Storyline Metrics (Content Store only)
CUE can display character and word counts for the story elements in a storyline and for individual fields within story elements. If the CUE installation includes a CUE Print back end, then it is also possible to display "write to fit" line counts. In addition to the counts displayed at the bottom of each field or story element, a Metrics metadata panel can also be used to display summary counts for the whole storyline.
It is possible to set length constraints for storylines and story element fields, specified as maximum and/or minimum word and/or character counts. If constraints are specified, then they are reflected in the metrics displayed for a story. The specified limits are displayed together with the current word / character counts, and in addition the word / character counts change color to highlight content that is breaking constraints (yellow if the current count is below the specified minimum and red if it is above the specified maximum). These constraints are purely advisory. CUE will not prevent the user from saving or publishing a story that is breaking a length constraint.
The storyline metrics functionality is extremely flexible, and can be configured to display exactly the figures you need.
The storyline metrics described in this section is primarily aimed at online content. At installations with a CUE Print back-end, storylines can alternatively be configured to display measurements supplied by the CUE Print back end. These measurements include print-specific "write-to-fit" line counts. For further information about this, see Displaying CUE Print Measurement Data.