Hierarchies in tables

1. Hierarchical axis data

If your reports use hierarchical dimensions as Axis parameters, Analytics+ allows you to expand and collapse the hierarchy and traverse the hierarchy with drill-down and roll-up. With these features, you can focus on specific levels of the hierarchy by expanding only those levels. Let's add a date hierarchy to the axis to see this action.

1.1. Drill down and rollup

When you add a hierarchy to the axis parameter, Analytics+ renders the data rolled up to the highest level of the hierarchy i.e. the root level.

Adding hierarchies to the axis parameter

Drill down: Click the icon to drill down to the next level. you can traverse the hierarchy to the lowermost level using this icon.

Root level: year

Highest level of the hierarchy

After drilling down one level to quarter:

Drill down to Quarter

After drilling down to the lowest level, Month:

Drill down to month

Roll up: Click the icon to roll up to the next level. You can traverse the hierarchy and roll up to the root level.

Lowermost level, month:

Month level

Rolled up one level to quarter.

Quarter level

Rolled up to root level, year.

Year level

Fully expand: Click on the icon to fully expand the hierarchy to the lowest level. Click the icon again to roll up to the root level.

Root level:

Year level of hierarchy

Fully expanded:

Expanded to month level

1.2. Selecting a specific categories

You can select a combination of categories across each level in a multi-level hierarchy. In the examples, we've selected the Channel Partners segment for Germany, the Government segment for France, and All Segments for Canada.

France - Government
Germany Channel partners
Canada - All Segments

1.3. Expand and collapse

When the hierarchy has been fully expanded to the lowest level (using the branch icon) you will be able to expand and collapse any level of the hierarchy. You can focus on specific levels of the hierarchy by expanding only those levels.

Expand/collapse options are enabled only when Category grouping is enabled.

  • Navigate to Display Settings > Canvas > Category grouping to enable it for tables.

Expand collapse hierachy levels for tables

2. Hierarchical trellis

Analytics+ allows you to add hierarchies as row and column dimensions in small multiples mode.

Hierarchical dimensions in rows and columns

You can also expand and collapse the hierarchies added to row and column dimensions. In the example, we have collapsed the US region and Beverages category.

Expanding and collapsing hierarchical dimensions

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