Process instance-dependent measures

Standard measures

The values of standard measures are calculated based on attributes at the process, function, or relation instance level using the attribute calculator component of the Measure calculator.
The calculation uses either a fixed algorithm programmed in the PPM software or an algorithm specified by the user in the XML Measure configuration file.

User-defined measures

The algorithm for calculating user-defined measures can be conveniently created using the PPM front-end.

The fundamental difference from standard measures is the fact that the calculation is not instance-specific and based on attributes, but on the sets of values for already calculated measures. The results are not saved in the PPM database and are recalculated each time the measure is called up. Changes to the algorithm are displayed immediately by calling up the measure again in the PPM user interface.