Custom Metric Management and Sorting
PlaneadaTeam is working on migrating our existing reports from Insights to Explore. We have a large number of custom metrics created, which are sorted in Insights with a folder structure. It appears that Explore doesn't have a folder structure for saving metrics, but you can silo them in data sets.
Are there plans to allow the creation of metrics outside of queries, and allow them to be managed outside of queries as well?
Is there any way to sort custom metrics by name?
Currently the list shows them in the order they have been created. Due to the differences in the custom metric language. We often find that to recreate metrics that we use in insights, we have to create sub-metric to then be used. (For example, you can't SUM an IF/THEN statement in a custom metric formula. I need to make a separate IF/THEN Metric that sums the data I need, and then use that custom metric in another Custom Metric data formula)
This often makes it hard to find metrics due the additional metrics created as well as not being sorted by name.
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H Jason Brown, thanks for reaching out.
At the moment, we are planning to make it easier for you to manage and find your calculated metrics and attributes. While we're aware it is important, I do not yet have a timeline for that improvement. We will get back to this thread as soon as we have more information
Kind regards
Vincent
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Plus one on this one please!
With the tag reporting that was massively improved recently, it has had the side effect of meaning that we've now got lots more custom metrics and attributes than before.
I noticed this new feature - which I love - where you see how many dashboards a query is currently used on, in the query editor:
It would be awesome if something similar existed for metrics/attributes please - i.e. especially with some of the older ones created - to be able to go into the metric/attribute editor and see how many (and which) queries are using those metrics/attributes.
Also... would LOVE to be able to see more details of the metrics/attributes - like who last edited it / who created it etc. Again, with there being lots more interest around these custom items, it would be great to have a way to manage them.
Thanks!!
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Hi Tim Grimshaw, thanks for your feedback. I fully appreciate the importance to help you manage your metrics and attributes (grouping, sorting, locking, auditing, usage visibility). This will likely be split in multiple projects. I unfortunately don't have a timeline yet - but we're working on a plan for grouping & locking. We'll communicate more information as the plans firm up.
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