Analysis editor

Use this editor to create or edit an analysis. Analyses let you explore and interact with information by visually presenting data in tables, graphs, pivot tables, and so on. You can include the views that you create in an analysis for display in dashboards.

For more information, see:

Components

Criteria

Use the "Analysis editor: Criteria tab" to specify the criteria for an analysis, including columns and filters. You can work with selection steps after displaying the "Selection Steps pane."

Results

Use the "Analysis editor: Results tab" to create different views of the analysis results such as graphs, tickers, and pivot tables. You can also work with selection steps.

Prompts

Use the Analysis editor: Prompts tab to access the "Prompt editor" to create prompts that allow users to select values that dynamically filter all views within the analysis or all analyses on a dashboard.

Advanced

Use the "Analysis editor: Advanced tab" to examine or edit the XML code and logical SQL statement that is generated for an analysis.

Toolbar

The toolbar includes the following items:

Return to <dashboard name> — This link displays if you are viewing a dashboard and click the embedded analysis' Analyze or Edit link. Use this link to return to the dashboard.
Save Analysis — Use this button to save an analysis.
Save As — Use this button to save an analysis as another name.