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Add a Related Metric

Metrics relations are used for in-depth report analysis. By defining metric relations, you can drill down and view the effect of one metric on another.

Follow these steps:

  1. In the Contracts page, click Edit according to 'Default' change set icon to open the Metrics tab. In the Related Metrics subtab, click Add.
  2. Select the metrics for which you want to create a relation and then select the relation type.
  3. Click Save.

Relation Name

Type

Description

Associated with

Association

A symmetric relation type. By default, all the relations are translated to this type.

Root Cause

Affect

Root cause of overall availability. For example, an availability metric that is affected by the availability of several availability metrics for each server.

Impact

Affect

 

Comprised of

Composition

It is usually used for KQI, which is an aggregation of several other metrics. This metric comprises the related metrics.

Used in

Composition

 

Consumed

Consumption

Mainly used for financial metrics. A price item metric is consumed by a consumption metric a vice versa.

Revenue Impact

Consumption

 

Caused by

Incentive

A financial influence in financial metrics (usually between price items and incentive). One metric can have financial impact on another or being caused by another metric.

Financial impact

Incentive

 

The relation is saved and the Metrics page opens.