Use components in Analysis Workspace

June 9, 2025

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Components make up the actual data of any project in Analysis Workspace. Components consist of dimensions, metrics, segments, and date ranges. You can add components to a project by dragging them into visualizations or panels.

See the Components overview for more information on the types of components that you can add.

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For information about each component, use InfoOutline . See Component info for more information

Add components to a project

  1. Create a project in Analysis Workspace.

  2. 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 already created for you.

  3. Select Curate Components from the button panel. You see all available components in the left panel. See Interface for more details.

  4. Scroll to or search for the component that you want to add, then drag it to a panel or visualization within your project.

  5. You can optionally drag a component to the segment drop zone in a panel header. This drag and drop defines the component as a segment and applies the segment to all the content within the panel.
    For information about how you can use the segment drop zone on a panel to segment your panel, see Drop zone in Panels overview.

  6. For more detailed information, see the following sections:

Add dimensions to a project

Dimensions are variables in Customer Journey 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).

  1. Start adding a dimension to your project in Analysis Workspace, as described in Add components to a project.

  2. Choose one of the following methods to add dimensions and determine the type of data you want to analyze:

    Add a dimension

    • Drag a dimension to a visualization (such as a freeform table) in Analysis Workspace.

    • Drag one or more dimensions from the left panel onto the segment drop zone to create a quick segment, as described in Add segments to a project.

  3. You can optionally 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:

  1. Start adding a metric to your project in Analysis Workspace,as described in Add components to a project.

  2. Choose one of the following methods to add a metric in Analysis Workspace:

    Adding a metric

    • Drag a metric to the metric drop zone in an empty Freeform table to see that metric trended over the project’s date period.

    • Drag a metric when a dimension is present to see that metric for each dimension item.

    • Drag a metric on top of an existing metric header to replace it.

    • Drag a metric next to the left of right side of an existing metric header to add the new metric.

    • Drag a metric above or below an existing metric header to create a metric overlap.

For more information about metrics, see Metrics.