Pivot table view

The pivot table view displays search results as a statistics chart that summarizes the data and provides insightful aggregations. It offers several visualization types (area chart, bar chart, heat map, and so on) and several aggregations (balance, first, maximum, and so on).

Fields

To add a field to the pivot table:

  1. In the Field section, click Add add plus icon.

  2. Configure the following parameters:

    Field

    Type

    Description

    Value

    Mandatory

    Field

    Drop-down list

    Defines a table field.

    List of available fields.

    Yes

    Position

    Radio buttons

    Sets the field position.

    None / Row / Column

    Yes

  3. Click Save.

Visualization

To configure the Pivot table visualization:

  1. In the Visualization zone, click Add add plus icon.

  2. In the Type drop-down list, select an option.

  3. To enable the desired aggregation, click the applicable switch to turn it on.

  4. If you configured several aggregations, select Default next to an aggregation to set it as the default aggregation.

  5. Click Save.

Visualization options

The following table lists the available visualization options.

Visualization

Description

Column Chart

A column chart displays categories along the horizontal axis and values along the vertical.

Table

A table is a collection of related data held in a table format.

Aggregations

After selecting a visualization, you can enable one or multiple aggregations by using the toggle switches. You can also select an aggregation as default.

The following table of fields provides the basis for aggregation.

Aggregations

Number of fields required

Description

Average

One field

Aggregate refers to the total sum of elements in a data set.

Balance

One field

Balance is the sum of data, with cost expressed as a negative value and budget as a positive.

Count

No field

Count is the total number of data points.

Maximum

One field

The maximum value of all data points.

Median

One field

The middle value of all data points.

Minimum

One field

The minimum value of all data points.

Sum

One field

The sum of the data points.

Note

For information on how to display a budget as a pivot table, see Display the budget as a pivot table.

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