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Option Description
Distribution Views
n
Distribution buckets. Default value that determines the level of detail
in which distribution views are presented. Increasing the buckets can
provide more insight into the data.
Trend & Forecast
n
Use up to data point number data points for trend and forecast.
Indicates the number of data points used to calculate the trend. This
setting decouples what you view from the data set used to calculate
the trend.
Reports
n
Report period. Specifies the scope of the report data. You can create
reports for one day at a time, or for greater time periods up to a year.
n
Interval start. Specifies the interval start period using either the
current interval or an offset number of previous intervals.
n
Report interval. Determines the number of intervals in which
information is presented.
4 Click OK to save your settings.
5 Click Done to close the Configuration dialog box.
The Summary, Views, and Reports settings are reconfigured.
Example: Examples of Summary, Views, and Reports Settings
The following examples show how some of the settings are used.
Default time window
If your default interval is months, this field is set to 4, and the current month
is May, your view includes activity for February through May. You can
adjust the interval in the view.
Distribution buckets
If Distribution buckets is set to 4, the data on the x-axis of the Chart view and
in the Table view appears in increments of 25 percent: 10 percent to 25
percent, 25 percent to 50 percent, 50 percent to 75 percent, and 75 percent to
100 percent. If Distribution buckets is set to 10, the data appears in
increments of 10 percent: 0 percent to 10 percent, 10 percent to 20 percent,
and so on.
Interval start
If you select Current interval and the current month is September, the report
provides data for September. If you select Offset and specify 1 interval ago,
the report provides data for August.
Report interval
If you select a monthly report period with weekly report intervals, your
monthly report includes a weekly breakdown of the data. Your selection
must be smaller than or equal to the entry you select for the Report period
setting.
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