> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.factorypulse.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Managing KPI's

> Learn how to create and manage your KPI's

<Warning>
  Only account admins can manage the KPI's for the account.
</Warning>

KPI's are the building blocks of your VM board. They are the metrics that you want to track and visualise.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Launch the KPI manager">
    Launch the KPI manager by clicking on the KPI manager icon in the configuration menu.

    <img className="block rounded-3xl border-2 border-gray-200 shadow-lg" src="https://mintcdn.com/factorypulse/OfNOBMSPhQV0BJWS/images/config.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OfNOBMSPhQV0BJWS&q=85&s=43be01a9a91eb197aee3bf14a483b543" alt="Open the configuration menu" width="2764" height="976" data-path="images/config.png" />

    <img className="block rounded-3xl border-2 border-gray-200 shadow-lg" src="https://mintcdn.com/factorypulse/OfNOBMSPhQV0BJWS/images/kpi/kpi-manager.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OfNOBMSPhQV0BJWS&q=85&s=ff7608415569abb109028766579798e1" alt="KPI manager screenshot" width="2560" height="562" data-path="images/kpi/kpi-manager.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a KPI">
    Create a KPI to start tracking your data. Ensure you've set the direction of the KPI to either "up" or "down" to indicate if a higher or lower value is better. The frequency the data should be inputted and at what level the data should be inputted. For example, you might collect output shiftly at a cell level, first time pass rate daily at a department level or absence monthly at a factory level.

    <img className="block rounded-3xl border-2 border-gray-200 shadow-lg" src="https://mintcdn.com/factorypulse/OfNOBMSPhQV0BJWS/images/kpi/kpi.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=OfNOBMSPhQV0BJWS&q=85&s=3445323f0e682ce6b183d373d0d72860" alt="Create a KPI screenshot" width="2498" height="1922" data-path="images/kpi/kpi.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Edit a KPI">
    Once created you can edit the KPI by clicking on the edit icon <Icon icon="pencil" iconType="solid" /> in the KPI manager.

    <Info>
      You can't completely delete a KPI, clicking the delete icon <Icon icon="trash" iconType="solid" /> will archive the KPI. Archived KPIs are hidden end users but are visible at the bottom of the KPI manager.
    </Info>
  </Step>
</Steps>