Change the Time Context

Change the granularity, time period, and time window for your charts.

Who can use this feature?

Users with this permission capability:

  • Change Analysis Context

Not sure if you have this feature or capability? Reach out to your administrator.

Change the time context by using the Time picker in the Analysis Context toolbar, which is located at the top of charts and analyses.

In the Time picker, you'll find options to change the granularity, time period, and time window for your charts.

For more information about these components, see The Time Context.

The appearance and options available in the Time picker are based on the visual that you've selected. For time-based visuals, where data is displayed over time, you'll find options to set the granularity, time period, and time window. For non-time-based visuals, where data is displayed in groups, you'll find options to set the granularity and time period.

How to change the time context for Time-based visuals

Time-based visuals, such as Trend and Trend Breakdown, display time on the x-axis. The following screenshot shows the Time picker for time-based visuals.

Tip: Watch this video to learn how to change the time context for Time-based visuals.

  1. Time granularity: Select the granularity at which to view your data.
  2. Time window picker: Select the number of periods to display on the chart.
  3. Time window: Shows the number of periods displayed on the chart. You can drag the edges of the box to extend or reduce your time window.
  4. Time period: Drag and slide the time window along the timeline to select the time period or range of periods that you want to analyze. You can also move the selection by clicking on a time period.

How to change the time context for Non-time-based visuals

Non-time-based charts, such as Breakdown, Bubble Grid, Organization, and Scatter Plot, don't display time on their axes. The following screenshot shows the Time picker for non-time-based visuals.

  1. Time granularity: Select the granularity at which to view your data.
  2. Time period: Select the time period or range of periods that you want to analyze.

Note: Depending on the metric that you've selected, data will be aggregated over your selected time periods for non-time-based visuals. For more information, see Metrics.

Data and the selected time period

When selecting a time period, the timeline shows the data that is available for each period.

  1. Filled boxes indicate completed time periods.
  2. Blue boxes indicate selected time periods. These periods may contain any combination of completed, partially-completed, and future data.
  3. Partially-filled boxes indicate partial time periods, which we do not have complete data for. Data is still being collected and loaded into the solution as the period has yet to end.
  4. Unfilled boxes indicate future time periods, representing data such as known hires that have not yet started, plan values, and projected values. Future periods will be available in the Time picker when you select a metric that has future events.

For more information about the time context that can be selected for analysis, see How the Available Time Selection is Determined.