The Analytics dashboards available offer several charts and tables to equip you with a powerful analysis tool. To get the most out of every dashboard, you might want to know how to drill down and filter your data. Here are some useful tips on how to adjust your results according to your needs.
You'll find options to enter parameter values and clear filters in the toolbar on the left side of every dashboard.
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Parameter Values |
Adjust the parameter values to identify what historical data should appear in your dashboard charts. Not all dashboards have the same parameter values, so you'll find more detailed parameter information in the board-specific documentation. You'll see the parameter "Show" in charts that display data based on goals. The start date in the time range filter is the same as in the parameter values dialog. NoteSome dashboards include the parameter Latest check, which is selected by default. With Latest check selected, the dashboard shows only the most recent check results for each document. If you deselect the Latest check parameter, the dashboard will show all the check results for your documents within the selected time range. |
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Clear Filters |
Clear all the filters you've applied to the dashboard. |
Acrolinx Analytics dashboards offer a set of filter options on the right side of the screen. The only exception is the Content Analysis dashboard. In general, you can filter by Time, Content Group, Custom Field, Language, or style guide. In the Filter by style guide option, you can select your style guides. If you still use Checking Profiles, you'll filter by Writing Guide. Learn more about style guides in Style Guides - Quick Start.
Tip
Some filter options might only appear in one dashboard, like Filter by Integration in the Integration Tracking dashboard.
It's easy to filter — just click on the value you want to see in your results in the dashboard.
Let's try to filter the charts in the Trends dashboard by a style guide. In this case, en - Blog Posts.
You can also right-click on the values of the x-axis or legend for more filtering options.
Note
The time range filter you set in the dashboard doesn’t apply to the web reports you open when you click on the detail views
You can export all the charts and tables you find on the Analytics dashboards.
To do so follow these steps:
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Hover over the upper right corner of the element you would like to export.
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Two icons will appear, one is to maximize and one for exporting the element.
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Click the icon with the down arrow (Options).
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Click Export.
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Select your file format from the dialog box.
Although we think we've chosen the perfect look for each chart, you might prefer other views. You can adjust the appearance of every chart. A window opens with a right click in the chart field. Here you can select to change the style, the chart type, the legend, and sort the category.
Let's change the Average Scores chart in the Score Roll-Up dashboard to a bar chart.
On most dashboards, you'll see Detail Links in the upper right corner, for example Document Details. You might want to click on Document Details to view a detailed web report table. The table shows the all the issues that Acrolinx found. These include every word highlighted for a goal, all of the contexts in which you can find it, and every document that it applies to. With these web reports, you can easily filter, export, and print out the content.
You can add filters by clicking the dialog box on the left . Then add a filter with and select your fields.
See how to filter for a Content Group, in this case Marketing, in Document Details.
Some charts offer the option to open already filtered web reports. If you hover over a chart and the cursor turns into a hand, the corresponding web report will open with a click.
Tip
Turn off the pop-up blocker in your browser if you can't open the web reports.
On the toolbar of every web report table, you can customize the buttons according to your needs. You might want to set options to save, export, and print your web report.
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Save |
Opens the save dialog. Click the help button in the upper right corner of the dialog to visit the JReport Server User's Guide. |
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Export |
Opens an export dialog. For more information, click the help button in the upper right corner of the dialog and visit the JReport Server User's Guide. |
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Opens a print dialog. Click the help button in the upper right corner of the dialog and visit the JReport Server User's Guide to learn more. |
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Full or Partial Data |
You can switch the report data mode to view full data or only a specified quantity of data. To show a certain quantity of data, select Partial Data and set a positive integer in the text box that follows. Then press Enter or click outside the text box. By default, the number is 5000, which means Acrolinx will retrieve the first 5000 records. To show all data records, select Full Data. |