Units help your analytics calculations to have meaning in reports. They also drive subtotaling. Manage your units from this menu.
Click the cog icon in the top right of the Analytics app
The settings screen appears. Select Units on the left.
The list of units in the current project
Unit name
Unit abbreviation
Hidden/shown status
Subtotaling status
Count of calculations using that unit
Edit the Unit
Delete the Unit
Add a new Unit
Create/Edit Units
Units allow you to measure any quantity you need to in your projects. Create custom units for things like:
Areas (km, acres)
Time (days, weeks, years)
Different Currency Values ( $, €, £ )
Special counts like dwellings, parking bays, or jobs
Click new unit or the edit icon (pencil) to bring up the Unit edit screen.
Give the unit a name. This displays in the dropdown selection in your calculation builder
Give the calculation an abbreviation. This appears in your analytics report tab
Allow/Disallow it to subtotal
Hide it from selection in the calculation builder
Hiding from selection is useful when swapping between metric or imperial templates. You can show/hide only relevant units to end users without having to completely remove the other unit type.
Delete Units
Click the bin icon to delete a unit.
Confirm the deletion. You can review how many calculations use that unit before deletion.
Cancel: return to unit editor
Delete: delete unit from project and return to editor
