Add component descriptions
Descriptions help users know how to best use the various components when building projects in Analysis Workspace or when viewing reports.
Analytics administrators can add descriptions for components (dimensions, metrics, segments, and date ranges) either within a report suite or using the Data Dictionary directly within Analysis Workspace.
Report suite
You can add descriptions to components in a report suite.
- Select Admin > All admin > Report suites.
- Select the report suite in the Report Suite Manager for which you want to provide component descriptions.
- Select Edit Settings > Conversion > Conversion variables.
- Select
- Select the checkbox for Description and add a description.
- Repeat step 4 and 5 for any other variable you want to add a description.
- Select Save.
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Data Dictionary add-descriptions
The Data Dictionary in Analysis Workspace helps both users and administrators keep track of and better understand the components in their Analytics environment. This includes the ability for Analytics administrators to add component descriptions directly within Analysis Workspace.
For information about adding a component description in the data dictionary, see Edit component entries in the Data Dictionary.
For general information about the Data Dictionary, see Data Dictionary overview.