After making your initial selections (either down or across), additional options become available as you drag and drop more variables into your analysis. When you want to add something to your analysis, you can use the Add option.
Add allows you to add single or multiple items exactly where you need them to be in your analysis table.
In this article
- Using Add with one item in a Drop Zone
- Using Add with two or more items in a Drop Zone
- Using Add in a Nested Analysis
1. Using Add with one item in a Drop Zone
When an axis is already in the analysis table, there are several ways you can add an axis when you drag in a additional axes. You can add new items to the down or across drop zones. When you add additional axes to the across or down dimensions you create a grouped analysis.
In the examples below, the down axis is described, but the same steps apply to the across axis. In the down axis you'll see the labels Top and Bottom, while the across axis displays First and Last to match the positioning within the table.
- Drag an axis over and drop it on the word Add. The axis is added to the table in the same position as it appears in the project tree, relative to the other axis in the analysis table. This means the new axis may be positioned above, below or between the two existing axes.
- Drag an axis over and after hovering on the word Add, there are three options:
a. Drop it on the word Top to place the axis above the existing one.
b. Hover over the existing axis name and an orange line appears below it indicating it will drop below this axis.
c. Drop it on the word Bottom to place the axis below the existing one.
The following example demonstrates these options.
Blank Columns in an Analysis Table
When you add an axis to an analysis, or create a table with two or more axes in the across drop zone, a space is added between the two axes with the axis name included. This space is added in the across and down dimensions and is the default setting in Harmoni. This blank column is also included in exports.
A personalization key can be set to change the default behaviour, so that the blank column is removed and the axis name moves, becoming a nested header. Note that the blank row for each down dimension axis name cannot be changed.
In the example below, the axis names for Gender and Travel Style are moved above the elements. The down dimension axis names, Top 5 markets and Drive Motor Vehicle, will always display the blank row across the table.
If you prefer to have the axis header nested above the element list, please contact support@infotools.com to have the default setting changed.
2. Using Add with two or more items in a Drop Zone
When two or more axes are dragged into the drop zone they create a group. Once you drag another axis in, you have additional options available.
- Drag an axis over and drop it on the word Add. The axis appears in the table in the same position as it appears in the project tree, relative to the other axes in the analysis table.
● After creating an analysis, use ADD to add in a new item
- Drag over an axis and hover over Add to reveal the Top and Bottom options. You also see the group name, instead of a single axis. You can drop the axis on the group name and, as indicated by the orange line, the axis will drop to the bottom of the group.
● Hover over ADD to see the options
- Drag over an axis, hover over Add and then hover over the group name to reveal the axes in the group. Hovering over an axis name displays the orange line below it, indicating where the new axis will be placed. The Top and Bottom options are also available at the individual axis level.
● Hover over ADD and then the group name to choose the position between the individual axes
You can drag more than one axis at a time and all the dragged axes will be added to the analysis
When you drag two or more axes over to the analysis, you will notice the following behaviour:
- When you use the options to place two or more axes in a specific location (Top, Bottom, or using the orange line), they are placed together in whichever location you select.
- If you drop two or more axes onto Add, each axis is positioned as it appears in the project tree, relative to the other axes in the table, so the new axes may not be positioned together.
3. Using Add in a Nested Analysis
When you have a nested analysis, you can control where you add items into each of the nested levels.
In the following example, we have a nested analysis with a single axis in the first level (Travel Style-Grouped) and a demographic group (Age-Grouped and Gender) in the second level of the nest. Dragging in an axis, in this case Top 5 Markets, and hovering over Add reveals each level of the nest and the following options are available:
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Add Items to Level 1 of the Nest
- Drop the axis onto Top and the new axis is added to the first level of the nest, above Travel Style-Grouped.
- Drop the axis onto Travel Style-Grouped, the first level of the nest, and the new axis is added to the first level of the nest under Travel Style-Grouped, indicated by the orange line.
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Add Items to Level 2 of the Nest
- If you drop the axis directly onto Add, the new axis is added to the second level of the nest, and the axis appears in the table in the same position as it appears in the project tree, relative to the other axes in the second level of the nest.
- Drop the axis onto Bottom and the new axis is added to the second level of the nest, below the axes in the second level.
- Drop the axis onto the demographic group name, the second level of the nest, and the new axis is added to the second level of the nest below the grouped axes, as indicated by the orange line.
- Hovering over the group name reveals the two axes in the second level of the nest. Dropping the dragged axis onto an axis name adds the new axis after it, indicated by the orange line. Top and Bottom options are also available at this level.
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