Adding metrics to your semantic data model

Adding metrics or calculations to your business events allows the business to start seeing what information will be available within the semantic data model.

Getting ready

Identify all the attributes within your reports that are embedded in business rules, calculations, or those belonging to the business events within your semantic data model.

How to do it...

Metrics in an organization can be defined in many different ways. Traditionally, these are thought of as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). KPIs are normally very high-level metrics with distinct meanings which are derived from multiple metrics. It is important to understand the metrics which make up these KPIs, and record them within your semantic ...

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