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id: aggregation-tips
title: Metric Aggregation Tips
sidebar_label: Metric Aggregation Tips
slug: /help/docs/metrics/metrics-queries/aggregation-tips/
canonical: https://www.sumologic.com/help/docs/metrics/metrics-queries/aggregation-tips/
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When you run a metrics query that returns high cardinality results, the [Metrics Search](/docs/metrics/metrics-queries/metrics-explorer) displays a tip for how to use an aggregation clause to produce more readable results. An aggregation tip is displayed for a query based on the cardinality of the query. It is presented when a query’s cardinality exceeds these thresholds:
| Tab type | Cardinality threshold |
| :-- | :-- |
| **Chart** tab with a Single Value panel type | 1 unique series |
| **Chart** tab with a Time Series or Categorical panel type | 10 unique series |
| **Time Series** tab | 50 unique time series |
Aggregation tips are available in the Metrics Search, and in metrics queries in dashboards.
## View aggregation tips
The screenshot below shows the **Time Series** tab for a query that returns 270 time series. Note the tip below the query suggests grouping the data by the `prometheus_replica` dimension using the [`avg`](/docs/metrics/metrics-operators/avg/) operator. You can ignore the tip and close the tip by clicking the x to the right. Or you can click **Add operator to query** to add the recommended operator and dimension to your query.
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If you click **Add operator to query**, the aggregation clause is added to your query. We don’t run the query automatically—press Enter, or click the run icon to execute the query.
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If you’re running multiple queries, a tip will be provided for each of the queries that exceeds a cardinality threshold.
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## Disable tips
If you prefer not to see query tips, choose **Disable Query Tips** from the three-dot kebab menu in the Metrics Search.
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