Metrics management

First, make sure that you are an admin and that you are working on the good scope :

What is a metric ?

A metric is a unit of measurement used to count the number of licenses necessary for a given use for a given product.

Access

You can access to "Metrics management" by clicking here :

Possibilities

You can do 3 things from there :
- Add a new metric (here)
- See the details of an existing metric (here)
- Delete an existing metric(here)
- Edit and existing metric(here)

Add a new metric

You have to click on Add Metric :

This window will be shown :

You can see these different fields :
- "Type Name" : Write the name of your choice for your new metric (It must be the same name as in your acquired rights)
- "Metric Type" : Choose the type of your new metric

When you choose the "Metric Type", the window changes depending on which "Metric Type" has been chosen. For example, if I choose "sag.processor.standard" :

The field on the top right is completed with the formula of the metric and I have new fields to fill in according to the metric that I chose. Here is an example with the fields to complete for the "sag.processor.standard" metric :
- Reference Equipment : One of the equipment type
- Core : The attribute of the equipment that references the number of cores
- Corefactor : The attribute of the equipment that references the "corefactor"

Once you have completed all the fields, you have to click on "Create" to create your new metric !

See the details of an existing metric

By clicking anywhere on the line of a metric in the list, the details of the metric will be displayed like this :

You can see on this screen :
- Metric Name : The name of the metric
- Metric Type : The type of the metric
- Metric Description : The formula used to calculate the metric
- Other attributes : All of the other attributes are changing depending on the metric type, they are used to obtain the values of the formula (e.g : "Core" represents "Core(perCPU) nb" in the formula, "CPU" represents "CPU nb" in the formula). All of these attributes are equipment attributes

Delete an existing metric

You have to click on the little trash icon next to the metric that you want to delete as shown below.

After clicking on the trash icon, the frame below will be shown. If you are sure to delete the metric click on "OK"

Edit an existing metric

You have to click on the little pencil icon next to the metric that you want to edit as shown below.

After clicking on the pencil icon, the frame below will be shown.

You will be allowed to edit all parameters except the metric name and type.

Once the changes done, click on update to save the news parameters.