For paid subscriptions, in addition to indicators and performance measures, variables are another type of measure.
A variable is a no-cost alternative to an indicator or performance measure, designed to act only as a child (disaggregated) measure used in a calculated (aggregated) measure. Variables cannot be used as a stand-alone measure in a result or program container, and they contain only data - no notes, actions, or file attachments. Variables are created from scratch XREF, and do not count against the total number of measures in your account.
Note: A variable can also be used as a compared measure.
As an example, the performance measure shown below uses a ratio calculation. The source data comes from two disaggregated measures.
These disaggregated measures could be other performance measures or indicators, but in this case both measures are variables.
When viewing a variable, any measures that take their data from this variable appear under Measures that Aggregate this Measure.
