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Descrição

To access the wizard do the following:

• Press "ADD METRIC" button in the dashboard panel
• Select "CUSTOM DATA" tab in the wizard
• Select "GOOGLE SHEETS" panel as shown on the left

Descrição

In this step you will specify what document to use for data display.

• Select existing account or press "ADD ACCOUNT"
• To add an account provide your Google account login details
• Once you connect to account - select a Google Sheets document from the list below

Image on the left shows the document selection panel of the wizard.

Descrição

Once you have selected Google Sheets document, Platform will display its content. In this step you can specify the following:

• Select type of data to display - single value, historic data, category data
• Select data values the correspond to selected data type

With Platform you can select "Single value" and enable "Track historic changes". With historic data tracking enable we can display changes over time in a graph even for "Single value" data type.

We cover configuration parameters for each data type in the following sections.

Single value data for numeric displays (with or without historic data changes tracking)

Descrição

Single value data is a single numeric value read from a single Google Sheet cell. If we do not enable historic data changes tracking, the following visualisation types are possible for the single value data type:

• Number with delta - you can specify time frame for delta calculation
• Number or Gauge with target value - you can set target value in widget panel

You can select historic data tracking. If this feature is enabled, Platform will start tracking data changes and building timeline graphs automatically. The following visualisation types will become available in that case:

• Line graph
• Bar graph
• Area graph

Once you have selected Single Value data, you can pick 1 value cell from the Google Sheets document to read data from. Make sure you select Data Sheet to read data from and define data cell either using your our or by typing cell reference in the edit box provided ("A1", "B4" etc).

You can select hourly or daily frequency of data updates. It will define how often Platform will try to connect to your document and re-read data value for dashboard display.

Value range for display in data graphs

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In order to display a series of values in line, bar or area graph, your data should be stored "vertically" in your Google Sheets document, i.e. data should be stored in columns - one column for DATES and one column for VALUES.

• DATES COLUMN - holds calendar dates for display in X axis on graphs
• VALUES COLUMN - holds numeric values to display on Y axis in graphs

You can pick data ranges using your mouse or by entering columns manually in edit boxes provided. Once you have selected data ranges you can pick one of the following visualisation types:

• Line graph
• Bar graph
• Area graph

You can also opt to show the last value of the data range. Platform will automatically detect data changes and display delta between last value and value before last. Pick one of the following data visualisation types for displaying last value:

• Number with delta - delta will be calculated by comparing last two values
• Number or Gauge with target value - you can set target value in widget panel

You can also specify how frequently you want Platform to connect to your Google Sheets document by setting daily (default) or hourly update frequency.

Value pairs or categories for pie charts and tables

Descrição

Key-value pairs is the type of data represented by keys (text values) and values (numeric values). They are sometimes called "category data". To load data you should specify two columns to read information from:

• Keys - data column that holds texts (or "categories", such as pages of your website, for example)
• Values - numeric values for each category (number of sessions for website pages)

You can pick keys and values using your mouse or by entering columns manually in edit boxes provided. Once you have selected data ranges you can pick one of the following visualisation types:

• Pie chart
• Table
• Funnel

You can also specify how frequently you want Platform to connect to your Google Sheets document by setting daily (default) or hourly update frequency.

Data access and data types configuration via wizard and widget configuration panel.

Descrição

You can configure document access, data type and visualisation by invoking wizard and widget configuration panel. Click "ADD METRIC" or select "WIDGET MENU > CONFIG MENU ITEM" respectively to access these features.

Change widget data visualisation type directly in the dashboard

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This is the easiest way to change data visualisation. Platform know what data type is being displayed and will offer data visualisation options compatible with Google Sheets data being displayed. Go to "WIDGET MENU > SWITCH MENU ITEM" to access the feature.

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