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Zoho Analytics - Dashboards for iPhone

The Zoho Analytics - Dashboards app is an immersive purpose-built app to access, explore and get insights on the go from your dashboards created in Zoho Analytics. Enjoy analytics like never before with an intuitive and immersive visual experience.

You can install this app for free. The app is supported for devices with iOS 12.0 and above.

In this section, we will discuss:

Prerequisites

Internet connectivity (cellular or Wi-Fi connection)

Supported iOS versions

Devices with iOS 12.0 and above

Installing and Signing Into Zoho Analytics - Dashboards App

You can install the Zoho Analytics - Dashboards App from the App Store:

  1. Tap open the App Store.
  2. Search for  Zoho Analytics - Dashboards  app.
  3. From the search results, tap open the  Zoho Analytics - Dashboards  app.
  4. Tap  Get . The application will be automatically installed.
  5. Open the installed app. 
  6. The  Sign In  screen will open. Tap the  Sign in  button. 
  7. Enter the  Email address  or  mobile number  of the registered Analytics account and tap the  NEXT  button. 
  8. Enter the  Password  and tap the  SIGN IN  button.
  9. You will be logged into Zoho Analytics from your mobile app.

Similarly, you can also sign in using your Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YAHOO!, Slack, and Apple credentials as well.

On successful authentication, your Zoho Analytics dashboards and workspace information will get synchronized to your mobile app.  Click here to learn about connecting to an on-premise account .

Note : As of now, you can only Sign Into the app with your existing Zoho Analytics account credentials. Users cannot  Sign Up  and create a new account from the App.

Zoho Analytics - Dashboards App Overview

The Zoho Analytics - Dashboards App's Home screen contains three tabs -  Favorites Workspaces , and  Dashboards .

Your profile picture will be displayed on the top-left corner, along with options to  Search  and  Sort  your analytical elements on the right side of the view.

Favorites Tab

The  Favorites  tab lists the  Workspaces  and  Dashboards  that you have marked as favorite.

Workspaces Tab

The  Workspaces  tab lists all the available Workspaces - both  Owned  and  Shared  in your Zoho Analytics account

By default, both the  Owned  and  Shared  workspaces will be listed. You can choose to list only owned, only shared, or all the workspaces by deselecting/selecting the respective option at the top. Selecting any workspace will open the workspace to list the dashboards in it.

Dashboards Tab

The  Dashboards  tab has a similar structure to the  Workspaces  tab. By default, both the  Owned  and  Shared  dashboards will be displayed. You can choose to list only owned, only shared, or all the dashboards by deselecting/selecting the respective tab at the top.

You can display your dashboards inside the  Dashboards  tab either as a list or as a grid using the  Dashboards List/Grid View  icon.

Note : You can only view your Zoho Analytics dashboards from here. You will not be able to copy, edit, or share the dashboards in your workspace.

Options to Organize

You will notice a  More  icon inline to your  Workspace  and  Dashboard  names listed in the  Workspaces  and  Dashboards  tab. 

Tapping the  More  icon will list the following options:

Favorite  - You can favorite your most accessed workspace and dashboard by tapping the  Heart  icon. Once you favorite an element, it will get added to the  Favorites  list and make it easy for repeated access.

You can remove a view from the favorites list, anytime, by tapping the Heart icon again.

Mark as Default  - The  Mark As Default  option is specific to workspaces. A workspace will be marked as default when you tap the  Default  icon corresponding to the workspace.  Once you mark a workspace default, then it will be the opening screen of your Zoho Analytics - Dashboards app when you sign-in.

Only one workspace can be set as the default at any given time. 

Information  - The  Information  option provides details such as  Created Time  and  Modified Time  of the  Owned  views. For a  Shared  view, you will also be able to get details such as  Created by , and  Shared by .

Delete  - You can delete workspaces and dashboards that you own using the  Delete  icon.

Working with the App

In this section, we will learn about working with workspaces and dashboards from the Zoho Analytics - Dashboards app on iPhone.

Note : It is mandatory to get connected to the Internet to access your Zoho Analytics account from your mobile app. 

Exploring Workspace

Navigate between the  Favorites Workspaces , and  Dashboards  tabs to access your dashboards in Zoho Analytics - Dashboards app. You can tap on any workspace to open it. The  Workspace View  will list all the dashboards available inside the workspace.

Interacting with Dashboards

Open any dashboard from the  Favorites Workspaces , or  Dashboards  tab. The opened dashboard will be rendered in a mobile-optimized format offering all the interactions available for the dashboard.

Interactions offered:

  • Dynamic User Filter  - Dynamically filter the reports in your dashboards using the dynamic user filters created for the dashboard. Choose the required value and tap  Apply . Your dashboard will be filtered based on the applied value.
  • Edit Mode  - Long press any report in your dashboard to enable  Edit Mode . In the edit mode, you can drag the selected report to rearrange its position. As you drag, the other components in the dashboard will be automatically arranged. You can also resize the report using the  Resize Marker  that looks like a semi-circle pane. Tap  Done  to save the modifications. 

    Note :  Any changes made to the report's position in the dashboard are local to the mobile app and will NOT be reflected in your Zoho Analytics web account.
  • Expand Report  - Tap on any report to maximize its view.
  • Report As Filter  - When you tap a data point in a report, all the other reports in the dashboard will get filtered to the selected value offering report-centric exploration. 
  • Report View  - Tap the  Open  icon at the top-right corner of your report to open it in Report View. The rest of the components of the dashboard will be hidden, except the user filters. The dashboard's user filter will be available inside the  Filter  icon. In the  Report View , you will have access to all the interactive options available for the reports. Tap the Back icon available at the top-left corner to navigate back to the dashboard.
  • Back  - Use the  Back  icon at the top-left corner of the dashboard to exit your Dashboard View.
Note :   You can view the dashboards in your Zoho Analytics - Dashboards app in portrait and landscape orientation. You can interact with your dashboards as stated above in the portrait orientation. In the landscape orientation, you can only view, sort, and resize the reports.

