Ad Hoc Data Discovery Table

The Ad Hoc Data Discovery table displays the metric data you select, broken down based on the dimensions you select.

The table contains a column for each of the dimensions and metrics.

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Table Formats

Filters

Maximize the Table

Expand and Collapse Rows

Focus the Table

Sort the Table

Reorder Columns

Send the Table Data to Excel

Other Table Actions

Table Formats

The default table format is a straight table, but you can use the Fast Change icon (fast_change_button.gif) in the table title bar to display a pivot table.

Filters

The data displayed in the Ad Hoc Data Discovery table is affected by filter values selected on other analytic tabs in Capture Analytics. For example, if you select one project manager on the Current Pipeline tab, the Ad Hoc Data Discovery tab only displays data for that project manager if you select the Project Manager dimension.

To start your ad hoc data discovery with no filters, click Basics_ClearToolbar.png on the toolbar and then select your dimensions and metrics.

You can filter the contents of the table while working on the Ad Hoc Data Discovery tab by selecting a cell in the table:

Maximize the Table

Click maximizechart.png to display the table at its maximum size so you can read it and interact with it more easily. Click RestoreChart.png to restore the table to its original size and location on the tab.

Expand and Collapse Rows (Pivot Table Only)

In the pivot table format, click Common_Expand.png in a table cell to expand that item to reveal detail at the next level. To collapse the detail for a table item, click Common_Collapse.png in that table cell. To expand or collapse detail for all items in a column, right-click in that column, and click either Expand All or Collapse All on the shortcut menu.

Sort the Table

In the straight table, you can sort the data based on values in any of the columns. In the pivot table, the sorting options are not available.

To sort the table based on the values in one of the columns, double-click the column heading for that column.

To change the sort order from ascending to descending or from descending to ascending, double-click the column heading of the current sort column.

Reorder Columns

For both straight and pivot tables, you can use the mouse to drag and drop columns to change the column order and, as a result, how data is grouped. This is a particularly effective data discovery tool when applied to the pivot table view.

Send the Table Data to Excel

Click SendToExcel.png to send the data underlying the table to Microsoft Excel. More...

Other Table Actions

In addition to the actions described above, you can also do the following:

For more on these actions, see Print, Email, or Export Analytic Data and Attach Notes to Analytics.