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title: KPI Template table
description: The KPI Template \[sn\_kpi\_template\] table stores the configurations required to create KPIs.
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last_updated: "2026-08-24"
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keywords: [KPI Template table, Threshold set, Supplier count, Recommended weight, Collection source type, External source, Integration data collection]
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# KPI Template table

The KPI Template \[sn\_kpi\_template\] table stores the configurations required to create KPIs.

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

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

|Field|Data type|Description|
|-----|---------|-----------|
|Name|String|Name of the KPI template.|
|Description|String|Brief description of the KPI template.|
|Active|Boolean|Status of the KPI template.|
|Threshold set|Reference|Set of thresholds created for this template.|
|Domain|Reference|Performance domain of the template.|
|Type|Choice|Indicates the type of the KPI template.|
|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.|
|Recommended weight|Integer|Determines the importance of the KPI in the overall performance score when multiple KPIs are collected.|
|Supplier count|Integer|Total number of suppliers added to the KPI template.|
|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.|
|Template owner|Reference|The person who owns the KPI template.|
|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 must be populated with FedEx DataWorks. This field is hidden by default on the KPI template 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.|

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