A period is used to determine the time range or time window of the statistical data that is collected by a derived metric for a business activity, such as last one day or last calendar week. A period defines the time range of statistical data when you use a derived metric to collect statistical data on your business. This topic describes how to create a period.
Background information
Create a period
- Go to the Period page.
- Log on to the DataWorks console.
- In the left-side navigation pane, click Workspaces.
- In the top navigation bar, select the region where your workspace resides. Find your workspace on the Workspaces page and click Data Development in the Actions column.
- On the DataStudio page, click the
icon in the upper-left corner and choose . The Derived Metric page appears.
- In the left-side navigation pane, click Period to go to the Period page.
- Create a period.
- Click Save in the upper part of the configuration tab.
Import periods
If you want to create multiple periods, you can import the periods that you need to use. DataWorks provides a template for you to import periods. You can configure the required information about periods in the template file and import the file.