Creating measures

Select > > > .

Click New.

Specify this information:

Name

The name of the measure.

Display Name

The name to be displayed in the application.

Type

The type of measure. Possible values:

Currency
Units
Date

Unit of Measure

The appropriate unit defined for the measure.

Note: The is field is displayed only for the measure type 'Units'.

Unit of Currency

The currency to be used for the measure.

Note: The is field is displayed only for the measure type 'Currency'.

Format

Select the format in which the measure data must be expressed. The format list is based on the specified Type.

Natural Sign

Select the sign that must be used for default color coding of the numerical values, (Positive or Negative). For example, if you select Positive, the data values < 0 are displayed in RED.

Note: This field is displayed only if the Type is set to, Currency or Units.

Tags

The tag linked to measure. Select from a list of pre-defined tags displayed in the Tags window. You can link one or more tags to a measure. This option is used to group common elements, which can be linked to individual configuration entities such as worksheets.

Define the usage of the Measure for each module (Finance, Demand, Supply, Integrated). Possible values:

Option	Description
Not defined	The measure is not defined for this module.
Internal	The measure is available for this module only with Read/Write access. You cannot subscribe or publish the measure to other modules.
Subscribe	The measure is added to this module, by importing from other module or external system.The measure is available for this module with Read-only access.
Publish	The measure is available for this module with Read/Write access, however can be published to only one other module.

Note: The type of storage that you select for each module is subject to constraints.

Click Save.