Access the Custom Metrics Editor from the Filters Sidebar

To access the Custom Metrics Editor from the Filters sidebar of a visual or dashboard:

1. Access the visual filter sidebar or the dashboard filter sidebar.

   • To access the visual filter sidebar, select the visual filter icon () on the visual or select Edit Visual from the visual menu () and then select on the sidebar menu.
   • To access the dashboard filter sidebar, select the dashboard filter icon () next to the dashboard title. The dashboard-level filter icon is available only when all the visuals are from the same data source.

   The Filters sidebar appears.

2. Select at the top of the Attribute, Number, or Time sections on the Row or Group tab. The following menu appears:

   

3. Select Add Custom Metric to access the Custom Metrics Editor and create a custom metric.

4. Be sure to save the dashboard after creating or modifying your custom metric. If you close the dashboard without saving, your custom metric will not be saved.

You can also access the Custom Metrics Editor when you edit any custom metric listed on the Filters sidebar. See the following steps.

1. Select the filter icon to access the Filters sidebar for a visual or dashboard.

2. Select .

3. Locate a custom metric listed on the Filters sidebar and select the ellipsis () next to it. The following menu appears:

   

4. Select Edit on the menu to edit the custom metric. The Custom Metrics Editor appears.

5. Be sure to save the dashboard after creating or modifying your custom metric. If you close the dashboard without saving, your custom metric will not be saved.