Creating KPI reports
A KPI variable usually comprises:
- A metric
- A qualification
- A date restriction or period
Using KPI metrics, you can track the actual performance, compare it to a goal, and detect trends. These metrics are most commonly used in organizations as KPIs to monitor critical business areas. KPI reports are designed to be used on a KPI Dashboard tab, and not as standalone reports.
A KPI report differs from a standard report in the following ways:
- KPI reports are run periodically to detect trends and changes in data (or uses a date field).
- KPI reports use conditional formatting to classify the current status of the metric.
KPI reports can be added to a KPI Dashboard tab to easily monitor critical business areas.
Remedy Smart Reporting offers the following types of KPI reports:
- Spot—Sets a KPI without displaying additional information, other than the value itself.
- Categorical—Splits what is displayed on the tab into categories when viewed as a report. You can break up the value into categories for further examination.
- Time—Shows a trend according to time-series data, rather than real-time trends. You can also show more detail in the report (like a Categorical KPI).
The KPI reports provided with Remedy Smart Reporting can have multiple dimensions to help better segregate your report data. You can add up to four dimensions to a KPI report. For example, the change request trend report can be filtered based on Priority, Assigned Group, Service, and Company.
The following video (3:27) provides a quick overview of KPI reports:
The following topics discuss creating KPI reports: