A Metrics Management object that contains a selected list of measures and locations, dashboards, and links to documents and maps. A briefing book can contain multiple sections.
1 In Metrics Management, a set of data that is compared against another set of data to produce performance information. Specifically, Metrics Management compares base series data against comparison series data to calculate the index for each measure.
2 In Dashboards, a sequence of related values. In a chart, for example, a series is a set of related points. Figure G‑4 shows a bar chart that displays a series of quarterly sales revenue figures over four years.
An organized collection of links, online resources, and other resources that are accessed from a view or briefing book. The links that appear in Share are context sensitive, depending on the selected measure. They are organized by measure, location, category, and application.
A methodology for minimizing mistakes and maximizing organizational performance. The methodology works on two fundamental levels: managerial and technical.
A disk location storing volume data. The logical name for a storage location points to the path or physical location on disk. By default, the logical name for the default storage location points to the following path on Windows:
Any initiative with a parent initiative. A subinitiative can be a data initiative or group initiative. Date, budget, and rating values of subinitiatives are consolidated or otherwise processed to provide performance indicator values to initiatives above.
A location that is nested within another location. For example, if Metrics Management is set up to monitor performance for a region, the sublocations could be the district offices within the region.
Any measure with a parent measure. A submeasure can be a data measure, formula measure, or group measure. The indexes of these measures are consolidated or otherwise processed to provide index values to the measure above.
