Using Network Explorer
This page describes the features of Network Explorer that are available 'out of the box'.
Working with dimensions
You can create ‘dimensions’ in Network Explorer, to help visualize your data. In this example, we’ve set up three dimensions:
Country
Plant
Material
For example, here we see a low-level dimension showing details of materials:
To select a new dimension:
Select the dimension you want to examine.
For example, here we can see activities at a very high level by selecting the Country dimension:
Working with filters
Filters give you a simple, powerful way to drill down into your data. You can use them with any dimension. For example, if we select the plant dimension, we can see the flow from suppliers to the bakery itself, and to a retail outlet.
Benefits
We now offer more powerful filtering and easier set-up for Analysts:
We’ve introduced filter chips that can be edited at any time and are optimized for their data type. You can find these in the central filter bar.
There’s now a case count to show how many cases you’ll get when you select a filter (can be set in Studio by an Analyst, disabled by default).
You can let users filter on arbitrary attributes to create new insights and value (can be set in Studio by an Analyst, enabled by default for new but not existing Views).
Setting a filter
A filter allows you to choose the details you want to investigate.
To set a filter:
Select the dimension you want to work with.
Here the dimension is Plant.
Select a node. For example, click on Bakery.
In the popup, choose a filter.
There are three options.
Make this choice:
To investigate these nodes
With Bakery
The Bakery node and everything coming into it and going out of it. All the connected nodes are included, no matter how far away they are.
Incoming Bakery
Same as With Bakery but does not include the nodes after the bakery.
Outgoing Bakery
Same as With Bakery but does not include the nodes before the bakery.
Network Explorer displays the filter you set up.
You can see ‘Plant - Incoming Bakery’ above the list of dimensions.
Clearing a filter
You can remove filters individually. In the previous steps, we set up a ‘Plant - Incoming Bakery’ filter.
To remove a filter:
Hover over the filter you want to remove.
Network Explorer shows an X on the filter.
Drilling down into the details
When you're filtering, you have the option to drill down by one level, to reveal more detail.
Select the dimension you want to work with.
Here the dimension is Plant.
Select a node. For example, click on Bakery.
In the popup, choose a Drilldown within Bakery.