Understanding Measurement Explorer

By default, the Measurement Explorer is displayed for each dataset. The elements that are displayed in this pane are described in the order shown in the image.

  1. Dataset Info—shows basic information regarding the selected dataset.
  1. Name of the dataset.
  2. Schema status and refresh. This indicates whether the schema is up-to-date; if the schema needs to be updated, select the Refresh button.
  3. Total number of rows in the dataset. Each row contains the values for the measurement / property field.
  4. Total number of columns, which include both measurement and property fields, in the dataset. Some datasets may consist of measurement fields only.
  5. Total number of columns, which indicate measurement fields only, in the dataset. If there are any property fields, one or more columns (measurement data) are dependent on them.
  1. Reset Options - shows controls for clearing charts and configurations.
    1. Click Reset all charts to clear all charts from the analysis.
    2. Click Reset all charts and configurations to clear all charts and filters from the analysis.
  2. Selection—shows information and activates controls regarding the selection, whenever a region on the plotted chart is selected using the Box Select feature.
  1. Displays the range of the selected region on the chart.
  2. Click Show only selected to display only the selected region on the chart.
  3. Click Hide selected to hide the selected region on the chart.
  4. Click Clear selection to remove selection on the chart.
See Selection on Charts for more information regarding the selection feature.
  1. Global Filters—shows the expression for Global Filter only, when the corresponding option is selected for filtering across all plotted charts. See Filtering Plotted Data for more regarding the filtering feature.
    1. Click Add Global Filter to create a new filter that applies to all charts.
    2. Displays active Global filters.
  2. Explanation—shows the active explanation condition, which is currently plotted, after a selection on the one of the charts was analyzed for explanations. See Viewing Possible Explanations for more information regarding the Explain feature.
  3. Saved Filters—shows active saved filters.
  4. Notes—text box to type general or specific notes / information. Some key aspects about the information added here are:
  • it continues to be displayed here until you modify the text or delete the dataset.
  • it is visible in another instance of the same browser.
  • it is visible to remote users with whom you share the URL instance.