Metric Editor Reference

You can configure various features of a metric using the different options in the metric editor.

Metric Editor Reference
Name Notes
Metric Fields

See Metric Fields

Name Name of the metric field. Use only ASCII characters.
Group By If checked, the field is a group by field. Incoming data is grouped based on the value of group by fields. For example, state and zipCode could be two group by fields in one metric used to group data. For more details, see Group by Fields.

If not selected, the field is an aggregation field, used to perform metric calculations on the group defined by the group by field or fields See Aggregation Fields.

Aggregation Type Used for aggregation fields. Specifies the calculation to perform on incoming data. For more details, see Aggregation Fields.
Auxiliary Fields Used for explicit configuration of Average, Standard Deviation, and Variance types of aggregations. The system performs these types of calculations automatically. Explicit configuration is made available for unusual cases.For more details, see Complex Aggregation Types with Auxiliary Fields.
Data Type Data type of the field. Supported data types are string, int, long, double, boolean, and datetime.

Ensure the data type is appropriate for the aggregation type, or the data might be lost.

URL Name Display name for a URL Link (see next).
URL Link Optional. Link to an internal or external resource. You can use variables in the URL. For details, see Adding URL Links to Metric Fields and Tracking Fields.
Description Description of the metric field for your reference.
Tracking Fields

See Tracking Fields

Name Name of the tracking field.
Data Type Data type of the field. Supported data types are string, int, long, double, boolean, and datetime.
URL Name Display name for a URL Link.
URL Link Optional. Link to an internal or external resource. You can use variables in the URL. For more details, see Adding URL Links to Metric Fields and Tracking Fields.
Description Description of the tracking field for your reference.