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Metrics track measurements on your status page, such as the number of users on your platform, requests per second, or teas brewed. A metric consists of:
  • Name: The name of the metric, such as Users Online.
  • Suffix: The suffix of the metric, such as users.
  • Description: A description of the metric, such as The number of users currently online.
  • Default View: The time range to display, such as Last hour, Today, Week, or Month.
  • Default Value: The value to use for missing points, such as 0.
  • Display Chart: Whether to plot the metric in a chart on the status page.
  • Places: The number of decimal places to display.
  • Metric Type: The type of calculation to perform on the metric, such as sum or average.
  • Threshold: The threshold determines when a new point should be created or the last point updated.
  • Show when empty: Whether Cachet displays the metric on your status page when it has no points. When disabled, the metric is hidden until it has data.
  • Visible: Whether the metric is visible to users, guests, or always hidden.

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Metric points

A metric is made up of multiple points that you add over time. Each point consists of:
  • Value: The value of the metric at this point in time.
  • Timestamp: The time the metric was recorded.
For performance, if you create a metric point within the threshold of an existing point, Cachet updates the existing point with the new value.

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Reordering metrics

You can reorder metrics to control the order they appear in on your status page, in the same way you reorder components.