Metric Value Types

When you add a metric (baseline or post-release), you choose a value type that tells VEKTIS how to display and interpret the number. The first metric you add to a dev item locks the type for all future metrics on that item.

Available types

Type	When to use	You enter	Displays as
Number	Raw numeric values	12.5678	12.5678
Percentage	Rates, conversion rates, uptime	85.5	85.50%
Count	Integers like signups, tickets, users	1234	1,234
Currency	Revenue, cost, spend	1234.56	$1,234.56
Duration (seconds)	Fast operations (page loads, response times)	150 (seconds)	2m 30s
Duration (minutes)	Medium operations (build times, processes)	90 (minutes)	1h 30m
Duration (hours)	Long operations (deployments, cycles)	28 (hours)	1d 4h
Score	NPS, satisfaction scores, quality indexes	72	72.0
Ratio	Multipliers, ratios	3.5	3.50x

Duration compatibility

The three duration types (seconds, minutes, hours) are interchangeable. You can record one baseline in seconds and another in minutes — VEKTIS converts them to a common unit automatically before calculating statistics.

All other types are not interchangeable. If your first baseline uses Percentage, all subsequent metrics must also use Percentage.

Type locking

The value type is determined by the first metric you add to a dev item — whether baseline or post-release:

1. You add a metric with type Percentage
2. All future baseline metrics must be Percentage (or you’ll see an error)
3. All post-release metrics must also be Percentage

Tip

Choose your value type carefully on the first metric. If you need to change it, you’ll need to delete existing metrics first.

Choosing the right type

If you’re measuring…	Use
Conversion rate, error rate, uptime	Percentage
Number of users, signups, tickets	Count
Revenue, cost per acquisition	Currency
Page load time, response time	Duration (seconds)
Build time, deployment time	Duration (minutes)
Sprint cycle time, lead time	Duration (hours)
NPS, CSAT, quality score	Score
Feature adoption multiplier	Ratio
Anything else numeric	Number