An approach and a data structure for inheriting reporting metrics in a business logic system are provided. A scorecard structure includes a top level metric (scorecard) that receives aggregated scores from hierarchically structured lower level measures such as KPI's and objectives. Each KPI may be assigned target values and each target a status indicator. Upon selecting elements of the scorecard such as measures, targets, data sources, and the like, data associated with the elements including content and property information is retrieved. Elements are ordered according to the scorecard hierarchy and scored based on the order.