Display a metric as a timeline

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title: Display a metric as a timeline
description: Administrators can enable users to display any metric on a timeline by activating the Timeline Metrics UI action.
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release: australia
product: Time Configuration
classification: time-configuration
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Timeline pages, Viewing record information over time, Reference, Time configuration, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
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# Display a metric as a timeline

Administrators can enable users to display any metric on a timeline by activating the Timeline Metrics UI action.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Metrics** > **Definitions**.

2.  Select the metric you want to display on a timeline. For example, Problem State Duration.

3.  Select the **Timeline** check box.

4.  Click **Update**.


**Parent Topic:**[Timeline pages](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/time-configuration/c_TimelinePages.md)