Filtered Measure

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By default, filter selections in Sisense can be defined on the dashboard or widget level. The Filtered Measure add-on makes it possible to create additional selection states. This means that you’re able to show two (or more) different sets of selections in a single widget. This feature is useful when you want to perform comparative analysis. For example, an eCommerce agency needs to create a dashboard that provides sales analysis across years. One of the main purposes of the dashboard is to compare sales of their categories in different years. To provide side-by-side comparisons that analysts can change dynamically, you can create two different filters: Year 1, and Year 2. These filters will represent two different year selections that can be changed by the user.

To install the Filtered Measures add-on:

  1. Download the attachment.
  2. Extract the .zip folder into the plugins folder. If the folder does not exist, create it prior to extracting the .zip file.
    For V7.1 and earlier    : C:\Program Files\Sisense\PrismWeb\plugins
    For V7.2 and later    : C:\Program Files\Sisense\app\plugins
  3. After those files have been unzipped there, you may also have to restart the web server.
  4. In the ElastiCube Manager, duplicate the field that you want to perform a comparative analysis on. For example, duplicate the Date field within the ElastiCube to compare values for two years.
  5. In the Sisense Web Application, add these duplicated fields created in the previous step as filters, for example, if you are using dates, you can create filters as Year 1 and Year 2. To learn how to create filters, click here.
  6. Create a pivot table that calculates Revenue per Category and apply the dashboard filters created in the previous step.
  7. In the Revenue formula editor, add the Years in Date field to the formula.
  8. Change the name of the field to the name of the required filter (that is, the one you want to affect the value) and add ‘@’ symbol before it.
  9. Rename the field with a meaningful name (for example: Year 1 Revenue).
  10. Repeat steps 5-7 for Year 2. Year 1 Revenue column is affected by the Year 1 filter and Year 2 Revenue column is affected by the Year 2 filter.
  11. To create a Growth calculation, simply use the following syntax: Once you create the Growth measure, you can use it in a numeric indicator and bar chart.
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