Using a Dive Page

On dive pages, users can switch dimensions and dive on dimension values.

Users can use the context menu to switch the dimension that displays in the first column.

  1. Click the dimension heading.

    The Closedcontext menu opens.

    The context menu for the Dive Page dimension heading.

  2. Select a dimension name from the menu. These are typically Dive Dimensions.

    The context menu with Product Name option selected.

    The dimension in the column is Closedreplaced by the selected dimension.

    In this example, Product Name replaces the Posting Period dimension.

    After dimension Posting Period and Product Name are swapped.

    NOTE: If the selected dimension is a regular dimension as opposed to a Dive Dimension, the dimensions switch places on the display.

You can focus on a dimension value and examine other dimensions in relation to that value. In the primary dimension column, an arrow, The icon for diveable dimension values. indicates that diving is possible.

  1. Right-click a diveable dimension value.

    NOTE: Left-click activates a link if one is present.

    The Closedcontext menu opens, showing diveable dimensions and their dimcounts..

    The context menu for a dimension value.

    NOTE: If there is more than one dimension, the dive updates all dimension values.

  2. Click the dimension that you want to dive on.

    The Closedpage loads, showing dimension details.

    After the dive on value 2011-10 for dimension.

    Notice that the new page is filtered based on the dive. If there is more than one dive, the new page is filtered by all those dimension values.

    The breadcrumb bar above the table shows the dive history. Click the different sections to return to previous pages.

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