| key figure |
Values or quantities, such as sales revenue, fixed costs, sales quantity or number of employees.
In addition to the key figures saved on the database, you have the option of defining derived (calculated) key figures in the query definition in the Business Explorer. Such key figures are calculated using a formula from the key figures of the InfoCube.
Examples of derived key figures are "sales revenue per employee" (sales revenue divided by number of employees), or "variance as a percentage" or "contribution margin".