Analyzing Contributions in Visuals

Contribution analysis can identify up to four of the top contributing factors or key drivers for data metrics changes. For example, you can see the locations that contributed most to a spike in printer throughput.
To analyze contributions for a data metric:
  1. Click Dashboards tab, the Dashboards tab, and select a dashboard from the list.
  2. On the dashboard, select a visual, then right-click a data element, such as a bar or a data point, and select Analyze contributions from the menu.
    Dashboard - Visual element options
  3. In the Top contributors panel, choose up to 4 dimension fields to analyze what contributed the most to the selected data metric.
  4. Under Select time frame to analyze, set a start and an end date and time.
  5. Click Analyze.
  6. Look at the information displayed in the Contributors panel.
    • At the top of the panel, you can see a summary that describes any changes in the data metrics.
    • Under Top Contributors, you can see the results of the top contributor analysis for the specified time frame. Hover over the entries to see more details.

      To change the sort method applied to the results, select one of the options available under Sort by. You can select Absolute difference, Contribution percentage, Deviation from expected, or Percentage difference.

Parent topic: Viewing Dashboards