KPI's

A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives. Organizations use KPIs to evaluate their success at reaching targets.

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Create Key Performance

Navigate Main Menu > Files.
Select the PnL_Admin_NEW### model.

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If you have not previously created or copied this model, you will need to follow the steps in the

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By default, your model is displayed in

Select Admin_###_COA under Account.

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Here you can see all the measures in our model - we are going to add some additional calculations.

Note that the Account dimension uses an Account Type attribute to automatically handle positive and negative values.

In SAP Analytics Cloud, you can enter all values as positive numbers, and the switching of signs from positive to negative is handled automatically based on the Account Type setting.

There are four financial account types: Income (INC) and Expense (EXP) items are included in the Profit and Loss account, and Assets (AST) and Liabilities (LEQ) are Balance sheet items. Automatic switching is applied to the account types of INC and LEQ. There is also a NFIN (Non-Financial) option.