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How to use Metric Insights

How to use metric insights in charts, tables and formulas (% Changes, YoY Changes, Rolling Averages, Trailing Periods)

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Written by Matt Preuss
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Overview

For each metric you track in Visible we automatically calculate twelve additional insights that you can use in charts, tables & formulas.

  • Change % (growth between periods)

  • Previous period change (absolute value change between periods)

  • Pervious year

  • Yearly change %

  • YTD

  • Prior YTD

  • Prior year YTD change

  • Prior year YTD change %

  • Trailing Average

  • Trailing Sum

  • Leading Average

  • Leading Sum

  • Cumulative Total

Charts

To add an Insight to a Chart, open Visible and navigate to your Dashboard. Then, create or edit an existing Chart.


Click + Add an insight and choose what calculation you want to add to your chart


Renaming an insight

To rename an insights just click the pencil icon, rename the insight and click the check mark (note: this only renames the insight for the given chart/table)

Tables

Insights can be used in Tables. They will then be added a sub-row to the primary metric.


Metric insights and getting the most out of graphs and charts can be complicated.

Please reach out to our team if you have questions.

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