The ability to allow one user to impersonate another. This functionality is primarily used by a system specialist. Impersonation enables the system specialist to test the privileges and security that are defined for a user.
Functionality that allows users to map the default index range values to customized index values. For example, measure staff turnover using a bipolar index mapping, which maps both high and low index values to Poor. Here a high index value can indicate that the organization has trouble retaining staff, and a low value may indicate that the organization cannot attract new employees.
A feature that assigns a color and a label to range of index values that describe performance. For example, the color red and the label Poor can describe the range of index values between 0 and 95%.
A percentage between 0% and 200% that reflects the performance of a measure. Metrics Management calculates this figure using a base series and a comparison series. An index value of 100% or greater indicates that the measure is performing well, regardless of the polarity of the measure.
A link from Metrics Management to a specific document, URL, or other source of information to which a user has shared access, such as a company web site. There are three types of information links: database information links, location information links, and measure information links.
A named SQL (Structured Query Language) query that simplifies access to one or more heterogeneous data sources. An information object retrieves data using database tables and views, stored procedures, and ODA data source queries as well as other information objects. A data modeler writes the query in Actuate SQL. The integration service generates a native query for each data source and retrieves the data. A report developer or business user who uses the information object as a data source in BIRT Designer Professional or Report Studio does not require detailed knowledge of the underlying data sources.
A task belonging to a measure and location pair that typically addresses a problem with a measure’s performance, or defines goals related to the organization’s performance management strategy.
