You can link a process KPI to a KPI. In this case, the KPI will be filled in automatically based on the process KPI. To make this link work, make sure that the two KPIs have the same data type and periodicity. Moreover, personal process KPIs must be linked to personal KPIs.
If a personal KPI is used, the context variable that specifies the user must be filled in before the value is recorded. A user type variable can be filled in automatically based on the details of the process executor in the swimlane, a process task or a script.
To link the KPIs, select the process KPI on the Metrics and KPIs tab of the process page, open the context menu and select Link to KPI (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1. "Link to KPI" option of the process KPI context menu.
A dialogue box opens with all the published KPIs. Here you can select the required KPI:
Fig. 2. KPI selection window.
After that, the Values tab of the KPI page in ELMA Designer will feature Automatic Collection as Value Collection Method in the Fact Value Collection section. The Formula field will feature the name of the linked process KPI and its process:
