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How to Create an Application Metric

The Data Mediation component uses metric packages to measure usage of an application.

To create an application metric, perform these tasks:

1. Add, edit, or delete event information, as follows:
   1. Select Accounting, Data Mediation, Application Metric, Event.

      The Event List window appears.

   2. Click Add to create an event or click Edit to modify an existing event.

      The Event Detail window appears.

   3. Specify all details about the event and click Save.
2. Add, edit, or delete metric information, as follows:
   1. Select Accounting, Data Mediation, Application Metric, Metric.

      The Metric List window appears.

   2. Click Add to create a metric or click Edit to modify an existing metric.

      The Metric Detail window appears.

   3. Specify all details about the metric and click Save.
   4. Link or unlink related events, as described in the next step.
3. Link or unlink related events for a metric, as follows:

   Note: Ensure that at least one event is associated with each metric.

   1. Click Associate Event.

      The Metric Name: metric name window appears, displaying all events not already associated with the metric.

   2. Optionally, use the Search or Advanced Search option to filter the event list.
   3. Select the events that you want to associate with the metric.
   4. Click Associate Event.

      The selected events are linked and therefore appear in the Associated Events list.

   5. To unlink one or more events that are already associated with a metric, select the events that you want to disassociate and click Disassociate Event.

      The selected events are unlinked and therefore no longer appear in the Associated Events list.

   6. Click Done.
4. Add, edit, or delete application information, as follows:
   1. Select Accounting, Data Mediation, Application Metric, Application.

      The Application Detail window appears.

   2. Click Add to create an application or click Edit to modify an existing application.

      The Application Detail window appears.

   3. Specify all details about the application and click Save.
   4. Link or unlink related metrics, as described in the next step.
5. Link or unlink related metrics for an application, as follows:

   Note: Ensure that at least one metric is associated with each application.

   1. Click Associate Metric.

      The Application Name: application name window appears, displaying all metrics not already associated with the application.

   2. Optionally, use the Search or Advanced Search option to filter the metric list.
   3. Select the metrics that you want to associate with the application.
   4. Click Associate Metric.

      The selected metrics are linked and therefore appear in the Associated Metrics list.

   5. To unlink one or more metrics that are already associated with an application, select the metrics that you want to disassociate and click Disassociate Metric.

      The selected metrics are unlinked and therefore no longer appear in the Associated Metrics list.

   6. Click Done.

The application metric is created.