Configure the formula builder

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 2 minutes to read

    • Specify the formula context, the tables, and the identifiers before you can build a formula.

    Before you begin

    Role required: admin

    About this task

    It’s necessary to configure the formula builder before a formula can be built in a calculated metric definition. During configuring, you can specify the formula context, the tables to use, and their conditions. In the context of Operational Sustainability Management, if you build the formula at the metric definition level, you must select the metric definition table and the metric table during configuration. To build the formula at the entity level, you must select the metric definition and the emission factor table. Other applications can use the tables that are required for their use. You can configure the columns and their labels that you want to display along with the emission factor during building the formula. These labels help in easily identifying the emission factors.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Formula builder > Configuration.
    2. Select New.
    3. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Table 1. Formula builder configuration form
      Field Description
      Formula context Configuration available to create the formula for a specific option. The choices for operational sustainability are as follows:
      • Calculation level - entity
      • Calculation level - metric definition
      Note:
      Users of other applications can select different context options.
      Application Scope of the application. This field is automatically set.
      Table Tables that you want to use while building the formula.
      Condition Criteria using which the records are filtered from the selected table when building the formula. For example, you can build a condition that Domain is Operational Sustainability Management.
      Display field Unique display name for the operands such as the Name field or the ID field.
      Identifier An abbreviated two-letter combination of lowercase letters that is associated with a specific table name. For example, if your table name is Hardware accessories, your identifier can be ha.
      Note:
      Using fn as an identifier isn’t permitted as fn refers to function.
      Show additional columns Option to decide if you want additional columns to be displayed.
      Note:
      This option is useful in cases where there are duplicate emission factor names. Showing additional details can help metric managers to select the right emission factor.
      Primary column Primary column that you 'd like displayed for the emission factor during formula building. For example, if you select From unit, then the emission factor's From unit will be displayed along with the factor name.
      Secondary column Secondary column that you'd like displayed for the emission factor during formula building. For example, if you select To unit, then the emission factor's To unit will be displayed along with the factor name.
      Note:
      When defining calculated metric definitions, you can use emission factors with different units than the collected data.
      Primary column label Preferred label of the primary column selected. For example, if you selected Short Description in the Primary column field, you can provide the preferred label as Short Desc.
      Secondary column label Preferred label of the secondary column selected.
    4. Select Submit.