Drill down allows you step down a logical hierarchy within your data by re-calculating your report each time you move down a hierarchy.
For example you may be looking at a sales report by region. To determine why one region is outperforming another you can click on the region to see the various countries performances within that region.
Each time you drill down the value that you selected becomes a filter for the next level down. You will not see all countries when drill down – just the countries for the region you selected.
For example you may be able to drill from
Year > Month > Date.
When you click on the link to the report will refresh with detail updated.
For example if your report contained region and you clicked on Europe the refreshed report will display all countries within Europe.
When your administrator sets up your view they can define dimension hierarchies. These hierarchies are built to enable you to explore your data in a way that is appropriate for your business.
In the example above your administrator would have set the view up to build a time based hierarchy.
Year drills to > Month drills to > Date
Having done this Yellowfin re-calculates your report data as you move down the hierarchy.
The common areas for which hierarchies are created include:
See Drill Down Hierarchies for more information.
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There are four Analysis Styles; Drill Down, Drill Anywhere, Drill Through, and Co-Display. The Drill styles cannot be used simultaneously used on a report as the user action looks similar and this could lead to confusion for a user that has not created the report.
To select the type of analysis you wish to apply click the Drill Down radio button on the Analysis Style panel of the Data step.
When adding in multiple hierarchies it is suggested to use a Crosstab report so that the data is presented in a way that is easier to read and understand.
In the example below you can drill down on either the Year or Booking Method.
To reset a report you can either click the Reset Report link located under the main navigation bar, or the Start link on the drill breadcrumb.