Use components in Analysis Workspace
Components make up the actual data of any project in Analysis Workspace. Components consist of dimensions, metrics, filters, and date ranges. You can add components to a project by dragging them into visualizations or panels.
For overview information about the types of components you can add, see Components overview.
Begin adding components to a project
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Create a project in Analysis Workspace if you haven’t already.
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Add a panel or add a visualization to the project in Analysis Workspace.
If you add a component to a blank project, a freeform table visualization is automatically created.
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Select the Components icon in the left rail.
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Scroll to or search for the component you want to add, then drag it to a panel or visualization within your project.
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(Optional) Drag a component to the filter drop zone in a panel header.
Filters apply to all content within the panel.
For information about how you can use the filter drop zone on a panel to filter your panel, see Drop zone in Panels overview.
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For more detailed information, continue with one of the following sections, depending on the component type you are adding:
Add dimensions to a project
Dimensions are variables in Adobe Analytics that typically contain string values. In contrast, metrics contain numeric values that tie to a dimension. A basic report shows rows of string values (dimension), against a column of numeric values (metric).
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Start adding a dimension to your project in Analysis Workspace, as described in Begin adding components to a project.
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Choose one of the following methods to add dimensions and determine the type of data you want to analyze:
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Drag a dimension to a visualization (such as a freeform table) in Analysis Workspace.
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Drag one or more dimensions from the left rail onto the filter drop zone to create an ad hoc filter, as described in Add filters to a project.
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(Optional) You can break down dimensions and dimension items in Analysis Workspace with other components.
For more information, see Break down dimensions in Workspace.
For more information about how to use dimensions in Analysis Workspace, see Preview dimensions, Break down dimensions, and Time-parting dimensions.
Add metrics to a project
Metrics allow you to quantify data points in Analysis Workspace. They are most commonly used as columns in a visualization and tied to dimensions.
To add a metric to a project in Analysis Workspace:
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Start adding a metric to your project in Analysis Workspace, as described in Begin adding components to a project.
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Choose one of the following methods to add a metric in Analysis Workspace:
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Drag a metric to the metric drop zone in an empty Freeform table to see that metric trended over the project’s date period.
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Drag a metric when a dimension is present to see that metric compared to each dimension item.
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Drag a metric on top of an existing metric header to replace it.
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Drag a metric next to a header to see both metrics side-by-side.
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For more information about metrics, see Calculated metrics overview.
Add filters to a project
Filters allow you to identify subsets of visitors based on characteristics or specific interactions.
You can use filters in Analysis Workspace in any of the following ways:
Add filters to a panel
When you add filters to a panel, the filters apply to all content within the panel.
For information about how you can use the filter drop zone on a panel to filter your panel, see Drop zone in Panels overview.
Add filters to a column in a freeform table
When you add filters to a column in a freeform table, the filters apply to all content within the table column.
Use filters when creating calculated metrics
In the Calculated metric builder, you can apply filters within your metric definition.
For more information, see Filtered metrics.
Add date ranges to a project
Date ranges determine the reporting time frame in Analysis Workspace, and can be applied to one or more panels within a project.
Each panel includes a date range by default. There are multiple ways to update a date range for a panel. One way to update a date range for a panel in Analysis Workspace is to drag a date range component from the left rail:
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Start adding a date range to your project in Analysis Workspace, as described in Begin adding components to a project.
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Drag a date range from the left rail onto the current date range in the upper-right portion of the panel.
For more information about how to use calendars and date ranges in Analysis Workspace, see Calendar and date ranges overview.