify metrics? use ? what are the metrics will be there in dash board? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/691999#M1066056 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>From the best of my knowledge, any numerical field which is used to measure is a metric. Generally numerical's are metrics. It is a best performance practice to have them in a fact table. In some properly created data model they give a # symbol before the field names for identifying it a metric used for calculation.</P><P></P><P>Thank you</P><P>Suraj</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 14 Sep 2014 03:52:25 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/691999#M1066056 2014-09-14T03:52:25Z Re: what is metric in fact tables ? how to identify metrics? use ? what are the metrics will be there in dash board? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/692000#M1066058 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Are you talking about QlikSense?</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 14 Sep 2014 05:42:50 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/what-is-metric-in-fact-tables-how-to-identify-metrics-use-what/m-p/692000#M1066058 sebastiandperei 2014-09-14T05:42:50Z