Comments on: Abstracting Data from the Report Presentation http://blog.instantcognition.com/web-analytics/2006/08/25/abstracting-data-from-the-report-presentation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abstracting-data-from-the-report-presentation a discussion of visual report design & web analytics Sat, 04 Jun 2011 07:27:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Clint http://blog.instantcognition.com/web-analytics/2006/08/25/abstracting-data-from-the-report-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Clint Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:37:33 +0000 http://blog.instantcognition.com/2006/08/25/abstracting-data-from-the-report-presentation/#comment-462 It's true - theme o' the blog - e.e. cummings ;) in other words, text-transform:lowercase It’s true – theme o’ the blog – e.e. cummings ;)
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]]> By: chris.gemignani http://blog.instantcognition.com/web-analytics/2006/08/25/abstracting-data-from-the-report-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-461 chris.gemignani Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:41:59 +0000 http://blog.instantcognition.com/2006/08/25/abstracting-data-from-the-report-presentation/#comment-461 I knew I wasn't going crazy. Your comments DO EAT capitalized letters. Weird. I knew I wasn’t going crazy. Your comments DO EAT capitalized letters. Weird.

]]> By: chris.gemignani http://blog.instantcognition.com/web-analytics/2006/08/25/abstracting-data-from-the-report-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-460 chris.gemignani Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:07:10 +0000 http://blog.instantcognition.com/2006/08/25/abstracting-data-from-the-report-presentation/#comment-460 Typically we're dealing with large data volume (5,000-50,000) rows of data from some operational source. Secondly, we also structure the PTs for consistency (save data with PT off, refresh on open on, rows and columns tuned to show items with no data). Thirdly, we often need to create calculations by combining one view of the data in a PT with another view. Fourthly, we then use phantom PTs on the presentation page to provide user interaction. These PTs echo changes down to all the "slave" PTs on the transform layer. To sum up, I think our use case is somewhat different from yours and I really need to write these techniques up at Juice Analytics blog. ;-) Typically we’re dealing with large data volume (5,000-50,000) rows of data from some operational source. Secondly, we also structure the PTs for consistency (save data with PT off, refresh on open on, rows and columns tuned to show items with no data). Thirdly, we often need to create calculations by combining one view of the data in a PT with another view. Fourthly, we then use phantom PTs on the presentation page to provide user interaction. These PTs echo changes down to all the “slave” PTs on the transform layer.

To sum up, I think our use case is somewhat different from yours and I really need to write these techniques up at Juice Analytics blog. ;-)

]]> By: Clint http://blog.instantcognition.com/web-analytics/2006/08/25/abstracting-data-from-the-report-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Clint Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:29:25 +0000 http://blog.instantcognition.com/2006/08/25/abstracting-data-from-the-report-presentation/#comment-454 Chris, interesting that you all use a lot of pivot tables - I tend to only use them as a last resort - nothing else will transform the data in the way I need. Is there something about the data that you are working with that requires the heavy use of pivot tables or is it just a preference that you have? Chris, interesting that you all use a lot of pivot tables – I tend to only use them as a last resort – nothing else will transform the data in the way I need. Is there something about the data that you are working with that requires the heavy use of pivot tables or is it just a preference that you have?

]]> By: chris.gemignani http://blog.instantcognition.com/web-analytics/2006/08/25/abstracting-data-from-the-report-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-453 chris.gemignani Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:23:34 +0000 http://blog.instantcognition.com/2006/08/25/abstracting-data-from-the-report-presentation/#comment-453 This is fundamental, important stuff. Excel is so flexible and you really need to be disciplined when creating spreadsheets. Separate, well structured data is a must. We use three layers in our report design: Data => Transform => Present. The motivation is the same as you describe, but we use pivottables heavily, so the middle layer generally contains a bunch of synced pivottables that feed the data display. - Chris This is fundamental, important stuff. Excel is so flexible and you really need to be disciplined when creating spreadsheets. Separate, well structured data is a must.

We use three layers in our report design: Data => Transform => Present. The motivation is the same as you describe, but we use pivottables heavily, so the middle layer generally contains a bunch of synced pivottables that feed the data display.

- Chris

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