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October 22, 2016
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Syncing Custom Fields to RCA - Dimension vs Metric

  • October 22, 2016
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I'm just learning Revenue Explorer and can see that I need to sync our relevant custom fields to RCA. However, when you do so you are presented with a choice - to sync the field as a metric or as a dimension. Can someone point me to documentation that explains the difference?

Thanks in advance!

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Josh_Hill13
Josh_Hill13
Level 10
October 24, 2016

this should be under the University>RCE docs. There's not a direct link.

In my experience, I've found that it almost always makes me do a Dimension, not a metric. It's up to you, but keep in mind that Metrics will be rows/columns vs. data points.

Dan_Stevens_
Dan_Stevens_
Level 10
October 24, 2016

A simple way to look at this is DIMENSIONS are attributes you want to include in your reports (country, lead score, program tags, etc.); while METRICS are what you want to measure (e.g., program success measures, status count).  Most of the items you add will be DIMENSIONS.

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Anonymous
October 24, 2016

Hi Dan,

Yup - you're right. Thank you. This became clear to me once I began building reports. It's just a question of the Marketo learning material not being presented in the best order (and being incomplete on this).

Thanks again!

Denise

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