On the View Manager, the attributes list for a view consists of the attributes from the view definition. This includes both the defined attributes and the grouping attributes.
The list includes the following information about each attribute:
| Attribute List Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Display Name | The display name for the attribute.
Used to identify the attribute throughout the UI. You can edit and localize the display name at any time. See Editing and localizing an attribute display name and description. |
| Attribute Key | The attribute identifier.
Read-only. You cannot change the attribute key unless you update the view definition. |
| Data Type | The data type for the attribute.
Read-only. You cannot change the data type. |
| Standard Format | The default display format for the attribute
values.
For most data types, you can customize the default display format. Strings do not allow for any customization. See Configuring the default display format for an attribute. |
| Refineable | Whether the attribute can be used for
refinement.
Only attributes from the physical data can be used for refinement. Read-only. |
| Dimension | Whether the attribute can be used as a
dimension for aggregating metric values.
To allow the attribute to be used as dimension, check the checkbox. |
| Available Aggregations | The available aggregation methods for
aggregating the values for this attribute into a metric.
You can enable or disable available aggregation methods. See Selecting the available and default aggregation methods for an attribute. |
| Default Aggregation | The default aggregation method.
You can change the default aggregation method. See Selecting the available and default aggregation methods for an attribute. |
| Refinement Behavior | Displayed and editable for the Base view
only.
The type of refinement allowed for the attribute. Indicates whether users can select more than one value to refine by. See Configuring the Guided Navigation behavior for Base view attributes. |
| Guided Nav Ordering | Displayed and editable for the Base view
only.
How to determine the display order of the available attribute values. See Configuring the Guided Navigation behavior for Base view attributes. |
| Description | A short description of the attribute.
You can edit and localize the attribute description at any time. See Editing and localizing an attribute display name and description. |
