What is the function of this two fields under metric? Period date and due date offset

[ChuanYanF]

Dear experts,

I would like to know what is the function for this two fields here under metrics, which are period date and due date offset. Since both of this field is read-only and I would like to know what causing them to populate the date here.

[SumanthDosapati]

@ChuanYanF 

Are those OOB fields?

Which table are those coming from? Can you right click the field lable and check that

[ChuanYanF]

Yes, these are the OOTB fields, and I checked for period date it is from the metric table and it has a reference qualifier of this
javascript:new GRCMetricEngine().getDefaultNRT(current); 
But the due date offset field is from the metric definition table not the metric table

[SumanthDosapati]

@ChuanYanF 

Due date Offset : Number of business days after the schedule end date when the metric data task becomes overdue. For example, if the frequency of a metric definition is monthly and if you enter 15 in this field, then the due date for metric data task will be overdue 15 business days after the month ends. If set to 0, the due date is set to one day after the end date.

Period date : Date used to specify the start and end dates for the data collection period.

You can find the docs here.

Accept the solution and mark as helpful if it does.

Regards,

Sumanth

[ChuanYanF]

So I cant specify the period date but I can specify the due date offset right? Coz I found out in the OOTB UI Policies there is a policy to hide the due date offset if the metric definition is manual. Why is that so?