Use components in Analysis Workspace

Last update: June 18, 2024

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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.

For overview information about the types of components you can add, see Components overview.

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For information about each component, select the Info icon next to a component’s name in the left rail of Analysis Workspace, or see the Analytics Components Guide.

Begin adding components to a project

  1. Create a project in Analysis Workspace if you haven’t already.

  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 automatically created.

  3. Select the Components icon in the left rail.

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

  5. (Optional) Drag a component to the segment drop zone in a panel header.

    Segments apply to all content within the panel.

    For information about how you can use the segment drop zone on a panel to filter your panel, see Drop zone in Panels overview.

    drop a segment in the drop zone

  6. 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. Common dimensions include Page, Referring domain, or an eVar. 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 Begin adding components to a project.

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

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

      Add dimensions to a project

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

      drop a segment in the drop zone

  3. (Optional) You can break down dimensions and dimension items in Analysis Workspace with other components.

    For more information, see Break down dimensions.

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 Begin adding components to a project.

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

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

      Add a metric to a project

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

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

    • Drag a metric next to a header to see both metrics side-by-side.

For more information about how to use metrics in Analysis Workspace, see Metrics.