Create a metric

Metrics let you define and save reusable analysis objects in Amplitude. They speed up workflows and increase confidence when building analyses. Metrics are shared project-wide, and any member, manager, or admin can create them. Only managers and admins can mark a metric as official.

Create and configure a new metric

To create and configure a metric for use in Event Segmentation charts or Data Tables:

1. Go to where you add an event to your analysis. Open the Metrics tab and click + Define new Metric.
2. In the modal, specify the metric type to create. Event Segmentation, Revenue, and Formula metrics are available for both chart types. Funnels are also available in Data Tables.

3. Add the events and properties you want.
4. Give the metric a unique name. You can also add a description to explain the metric to your team, and verify (or "officiate") the metric.

5. Click Save to add the metric to your analysis.

After you add a metric, you can edit or remove it. In a Data Table, click More Options in the metric header. In an Event Segmentation chart, click View Metric in the flyout panel to edit the metric. Remove a metric from an Event Segmentation chart the same way you remove an event.

To delete a metric from the project, click Edit metric, then Delete, in the metric drawer. Only Amplitude users with the Administrator role can delete metrics they don't own.

For event total metrics in Data Tables, click the settings gear next to the date picker to switch between absolute numbers, relative percentage of total, or both.