[/map {"- map/map "}) [/map/title {"- topic/title "}) Defining Views of Project Data (title][/map/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Defining Views of Project Data (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Defining Views of Project Data (linktext][/map/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) You can use the Views page to configure a set of views for project data. Views are used by components to determine the data to display. (shortdesc] (topicmeta][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) About views (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) About views (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) A view is a logical collection of information that is derived from the records in project data sets. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) About base views (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) About base views (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) Each data set is automatically configured with a base view, which contains all of the physical attributes from the data set. The base view uses the name and description from the data set. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) About linked views (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) About linked views (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) Linked views are created automatically when you link two data sets. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Displaying the list of views for a project (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Displaying the list of views for a project (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) On the project settings page, the Data Views page allows you to view and edit the views for the project data. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Displaying details for a view (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Displaying details for a view (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) To display the details for a view, in the views list, click the view name. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Creating views (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Creating views (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) From the Views page, you can either create a new empty view, or make a copy of an existing view. (shortdesc] (topicmeta][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Creating a new view (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Creating a new view (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) One option for creating a new view is to create a completely new view. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Copying an existing data view (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Copying an existing data view (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) You can create a data view by copying another data view. You cannot copy a linked data view. The new view initially has the same definition, attributes, and metrics as the original view. Big Data Discovery also copies the attribute groups. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Configuring a view (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Configuring a view (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) From the Views page, you can edit each view's display name, description, definition, attributes, and predefined metrics. (shortdesc] (topicmeta][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Editing and localizing the view display name and description (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Editing and localizing the view display name and description (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) On the Data Views page, when you select a view from the view list, the view details include the Display name and Default view description fields. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Editing the view definition (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Editing the view definition (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) From the Views page, after you create a custom view, you can update the view EQL definition. Note that if you change the definition, you could affect components that are using the view, as well as other views that may use attributes from this view. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Guidelines for using EQL to define a view (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Guidelines for using EQL to define a view (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) The view definition EQL defines the content of the view. When defining a view, you need to keep the following guidelines in mind. For complete details on EQL syntax, see the EQL Reference. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Configuring the view attributes (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Configuring the view attributes (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) For each attribute in the view, you can configure the display name and aggregation methods. (shortdesc] (topicmeta][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) About the view attributes list (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) About the view attributes list (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) On the Views page, the attributes list for a view consists of the attributes from the view definition. This includes both the defined attributes and the grouping attributes. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Editing and localizing an attribute display name and description (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Editing and localizing an attribute display name and description (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) The attribute display name is used on the Big Data Discovery user interface as the default label for the attribute. By default, the attribute display name is the same as the attribute key. The description provides additional information. You can edit both values, and also create localized versions for each of the supported locales. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Determining the available subsets of date/time attributes (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Determining the available subsets of date/time attributes (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) For a date/time attribute, you can select the available combinations of date "parts" that can be used to display and filter by the attribute. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Configuring the default display format for an attribute (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Configuring the default display format for an attribute (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) By default, the display format for attribute values is based on the attribute's data type plus the user's current locale. You can change the default display format used for each attribute. Within specific components, you can then make some updates to the display format. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Selecting the available and default aggregation methods for an attribute (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Selecting the available and default aggregation methods for an attribute (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) Aggregation methods are used to aggregate attribute values into metrics displayed on components such as Chart, Pivot Table, and Results Table. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Aggregation methods and the data types that can use them (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Aggregation methods and the data types that can use them (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) Aggregation methods are types of calculations used to group attribute values into a metric for each dimension value. For example, for each country (each value of the Country dimension), you might want to retrieve the total value of transactions (the sum of the Sales Amount attribute). (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Configuring the Available Refinements behavior for base view attributes (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Configuring the Available Refinements behavior for base view attributes (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) For each attribute in a base view, the Views page attributes list allows you to configure settings for how to handle selection and sorting of attribute values on the Available Refinements panel. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Defining predefined metrics for a view (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Defining predefined metrics for a view (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) Custom views can also have predefined metrics, which are values calculated from the view attributes. (shortdesc] (topicmeta][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) About predefined metrics (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) About predefined metrics (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) Predefined metrics are values calculated from view attributes. For example, if the attributes for a view include product price and cost information, you could calculate predefined metrics such as the ratio of retail price to cost. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Adding a predefined metric to a view (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Adding a predefined metric to a view (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) Adding a predefined metric to a view consists of specifying the metric key and EQL definition. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Configuring a predefined metric for a view (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Configuring a predefined metric for a view (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) From the predefined metrics list on the Views page, you can configure the metric name, description, definition, and display. The display name and definition can be localized for each of the available locales. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Deleting a predefined metric (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Deleting a predefined metric (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) You can delete predefined metrics from a view. Before deleting a predefined metric, try to make sure that it is not being used by a component. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref] (topicref] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Previewing the content of a view (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Previewing the content of a view (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) From the Views page, you can display a preview list of the records in a view. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Determining whether a custom view is published (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Determining whether a custom view is published (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) For custom views, the Publish checkbox controls whether the view is published. Only published views are available to use in a project. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref][/map/topicref/topicref {"- map/topicref "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta {"- map/topicmeta "}) [/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/navtitle {"- topic/navtitle "}) Deleting a view (navtitle][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/linktext {"- map/linktext "}) Deleting a view (linktext][/map/topicref/topicref/topicmeta/shortdesc {"- map/shortdesc "}) From the Views page, you can delete custom views. You cannot delete base views or linked views. If you delete a view, any component that uses that view can no longer display correctly. Also, any other view whose definition includes references to this view becomes invalid. (shortdesc] (topicmeta] (topicref] (topicref] (map]