Custom Indicators
Part 8: Creating a custom indicator
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Part 8: Creating a custom indicator
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When an indicator cannot be found in the Global Indicator Library, users can create a custom indicator for their own organization.
To create a custom indicator, select “Custom Indicators” from the navigation bar on the left and click, ‘Add new.’
At the "Basic details" step, users will be able to customize the basic information of the indicator, such as its
Name
Identifier (for easier referencing), limited to 20 characters
Applicable from date
Description (Optional)
Reference citations (Optional)
Topic
Click 'Next' to proceed to the next step, "Indicator Type."
In the following page, the user defines the indicator type, and all related attributes.
Quantitative:
Type of Unit
Unit of measure
Min and Max value
Qualitative:
No additional attributes required
Quantitative (multi-select) - Indicators that allow multiple choice selected from dropdowns
Category type - where the dropdown options will derive from
If users require further breakdown of the indicator into granular categories, they can select "This indicator is categorized by:". They will then be required to select the desired category for the breakdown.
We do not recommend going beyond 2 levels of categorization
Lastly, click on "Review" to review all the attributes of the indicator before confirming.
After the custom indicator has been created, users can track them across their business areas by clicking 'Configure' at each respective custom indicator's entry on the list.
The configuration process is similar to Library Indicators. If you require guidance, please visit,
