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Measures

Columns in the RMD table with measures

Column name Column description Column type Required column
Group A text field to specify the high-level category the measure belongs to (e.g., "Finance", "Marketing", "Sales", etc.) Text No
Block A text field for grouping measures by functional blocks within a group (e.g., "Expenses", "Revenue", "KPI", etc.) Text No
Measure name A text field for the business name of the measure Text Yes
Measure description A text field for a short description of the measure's purpose and meaning Text No
Original source type A text field for the type of source system (e.g., "Database", "CRM", "ERP", "API", "File") Text No
Original source A text field to specify the particular instance of the data source (e.g., "PostgreSQL Prod", "Microsoft Dynamics 365") Text No
Original object A text field to specify the name of the object in the source system (e.g., table name and field name or API method and parameter name) Text No
Display data type A dropdown list to select the measure's data type as it will be displayed in reports (e.g., "Number", "Percentage", "Text", etc.) Select Yes
Measure type A dropdown list to select the measure's type, which indicates how the measure is calculated ("Base" – for measures whose formulas refer directly only to facts and dimensions; "Calculated" – for measures whose formulas contain references to other measures) Select Yes
Measure restrictions A text field to describe special constraints or conditions for measure's calculation Text No
Formula A text field to enter the calculation formula (relevant for measures of all types) Formula Yes
Report for verification A link or name of the report used to validate the quality and accuracy of the data Text Yes
Comment A text field for additional comments and notes about measure's usage Text Yes
Status A dropdown list to select the measure's status (e.g., "In progress", "Active", "Archived", etc.) Select No
Relevance A checkbox to indicate if the measure is currently relevant Checkbox No
Required A checkbox to mark whether the measure is mandatory Checkbox No
Visibility A checkbox to indicate whether the measure's values will be displayed in reports Checkbox No
Responsible for the data A text field to specify the role, employee, or department responsible for the provision, quality, and accuracy of the data used for measure calculation Text No
Variation A dropdown list with predefined calculation variants for the measure (e.g., "Base Value", "Year-to-Date", "Year-over-Year", "Forecast", etc.) Select No