Analyze PRO Glossary

This article describes a list Business Analyze terms and concepts.

Data Central

The Data Central is the developer interface where you build your low level objects. The Data Central does not provide interaction between objects but you work with the objects one at a time.
At the lowest level you create your database connections.
On top of the connection you can create Data Tables and Parameters and connect them to one another.
Once you have created Data Tables you can create Data Visualizations or templates to be used on dashboards in the Analysis Editor.

Analysis Editor

The Analysis Editor is the interface where you can build dashboards (Dashboard definition). A dashboard is a canvas with visualizations that can interact with each other retrieving data through the Data Central.

Analysis Editor Standalone mode

If you start your Analysis Editor in Standalone mode you can switch between dashboards and defined dashboardstates while editing your dashboard.
You can start your Editor in standalone mode by going to System Administration -> Analysis Dashboard -> Analysis Editor.
The standalone mode is recognized by the grey top-bar.

Analysis Editor Single Dashboard mode

If you start your Analysis Editor in single dashboard mode, the Editor is started with limited functionality: You cannot switch between dashboards since you just opened one specific dashboard with a tab-reference. Of the same reason you cannot switch between dashboardstates since you are currently editing the one that is applied to the tab you are currently referencing.
You can start your Editor in single dashboard mode by rightclicking a tab with dashboard reference and select Edit Dashboard.
The single dashboard mode is recogized by the red top-bar.

Dashboard definition

A dashboard definition is the structure of the dashboard. A dashboard definition is created and maintained in the Analysis Editor. This defintion contains the definition of all dashboard visualizations including drilldowns and interaction between visualizations. This defintion does not control selected parameters etc because these are controlled by the Dashboardstate.

DashboardState

A dashboardstate is basically a snapshot of the dashboard configuration in its current state/view. The dashboardstate does not control the definition or the layout of the dashboard but it tells us which parameter options that are currently selected and which column filters that are set on each visualization. Refer the guide "What is DashboardState?" for more details.