About Automatically Updating Measures

KPI measurements can be updated automatically according to a schedule. You can define the desired schedule for each KPI via the Schedule, Alerts, and Privileges section, which you can access from the KPI design page.

Scheduled updates are typically performed on KPIs built from Analysis Services or Queries, or aggregated from sub-indicators. To avoid confusion and eliminate the possibility of reviewing and analyzing out-of-date information, you should schedule an update of KPI measurements at the same time that measurements are scheduled to be taken. For example, if you are going to collect measurements on the first day of each month, you should also schedule the updates to run on the first day of each month.

KPIs can be scheduled for automatic updates one time or on a recurring basis. The following table describes the schedules by which you can configure the KPI measurements to be updated.

Frequency	Example
Every x minutes from start time or after last occurrence.	Every thirty minutes from the start time. Every thirty minutes after the last update.
Every x hours from start time or after last occurrence.	Every one hour from the start time. Every one hour after the last update.
Every x number of days from start time or after last occurrence.	Every two days from the start time. Every two days after the last update.
Every x day from start time or after last occurrence where you define the day of the week.	Every third day from the start time. Every third day after the last update.
Every x month from start time or after last occurrence.	Every three months from the start time. Every three months after the last scheduled update.
Every x year from start time or after last occurrence.	Every two years from the start time. Every two years after the last scheduled update.

Note: The Daylight Saving Time (DST) is supported for the schedules defined for a KPI. If you have specified the schedule for a KPI in days, weeks, months, or in years since the last occurrence, the schedules will adjust according to the DST. However, the schedules defined in n hours since last occurrence do not support DST. However, it is recommended that you avoid scheduling the jobs near to the transition hours of Daylight Savings Time.