Create a single score chart to display a metric or score that is key to your business. The value updates in real time on a dashboard.
Before you begin
Procedure
- Navigate to Reports > Create New.
- Navigate to Reports > View / Run.
- On the Data tab, give the report a name that reflects the information being grouped.
- Select the applicable source for the report.
Option Description Data source Also called a report source, a data source is a table with filters applied to provide a single source of information for all users. For more information, see Report sources. Note: If you select a data source used by existing reports, a notification prompts you to view them.Table The raw data from a table with no filters applied. When you select a table, its short description appears below the table name. For trend reporting, you can also select a remote table, which aggregates, in memory, data retrieved from an external source. Then select a Trend by field option to aggregate its data. To learn more about remote tables, see Retrieving external data using remote tables and scripts
External import Choose an existing imported report source, or click the Upload icon ( ) to import a new file. See Create a report from an imported Microsoft Excel document.
MetricBase MetricBase enables you to collect, retain, analyze, and visualize custom time series data on the Now Platform. For more information, see MetricBase. - Click Next.
- On the Type tab, enter Single score in the filter, select the report type, and click Next.
The application shows a preliminary version of the report. To view the updated report at any time, click Run.
- On the Configure tab, fill in the following fields and click Next.
Configuration tab Field Description Configure function field Configure fields based on calculation of multiple inputs including arithmetic functions. For more information, see Report on function fields. Function field results are calculated when the report is run. You can use the results for aggregations and grouping. You have to save the report before you can configure function fields. Configured function fields appear in the Group by and Additional group by lists after you save the report.
Aggregation Computational method for aggregating report data. The default is Count, which displays the number of records selected. Note: A single score chart displays only the aggregate value.If you select Count Distinct, only unique records are counted. For example, you want to generate a report with a distinct number of users who have one or more of the roles in a given list of roles. Users with more than one role would be counted twice unless you use Count Distinct.
If you select Average, Sum, or Count Distinct, a list of fields from the selected Table appears. You may further be able to aggregate on fields from extended tables. See How to report on extended tables. Select a field to aggregate by from this list. For example, if you select a duration field, such as Business duration on the Incident table, the aggregated data is expressed in days, hours, and minutes.
If you select an integer field, such as the Priority field, the data is expressed as a number. You may further be able to aggregate on fields from extended tables. See How to report on extended tables.
Set Value Formatting Enables you to configure how to show numerical values in reports, including decimal precision, rounding, minimum and maximum duration units, and abbreviations for duration units. See Value formatting in reports.
Note: Decimal precision does not work on currency fields.Note: Currency fields default to two decimal places. With the Set Value Formatting option, you can configure decimal precision for 0-4 decimal places. - (Optional) To limit the information displayed in the report, click the filter icon (
) and select conditions to filter the report data.
To learn how to construct conditions, see Condition builder. - On the Style tab, fill in the fields as appropriate to configure the appearance of the report.
- Click Save.
What to do next
- Click the Report info icon (
) and add a description of the report.
- Click the sharing icon (
) to open the Sharing menu. On this menu, you can share the report with users and groups, add the report to a dashboard, and publish the report to the web.