Visualizing pre-configured academic metrics in UNIWeb
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**Before you begin:** this procedure requires an [administrator role](https://guides.uniweb.io/uniweb-accounts/access-control/managing-administrator-roles-and-permissions) in any academic unit that includes the following permissions:
* View analytics
If you have not been assigned a Role with the permissions listed above, and believe that you should be able to perform this task, please contact your system administrator.
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1. From your [UNIWeb Administration](https://guides.uniweb.io/navigating-uniweb/the-administration-page) page, go to **Academic Metrics**.
2. Preset metric options are tiled in the centre panel of the Metrics section. **Click on a metrics category** that you would like to explore, and then **click on a specific metric** within that category. UNIWeb will generate a report of your selected metric.
3. In the right panel, configure any [**filtering options**](#filtering-options)**, graphing style** (if applicable), or **citation style** (if applicable).
4. **Optional:** You can download the data contained on a preset academic metrics page by clicking the **Excel file** or **Word file** buttons under the **Download As** heading in the right panel**.**
### Filtering Options
| Option | Purpose |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Academic Unit** | Filter the report by any or all of the academic unit(s) where you have administrator access. |
| **Academic Titles** | Filter the report by specific academic titles of the UNIWeb members in your academic unit(s). |
| **Date Range** | Restrict the metrics report to a specific date range. |
## Downloading custom academic metrics as excel files
If you want access to raw metrics data in order to perform your own metrics, you can choose you own filtering parameters and export this data as an Excel file. Data can be filtered based on department, the type of staff, a date range, and what CV section(s) you would like to examine.
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**Before you begin:** this procedure requires an [administrator role](https://guides.uniweb.io/uniweb-accounts/access-control/managing-administrator-roles-and-permissions) in any academic unit that includes the following permissions:
* View analytics
If you have not been assigned a Role with the permissions listed above, and believe that you should be able to perform this task, please contact your system administrator.
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1. From your [UNIWeb Administration](https://guides.uniweb.io/navigating-uniweb/the-administration-page) page, go to **Academic Metrics**.
2. In the centre panel, click **Custom Metrics**.
3. In the **Download Metrics and an Excel file** page, configure any [**download options**](#download-options)**.**
4. Click **Download**.
An Excel file containing data filtered according to your selected download options will be downloaded to your computer
### Download options
| Option | Purpose |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Data Type** | Choose whether you would like to gather data from the UNIWeb CV, or from public profiles. |
| **Academic Unit** | Filter the data by any or all of the academic unit(s) where you have administrator access. |
| **Academic Titles** | Filter the report by specific academic titles of the UNIWeb members in your academic unit(s). You may choose multiple. |
| **Date Range** | Restrict the metrics report to a specific date range. |
| **Include empty dates** | Not every CV field is required to have a date. Choose whether you would like to include entries where UNIWeb members have left the date fields blank. |
| **Selected Sections** | Choose the CV or Profile sections from which you would like to pull metrics data. You may choose multiple. |
| **File Name** | Indicate the name that you would like UNIWeb to assign to your downloaded Excel file. |
## Downloading lists of publications
At certain institutions, from time to time, administrators may be required to submit lists of publications from across their entire academic unit to institution management, formatted in a specific citation style. UNIWeb offers a preset metrics tool that can create a properly-cited list of publications with just a few clicks.
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**Before you begin:** this procedure requires an [administrator role](https://guides.uniweb.io/uniweb-accounts/access-control/managing-administrator-roles-and-permissions) in any academic unit that includes the following permissions:
* View analytics
If you have not been assigned a Role with the permissions listed above, and believe that you should be able to perform this task, please contact your system administrator.
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1. From your [UNIWeb Administration](https://guides.uniweb.io/navigating-uniweb/the-administration-page) page, go to **Academic Metrics**.
2. In the right panel, click **Download publication lists**.
3. In the **Download publications as a Word file** page, configure any [**download options**](#download-options)**.**
4. Click **Download**.
A Word file containing publications cited and filtered according to your selected download options will be downloaded to your computer
### Download options
| Option | Purpose |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Citation Style** | Choose which citation style you would like UNIWeb to follow in creating your publication list: