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Revision as of 09:09, 24 June 2012
Contents
Overview
The Explore Analytics User Interface features a main page in which you browse and view data. This page has 3 areas:
- Title Bar - shows the title of the name of the current view. This area is at the top
- Sidebar - shows the menu including Favorites. It is also used for editing a view. This area is on the left. You can close it to maximize the viewing area
- Viewing Area - shows the current view. This area is on the right
Title Bar
In addition to showing the name of the current view, the title bar also has the following:
- a button for opening and closing the sidebar
- a button for adding the current view Favorites or removing it from Favorites
- the name of currently logged-in user and a user menu with options to logout, change password, and edit the user profile
Sidebar
The Sidebar holds the Menu. It can also display the View Editor.
Menu
The menu has sections that can be collapsed or expanded with a mouse click (or tap when using a touch device). Following is a description of the menu sections. Note that some sections are hidden when not applicable to the current view or to your role.
Favorites
This section lists your favorite views. You can add a view to Favorites using the Favorite button in the title bar while the view is displayed in the Viewing Area.
Access Data
This section lists options for creating data tables to be used as input or data analysis.
Explore
This section lists options for browsing tables and views and selecting data for analysis.
This section lists options for sharing and publishing views.
Configure
This section lists options for administrators.
View Editor
The View Editor provides the options for selecting the type of view (list, pivot or chart) and for selecting fields for the view.
