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title: KPI table
description: The KPI \[sn\_kpi\_kpi\] table stores the important information about the KPIs created.
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# KPI table

The KPI \[sn\_kpi\_kpi\] table stores the important information about the KPIs created.

## KPI \[sn\_kpi\_kpi\] table

The KPI \[sn\_kpi\_kpi\] table contains the following fields.

|Field|Data type|Description|
|-----|---------|-----------|
|Name|String|Name of the KPI.|
|Description|String|Brief description of the KPI.|
|Active|Boolean|Status of the KPI.|
|KPI Template|Reference|KPI Template used to create the KPI.|
|Supplier|Reference|Supplier for which this KPI is created.|
|Threshold set|Reference|Set of thresholds created for this KPI.|
|Domain|Reference|Performance domain of the KPI.|
|Type|Choice|Indicates the type of the KPI.|
|Nature|Choice|Indicates whether the KPI is leading \(predicts future\), lagging \(measures past performance\), or current \(monitors ongoing activities\).|
|Collected from user|Reference|The person who provides the data.|
|Weight|Integer|Determines the importance of the KPI in the overall performance score when multiple KPIs are collected.|
|Direction|Choice|Indicates whether the KPI should be minimized or maximised to show the ideal trend of the values.|
|Precision|Integer|Specifies the number of decimal points to be used for data collection to ensure accuracy and consistency.|
|Collection source type|Choice|The method used to collect KPI data. Options include Automated, Manual, and Integration. The Integration option enables automated data retrieval from external sources.|
|External source|Reference|The external system that provides KPI data when the collection source type is Integration. This field references the ERP source table. For FedEx DataWorks integration, this field is populated with FedEx DataWorks. This field is hidden by default on the KPI form.|
|Unit|Reference|Measurement unit used to quantify the KPI.|
|Collection frequency|String|The frequency for collecting the KPI data.|
|Instructions|Translated html|Populated in KPI collection tasks to give more context to the user providing the KPI data.|
|Next run date|Date|Next scheduled run date of the KPI to collect the data.|
|Last collected date|Date|Latest date on which KPI data is collected.|
|Last period data|Reference|Latest KPI data.|
|Entity table|Table name|Table in which the entity belongs.|
|Entity Sys ID|Document ID|Sys ID of the entity.|

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