KPI Admin

Owned by Stephen Irecki
Last updated: Mar 15, 2022 by Arielle Kaye OdesteVersion comment
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KPI Definition

In the world of business intelligence (BI) and reporting, there is an ever increasing demand to be able to Create/Calculate KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). The ability to add and maintain on-the-fly KPIs is additionally a vital requirement for all customers. Customers want to be able to apply their own type of performance calculation/logic on top of the integrated/aggregated data sources through a BI platform. And this is what eMite's KPI Admin engine intends to achieve. It provides dynamic flexibility from both a measure and dimension standpoint for eMite to realize complex and custom reporting requirements.

There are some slight differences between a KPI and a Calculated Measure. You may refer to the dedicated article on Calculated Measures for more details. A Calculated Measure is a new (on-the-fly) measure on top of data source/s pre-existing measures, where by the outcome is a numeric value, while a KPI has many angles, such as outlined below:

  • Value - this is same as what we are expecting as a Calculated Measure.

  • Status - this is a Status logic (value and/or color) on KPI.

  • Trend - this is a Trend logic (side and/or color) which shows/indicates the trend of the KPI value. The Trend's side/color can be calculated by same KPI's value or by any other KPI's value.

  • Target - this is a desire value that we wish our KPI to achieve.

  • Format - KPI normally has a numeric value but that is not limited to a numeric always. It can have some textual values such as "Satisfied", "Below Target" or anything else. With Formatting feature, we are able to format and represent our KPI value.

 

eMite's KPI Admin engine has different capabilities and features. As you expand this section, you'll get to access more information about the KPI Admin's functionalities.