add cumulative metrics granularity info (#5688)

this pr adds suuport for cumulative metrics granularity options info per [notion spec](https://www.notion.so/dbtlabs/Enable-granularity-options-for-cumulative-metrics-b222e7799ac4432eae3f006dab83dbb5?pvs=4) [x ] Outstanding questions need resolving [ x] Needs review by PM @Jstein77 [ x] Needs docs review (optional) [ ] Do not merge yet until dbt core pr is merged [docs project](https://www.notion.so/dbtlabs/MetricFlow-updates-21d994a100464b83b224b8e45ecd9292?pvs=4) --------- Co-authored-by: Jordan Stein <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/website/docs/docs/build/conversion-metrics.md b/website/docs/docs/build/conversion-metrics.md
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ Conversion metrics are different from [ratio metrics](/docs/build/ratio) because
 
 The specification for conversion metrics is as follows:
 
+:::tip
+Note that we use the double colon (::) to indicate whether a parameter is nested within another parameter. So for example, `query_params::metrics` means the `metrics` parameter is nested under `query_params`.
+:::
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 | Parameter | Description | Type |
 | --- | --- | --- | 
 | `name` | The name of the metric. |  Required |