CONTEXT IN THE INFORMATION DESIGN TOOL

Paul Gonzales, InfoSol

02/06/2014

AGENDA

What is a context?

Context Uses

Using the IDT to detect context

Creating your own context

CONTEXT DEFINED

https://maps.google.com/

Context is a set of joins

Context path needs to be defined

Not to be confused with a WEBI calculation context

=max([Sales revenue] In([State] ; [Year]))

CONTEXT USES

Resolve Loops

Cause too little information to return

RESOLVING LOOPS

CONTEXT USES

Create “customized paths”

Help solve chasm traps

IDT CONTEXT FEATURES

Detect Context

Insert Context

DEMONSTRATION

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