The Visualizations pane

While in the Report view, the Visualizations pane provides the primary interface for creating and formatting visuals. The Visualizations pane includes three sub-panes, the Build visual, Format, and Analytics panes, as shown in Figure 7.1:

Figure 7.1: The Visualizations pane’s sub-panes

As shown in Figure 7.1, the Build visual sub-pane is located on the left, the Format sub-pane in the center, and the Analytics sub-pane on the right. The Analytics sub-pane is discussed in greater depth in the next chapter.

The Build visual sub-pane, as its name suggests, is used for creating visuals. By default, 40 icons representing different visualization types are displayed and can be used to create visuals. In addition, when a visual is selected on the report page, the Build visual sub-pane presents one or more field wells used to configure the visual as shown in Figure 7.2:

Figure 7.2: Field wells

Field wells are simply areas where columns...