diff --git a/api/schema.graphqls b/api/schema.graphqls
index 8edae6c..d703990 100644
--- a/api/schema.graphqls
+++ b/api/schema.graphqls
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ type GlobalMetricListItem {
   name: String!
   unit: Unit!
   scope: MetricScope!
-  footprint: Boolean
+  footprint: String
   availability: [ClusterSupport!]!
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/graph/generated/generated.go b/internal/graph/generated/generated.go
index 91839a9..d54ddb1 100644
--- a/internal/graph/generated/generated.go
+++ b/internal/graph/generated/generated.go
@@ -2022,7 +2022,7 @@ type GlobalMetricListItem {
   name: String!
   unit: Unit!
   scope: MetricScope!
-  footprint: Boolean
+  footprint: String
   availability: [ClusterSupport!]!
 }
 
@@ -3531,9 +3531,9 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _GlobalMetricListItem_footprint(ctx context.Context,
 	if resTmp == nil {
 		return graphql.Null
 	}
-	res := resTmp.(bool)
+	res := resTmp.(string)
 	fc.Result = res
-	return ec.marshalOBoolean2bool(ctx, field.Selections, res)
+	return ec.marshalOString2string(ctx, field.Selections, res)
 }
 
 func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext_GlobalMetricListItem_footprint(_ context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField) (fc *graphql.FieldContext, err error) {
@@ -3543,7 +3543,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext_GlobalMetricListItem_footprint(_ contex
 		IsMethod:   false,
 		IsResolver: false,
 		Child: func(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField) (*graphql.FieldContext, error) {
-			return nil, errors.New("field of type Boolean does not have child fields")
+			return nil, errors.New("field of type String does not have child fields")
 		},
 	}
 	return fc, nil
diff --git a/internal/importer/testdata/cluster-fritz.json b/internal/importer/testdata/cluster-fritz.json
index 8519fd4..e9f5e43 100644
--- a/internal/importer/testdata/cluster-fritz.json
+++ b/internal/importer/testdata/cluster-fritz.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "node",
       "aggregation": "avg",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "avg",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 72,
       "normal": 72,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "node",
       "aggregation": "sum",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "max",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 256,
       "normal": 128,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "hwthread",
       "aggregation": "sum",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "avg",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 5600,
       "normal": 1000,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "socket",
       "aggregation": "sum",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "avg",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 350,
       "normal": 100,
diff --git a/pkg/archive/clusterConfig.go b/pkg/archive/clusterConfig.go
index a68a530..6f0178c 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/clusterConfig.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/clusterConfig.go
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ func initClusterConfig() error {
 						newMetric.LowerIsBetter = cfg.LowerIsBetter
 						sc.MetricConfig = append(sc.MetricConfig, *newMetric)
 
-						if newMetric.Footprint {
+						if newMetric.Footprint != "" {
 							sc.Footprint = append(sc.Footprint, newMetric.Name)
-							ml.Footprint = true
+							ml.Footprint = newMetric.Footprint
 						}
 						if newMetric.Energy {
 							sc.EnergyFootprint = append(sc.EnergyFootprint, newMetric.Name)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func initClusterConfig() error {
 					availability.SubClusters = append(availability.SubClusters, sc.Name)
 					sc.MetricConfig = append(sc.MetricConfig, *newMetric)
 
-					if newMetric.Footprint {
+					if newMetric.Footprint != "" {
 						sc.Footprint = append(sc.Footprint, newMetric.Name)
 					}
 					if newMetric.Energy {
diff --git a/pkg/archive/testdata/archive/alex/cluster.json b/pkg/archive/testdata/archive/alex/cluster.json
index fe791f4..cc2888d 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/testdata/archive/alex/cluster.json
+++ b/pkg/archive/testdata/archive/alex/cluster.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "node",
       "aggregation": "avg",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "avg",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 128,
       "normal": 128,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "node",
       "aggregation": "sum",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "max",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 512,
       "normal": 128,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "hwthread",
       "aggregation": "sum",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "avg",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 9216,
       "normal": 1000,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "socket",
       "aggregation": "sum",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "avg",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 350,
       "normal": 100,
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "accelerator",
       "aggregation": "avg",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "avg",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 100,
       "normal": 80,
diff --git a/pkg/archive/testdata/archive/fritz/cluster.json b/pkg/archive/testdata/archive/fritz/cluster.json
index b0263c4..58ec3af 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/testdata/archive/fritz/cluster.json
+++ b/pkg/archive/testdata/archive/fritz/cluster.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "node",
       "aggregation": "avg",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "avg",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 72,
       "normal": 72,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
           "peak": 104,
           "normal": 104,
           "caution": 52,
-          "footprint": true,
+          "footprint": "avg",
           "alert": 20
         },
         {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
           "peak": 104,
           "normal": 104,
           "caution": 52,
-          "footprint": true,
+          "footprint": "avg",
           "alert": 20
         }
       ]
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "node",
       "aggregation": "sum",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "max",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 256,
       "normal": 128,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
           "peak": 1024,
           "normal": 512,
           "caution": 900,
-          "footprint": true,
+          "footprint": "max",
           "lowerIsBetter": true,
           "alert": 1000
         },
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
           "peak": 2048,
           "normal": 1024,
           "caution": 1800,
-          "footprint": true,
+          "footprint": "max",
           "lowerIsBetter": true,
           "alert": 2000
         }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "hwthread",
       "aggregation": "sum",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "avg",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 5600,
       "normal": 1000,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
           "normal": 1500,
           "caution": 400,
           "alert": 50,
-          "footprint": true
+          "footprint": "avg"
         },
         {
           "name": "spr2tb",
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
       },
       "scope": "socket",
       "aggregation": "sum",
-      "footprint": true,
+      "footprint": "avg",
       "timestep": 60,
       "peak": 350,
       "normal": 100,
diff --git a/pkg/schema/cluster.go b/pkg/schema/cluster.go
index ef1be89..a77bd32 100644
--- a/pkg/schema/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/schema/cluster.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type SubClusterConfig struct {
 	Normal        float64 `json:"normal"`
 	Caution       float64 `json:"caution"`
 	Alert         float64 `json:"alert"`
-	Footprint     bool    `json:"footprint"`
+	Footprint     string  `json:"footprint,omitempty"`
 	Remove        bool    `json:"remove"`
 	LowerIsBetter bool    `json:"lowerIsBetter"`
 	Energy        bool    `json:"energy"`
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ type MetricConfig struct {
 	Caution       float64             `json:"caution"`
 	Alert         float64             `json:"alert"`
 	LowerIsBetter bool                `json:"lowerIsBetter"`
-	Footprint     bool                `json:"footprint"`
+	Footprint     string              `json:"footprint,omitempty"`
 	Energy        bool                `json:"energy"`
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ type GlobalMetricListItem struct {
 	Name         string           `json:"name"`
 	Unit         Unit             `json:"unit"`
 	Scope        MetricScope      `json:"scope"`
-	Footprint    bool             `json:"footprint"`
+	Footprint    string           `json:"footprint,omitempty"`
 	Availability []ClusterSupport `json:"availability"`
 }