Viewing Data

  1. Browse to the data you want to view.

    NOTE: If you cannot find the content you want to work with, contact your DivePort administrator.

  2. If QuickViews are available, use them to filter your view of the data.

    NOTE: You might need to click ClosedGo to update the screen.

    The Go button to the right of a QuickView.

  3. Review the data:

    • Indicators are visual representations of data that you use to monitor performance.
    • Indicators can show current performance in relationship to a Closedgoal, or performance over Closedtime.
    • Indicators can display as Closedgraphics or text.
    • Indicators often use Closedcolors to show whether performance has improved, declined, or remained neutral.
    • Indicators can display as stand-alone page content or beside Closednumber values in a table.
    • When viewing a chart, consider how it helps you interpret the data.
    • For Closedexample, line charts help you monitor change over time, while bar charts help you notice differences in values.
    • Charts can display data for only one dimension, or for two dimensions.
    • Charts with Closedonly one dimension show total values.
    • Charts with Closedtwo dimensions also show total values, but the totals are broken down by a category.
    • Charts often have a Closedtitle and a legend, though they do not have to.
    • Administrators specify a chart's title and legend when they create it.
    • On some charts, you can point to a value to see Closedlabels and numeric data.
    • This can be useful if the chart does not have a legend, or if you want to see additional details.
    • In the upper left of the map, you can click the chevron >, and select one or more Closedoverlays that you want to view.
    • Administrators can specify a name for each overlay to provide context about what it shows.
    • TIP: If the map has a legend, it displays information about how to interpret the data.
    • You can point to an area of the map to see Closedlabels and numeric values.
    • To zoom in or out, click the + and - icons in the upper left of the map.
    • To view a different geographic area, click and drag the map.
    • TIP: A browser refresh sometimes helps with display of base map layers when using third party web map services.
    • Typically, dimension values display on the left, and data values on the right.
    • Most tables show data for only Closedone dimension at a time, though some tables can show data for Closedtwo or more dimensions.
    • In some tables, you can choose which dimension you want to view.
    • To Closedchange the dimension you are viewing, click the dimension column header and select a new dimension.
    • Administrators can specify whether the columns in a table are sortable.
    • To sort a column in ascending or descending order, click the column header.
    • NOTE: If you can choose which dimension you want to view, to Closedsort the dimension column, click the column header and select Sort Up or Sort Down.
    • If enabled, a ClosedSearch box appears to the upper left of the table.
    • You can search for all or part of a dimension value.
    • If the table contains more data than can fit on screen, one of two navigation options are available:
    • ClosedScroll bars, which display on the right of the table, and along the bottom.
    • ClosedPage selectors. By default, page selectors display on the upper right of the table, though administrators can choose for them to display elsewhere.
    • To move one page forward or backward, click the Right arrow icon. or Left arrow icon. arrows.
    • To move to the last page or the first page, click the Last page arrow icon. or First page icon. arrows.
    • NOTE: The total number of pages displays below the table.

  4. If you cannot find the information you need by looking at the data, try clicking content on the page.

    Additional functionality might be available, depending on the options that an administrator specified.

    5. When you click page content, you might experience the following behavior:

    • A Closedcontext menu appears, displaying one or more options.

      A context menu appears when you click an indicator.

    • A window opens, displaying Closedcontext-sensitive help.

      Context-sensitive help can be useful when you are not sure what something shows, or if you need more information to understand the data.

      A window displays context sensative help.

    • A Closedwindow opens, displaying additional data.

      A window displays a bar graph.

    • Your view of the data on the current page is Closedmodified.

      In this example, you can click a value in the doughnut chart to view the data as a bar chart.

      To the upper left of the bar chart, you can click Back to view the doughnut chart again.

      Clicking a doughnut plot displays the data in a bar chart.

    • Data opens on a Closednew page.

      In this example, you can click a value in the table to view a bar chart of this year's top five sellers.

      The bar chart displays on a new page. To the upper left of the bar chart, you can click Back to return to the table.

      Clicking data in a table opens a new page, which displays a bar chart.

    • Content opens in a new Closedbrowser tab.

      Clicking an option opens a website in a new tab.

    • The data Closedopens in ProDiver or NetDiver, or in Excel or PDF format.

      NOTE: Sometimes, when the data is in a table, these options display to the lower left.

      ProDiver, NetDiver, Excel, and PDF options display to the lower left of a table.

  5. If you need to view detailed numeric data, you might be able to dive on data in a table.
  6. For more information, see Diving on a Tabular Display.