# Make target period descriptions more intuitive

**URL:** <https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/t/make-target-period-descriptions-more-intuitive/1180>\
**Category:** Feature Ideas\
**Created:** [March 5, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/t/make-target-period-descriptions-more-intuitive/1180 "2021-03-05T16:13:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![elijah](https://communityhealthtoolkit.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/elijah/32/95_2.png) [@elijah](https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/u/elijah)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/t/make-target-period-descriptions-more-intuitive/1180/1 "2021-03-05T16:13:41Z")

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Targets in the Community Health Toolkit (CHT) can be computed for a window period within the current month, for all documents or with a custom function as per the documentation for the [target object date key:](https://docs.communityhealthtoolkit.org/apps/reference/targets/)

> When ‘reported’, the target will count documents with a reported\_date within the current month. When ‘now’, target includes all documents. A function can be used to indicate when the document should be counted. Default is ‘reported’.

Target configuration can be improved by making time period names more descriptive by:

- renaming the _ **reported** _ keyword which computes values for documents submitted within the current month to _ **current\_month** _

- renaming the _ **now** _ keyword which computes values for all documents submitted to _ **all\_time** _

This will make configuration of the Community Health Toolkit more intuitive, especially for users new to the platform.

Please share your thoughts.