Insight Builder Terminology
The following table lists terms that are specific to Insight Builder.
Term | Definition | Permission level | Related topic |
Analysis | A draft version of the dashboard which has not been published yet and can only be accessed by members with the Author permission level. | Author | Create an Analysis to Visualize Your ACC Data (Author's Guide) |
Author | Permission level that allows an Insight Builder user to create data sources, data sets, analyses, and dashboards. Authors can share analyses and dashboards with other users in the account. | Author | Insight Builder Author's Guide |
Dashboard | A collection of charts, graphs, and insights published and made available to Readers. This includes interactive dashboards and pixel-perfect reports. | Author and Reader | Explore Shared Dashboards in Insight Builder (Reader's Guide) |
Dataset | A set or collection of data presented in a tabular form. A data set provides information essential for building an analysis. | Author | Create an Analysis to Visualize Your ACC Data (Author's Guide) |
Visual | Graphical representation of your data. A visual can be customized with the use of different data sets and visual types to best fit the project’s needs. | Author and Reader | Configure Interactive Sheets in Insight Builder (Author's Guide) and Create and Configure Pixel-Perfect Reports in Insight Builder(Author's Guide) |
Interactive sheet | A collection of data presented in the form of a visual that members can interact with once the sheet has been published to a dashboard. | Author and Reader | Configure Interactive Sheets in Insight Builder (Author's Guide) |
Pixel-perfect report | A highly formatted multipage PDF report that can contain a collection of tables, charts, and other visuals used to convey critical business information. | Author and Reader | Create and Configure Pixel-Perfect Reports in Insight Builder (Author's Guide) |
Parameters | Parameters are variables that make it possible to make interactive dashboard features one dashboard to another. | Author | Configure Interactive Sheets in Insight Builder (Author's Guide) |
Reader | Permission level that allows an Insight Builder user to view and explore dashboards that are generated and shared with them by Authors. A Reader can't create data sources, data sets, analyses, or visuals, but can merely consume insights. | Reader | Insight Builder Reader's Guide |