Reports view reference

The Reports view uses buttons, icons and filtering options to specify type of analysis data to be displayed.

Icons and buttons

The following are buttons and icons found in one or more of the Configure, Edit and View modes.

Icons table
Name Icon image Description Mode
Show calendar
Show Calendar icon
Displays a calendar to specify the interval on which to apply the analysis Configure, and Edit
Previous year
Previous Year icon
Moves you to the calendar of the previous year. Shows only when the calendar is opened. Configure, and Edit
Previous month
Previous Month icon
Moves you to the calendar of the previous month. Shows only when the calendar is opened. Configure, and Edit
Next year
Next Year icon
Moves you to the calendar of the next year. Shows only when the calendar is opened. Configure, and Edit
Next month
Next Month icon
Moves you to the calendar of the next month. Shows only when the calendar is opened. Configure, and Edit
Buttons and check boxes table
Name Description Function Mode
Year To Date Button Changes the dates in the From field to be that of the beginning of the current year, and the To field to be that of the current day Configure, and Edit
Month To Date Button Changes the dates in the From field to be that of the beginning of the current month, and the To field to be that of the current day. Configure, and Edit
View Report Button Opens a preview for the report you have just configured. Configure, and Edit
Show informational text Check box Shows the instructional text on the top of the view pages. Configure, and Edit

Filtering data by time

Filtering by a time range includes using the calendar and frequency rate.

Calendar: The calendar is used to specify the analysis interval. To view a calendar, click the Show Calendar icons next to the From and To fields. Examine the table of icons and buttons above to know information about setting the time interval for generating an analysis report.

Frequency: You can select the time-scale base unit (frequency) you want to use for displaying the retrieved report data within the specified interval. This can be Daily, Monthly, and Yearly.

Breaking down data by dimensions

You can breakdown your report data according to a dimension. This is enabled only when you select the Basic Analysis type, otherwise the Dimensions field is disabled.

Filtering data by weighing factor

You can generate reports based on a weighing factor only when you select the Trend analysis type, otherwise the weighing factor is disabled. The default weighing factor value is 0.18.

Reports view measures and modeled business measures

The Reports view is equipped with two types of measures that appear in the Measures tree in the configuration wizard.
The analysis type you select controls the business measures on which you can generate reports:
  • Basic analysis: You can select more than one business measure either from the Reports view measures or the modeled measures.
  • Trend, Quartile and Control analyses: Only one measure can be selected.
  • In all analysis types, you can not mix between the Reports view measures and the modeled measures.

Each business measure in the tree has a check box next to it. If you select this check box, then this business measure gets to be part of your analysis. If you clear this check box, then this business measure will not be included as part of the analysis you are configuring.

Bigger view of the report data in charts

In case the report chart contains lots of details that needs to be larger and clearer, use the Popout blox option. The chart will show up in a separate window and its details will appear bigger and clearer.

To pop out Blox into a separate browser window, click the Show Popped Out icon Show Popped Out icon in the Toolbar.


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