Metric

Metrics are a defined methodology of costing a harness. A metric is a single value calculated as a measure of worth (for example, cost or weight).

Capital Configuration Optimizer uses metrics for calculating the complexity costs when generating Full Complexity and Optimized Complexity harness levels.

Each metric is calculated by adding together values for different types of object. These are called metric elements and are listed separately when displayed in the interface.

You can apply a metric to multiple harnesses.

Available metrics depend on whether you have quick start data installed and whether you have created your own metrics.

Examples of metric elements for a cost metric could be Cost of Splices, Cost of Wires, Cost of Connectors, and so on. The total cost would then be calculated by adding together each of these metric elements.

Each metric element is calculated from one of a set of element definitions. Each definition applies to a subset of the objects in the metric element and only one applies to any particular object. Examples for a Cost of Splice metric element could be the cost of a center-strip splice or the cost of a normal splice.

Within the interface, you can modify the default metrics or even define new ones based on attributes and properties of design objects. You can develop custom metrics as part of an extensibility plugin. For more information about developing and using extensibility plugins, see the PluginDevelopment.pdf file that is located in the doc\plugin directory of your Capital installation.

• Creating a Metric

• Creating a Metric Element

• Deleting a Metric Element

• Editing a Metric Element Definition

• Deleting a Metric Element Definition

• Specifying the Architectural Cost of a Component

Parent Topic:

Harness Level Optimization Tool Concepts

Capital Systems Integrator User Guide, 2512.2606

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