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Where do I find the explanation of what a variable means?

Variables with a description have an information icon. Hover over the icon, or over a column header, to see the explanation.

Variables that have a description are marked with an information or question mark icon when you add cards, KPI lists or columns. Hover over the icon to get a short explanation of what the variable is. In the tables, you can also hover over the column header.

How to do it

  1. Edit the dashboard and add a KPI card or a KPI list, or open the column selection in a table.

  2. Find the variable in the list.

  3. Hover over the information icon next to the variable.

  4. Read the description.

The Columns panel above a table. 1: the question mark next to a variable, which shows the explanation of what the variable means. 2: Custom columns.

Example

Contribution is described as the result of the project, i.e. what you are left with, excluding the LPS calculation on both the revenue and cost side.

Do you want to change the name of a variable?

  • In a KPI list on the dashboard, you can give the variable its own display name, for example «Expected cost» instead of «Expected addition».

  • To change the term throughout the system, use Text alias under project settings → System.

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