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title: "Create Key Result"
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## What is a Key Result?

In the context of OKR (Objectives and Key Results), a Key Result (KR) is a measurable outcome that tracks progress toward achieving an Objective or sub-objective. It defines how success will be measured and provides a way to assess if the objective has been accomplished.

### Key Result attributes

In the OKR module, a Key Result has the following attributes (the attributes marked with an asterisk* are mandatory to provide during the Key Result creation process):

- **Name*** - Give a descriptive name for the Key Result contributing toward achieving the Objective.
- **Description** - Provide a brief description of the Key Result for your stakeholders.
- **Link work items** - Link Jira work item(s) associated with the Key Result.
- **Progress** - Decide how you want to track the KR's progress (update it manually or have it automatically calculated based on the status of the linked work items).
- **Measure as** (Update manually) - From the dropdown, choose the Numeric, Percentage, or Currency value (USD ($), EUR (€), GBP (£), BRL (R$), CHF (CHf), IDR (Rp), INR (₹)).
- **Current** (Update manually) - Define the current value of the “Measure as” unit you start at the beginning of the period. If you start a new project, it will most likely be a 0.
- **Target** (Update manually) - Define the value you plan to achieve over the OKR period.

> ℹ️ The **Measure as**, **Current**, and **Target** options are only available when you set your KR to **Update manually**. Key Results set to **Linked to work items** are tracked by the number of Jira work items completed and come with no extra attributes.

- **Period*** (**Expected start** and **Expected end**) - Select one of the pre-defined periods from the dropdown or create a custom one. Once you select the period, the start/end dates are filled in automatically.
- **Type** - Select one of the pre-defined Objective types (Company, Personal, Team) or create a custom one.
- **Owner*** - The Objective Owner** **is filled automatically, but you can edit it.
- **Collaborators** - Add other people who are involved in achieving the Objective.
- **Teams** - Add team(s) associated with the objective.
- **Labels** - Add label(s) to find the Objective faster.
- **Contribution** (sub-objective) - Define a contribution % that reflects how much a given sub-objective contributes to its parent Objective's progress upon full completion. By default, all OKRs under the same Objective equally share the contribution, but you can edit their individual values.

| **Key Result attributes on the Key Result creation screen.** |
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| ![Key Result attributes on the Key Result creation screen.](media://9263a391-a2ab-496a-921a-7755f6d5da10) |

## Create a Key Result

You can create a Key Result for your Objective or sub-objective directly on the OKR Overview page or on the Task tree page.

> 📝 While you are on the Create new Key Result screen, you can [restrict its visibility](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/1918765815) from selected users.

### On the OKR Overview page

1. On the *OKR Overview* page, click **More actions** (**…**) next to the Objective.
2. Select **Add sub-objective**.

4. On the Create Key Result screen, fill in the KR details (attributes).
5. **Save** to complete the process.

### On the Tree view page

1. On the *OKR Overview* page, click **More actions** (**…**) next to the Objective.
2. Select **Edit tree**.
3. On the *Tree view* page, click the **plus** (**+**) button.
4. Select **Add key result**.

![A context menu for adding new OKRs on the Tree view page.](media://bcfafff4-e1ff-4d4d-8c8d-ae4f79573da4)

5. On the Create sub-objective screen, fill in the sub-objective details (attributes).
6. Click the **Finish & go back** to complete the process.

> 📝 On the Tree view page, you can generate Key Results ideas and create them in one go with the help of the [OKR AI](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/2193818158) (**Suggest key results** option).

### On the Objective details side panel

1. On the *OKR Overview* page, click the Objective to open its details on the side panel.
2. On the panel, click **More actions** (**…**).
3. Select **Add key result**.

![Objective details side panel.](media://f484cab1-635c-4447-93cb-e6a3c4180098)

4. On the Create sub-objective screen, fill in the sub-objective details (attributes).
5. **Save** to complete the process.

### On the Objective details page

1. On the *OKR Overview* page, click the Objective to open its details on the side panel.
2. On the panel, click **More actions** (**…**).
3. Select **Details**.
4. On the **Objective details** page, scroll down to the **Alignment** section.
5. Under the **Alignment**, click the **+Add** button.
6. Select **Key result**.

![Task details page, the alignment section.](media://d682afd6-ab37-431b-93ff-6a294bbeee75)

Alternatively, switch to the **Key results** tab under the Alignment and click the **Create new key result** button.

7. On the Create sub-objective screen, fill in the sub-objective details (attributes).
8. Click the **Finish & go back** to complete the process.