More Options

The more option will be available at the top-right corner of the Dashboard View. It contains the following contextual options:

  • Refresh  - You can refresh the dashboards using the  Refresh  option.
  • Favorites  - You can favorite a workspace using the  Favorites  toggle bar.
  • Information  - The  Information  option provides details such as  Created Time  and  Modified Time  of an  Owned  dashboard. For a  Shared  dashboard, additionally, you can get details about  Created by  and  Shared by .
  • Delete  - You can delete the workspaces which you own using the  Delete  icon. 

Report View


You can tap on any report available in the dashboards to open it in  Report View

Charts

You can access the charts in read-only mode with the following interactive options:

  • Tooltip Area  - The key insights of the chart will be displayed at the top of the chart.
  • Tooltips  - You can view the data point-specific tooltip by tapping the corresponding data points in your chart. The corresponding tooltip at the top of the chart will be highlighted based on your selection. You can move across consecutive data points using the  Previous  and  Next  options.
  • Legend  - If the chart contains a legend, it will be displayed right below the  Description
  • Drill Down  - You can drill down on any data point by tapping it and selecting the  Drill Down  option available at the bottom of the chart. You can navigate across the drill-down path that has already been set for the chart or search the columns by which you wish to drill down the data. The drill-down path will be displayed in a separate dialog. Use the  Undo  icon at the top-left corner to undo the immediate changes. Use the  Cancel  option at the top-left corner to exit drill-down.
  • You can also dynamically drill down the data in your charts by using the ' Swipe Up'  gesture on the corresponding data point.
  • Dynamic User Filters  - You can dynamically filter the reports using the  User Filters  created for the dashboards from which you have opened the report. Tap the  Filter  icon inline to the chart name to view the available user filters.
  • Exclude Value  - You can exclude a value from the report by selecting a data point in the chart and using the ' Swipe Down'  gesture. You will notice the excluded values being crossed out in the  Tooltip Area . You can include the values back by tapping the crossed-out values. You can also deselect/select the value from the chart legend to exclude/include it from your chart, if applicable. 
  • Zoom  - Long press and ' Swipe Horizontally'  on a data point in the chart to zoom.
  • Horizontal Scroll  - Lengthy charts come with a horizontal scroll bar. You can scroll the chart right to left using the scroll bar at the bottom.
  • Undo  - Use the  Undo  icon at the top-left corner to undo the immediate changes.
  • Cancel  - Use the  Cancel  option at the top-left corner to cancel the changes and get back to the original view.
  • Back  - Use the Back icon at the top-left corner to exit your Report View.

The Zoho Analytics - Dashboards mobile app supports the following chart types. 

Pie Chart | Half Pie Chart | Donut Chart | Half Donut Chart | Funnel Chart | Bar Chart | Horizontal Bar Chart | Grouped Bar Chart | Horizontal Grouped Bar Chart | Stacked Bar Chart | Horizontal Stacked Bar Chart | Line Chart | Area Chart | Web Chart | Scatter Chart | Bubble Chart | Packed Bubble Chart | Combination Chart | Heatmap Chart | Geo Scatter | Geo Heatmap | Geo Filled

Pivot, Summary, and Tabular View

You can interact with your tables, pivot, summary, and tabular views, embedded in your dashboards, using the following interactive options:

  • Dynamic User Filters  - You can dynamically filter the reports using the  User Filters  created in the report. Tap the  Filter  icon inline to the report name to view the user filters.
  • Resize  - Long press a Row/Column to get the  Resize Marker . The  Resize Marker  looks like a rectangular holder that appears on the selected Row/Column. As you resize a Row/Column, the other data series in the view will automatically adjust their position. 
  • Scroll  - ' Swipe up and down ', ' left and right ' to scroll through your data.
  • Back  - Use the  Back  icon at the top-left corner to exit your Report View.

More Options
The  More  option will be available at the top-left corner of the Reports View. It contains the following contextual options:

  • Refresh  - You can refresh the dashboards using the  Refresh  option.
  • Favorites  - You can favorite a workspace using the  Favorites  toggle bar.
  • Zia Insight - You can get actionable insights in the form of digestible narrations for your reports. This enables you to get the insights immediately instead of manually interpreting reports.
  • Information  - The  Information  option provides details such as  Created Time  and  Modified Time  of an  Owned  dashboard. For a  Shared  dashboard, additionally, you can get details about  Created by  and  Shared by .
  • Delete  - You can delete the workspaces which you own using the  Delete  icon. 
  • Tips  - The help tips section illustrates the various interactions you can have with your reports. These are user-navigation guides that are report-specific. 
  • Change chart type  (specific to charts) - You can change your chart type by using this option. From the corresponding charts, select  More  >  Change chart type . Choose from the available chart types listed in the  Chart Options  pane at the bottom. Save the changes made. The modifications made to the charts in your mobile app will get reflected on the Zoho Analytics web as well.

Zoho Analytics - Dashboards App Settings

You can navigate to the mobile app settings by tapping your profile picture icon. Here, you will notice the following options:
 

Mark as Default  - You can choose to make a workspace default by tapping this option and selecting the required workspace from the list of available workspaces. Once you mark a workspace default, then it will be the opening screen of your Zoho Analytics - Dashboards app when you sign-in. 

Only one workspace can be set as the default at any given time. 

  • Dark Theme  - The  Dark Theme  will be the default theme of the Zoho Analytics - Dashboards app. You can enable/disable this theme using the toggle bar inline. 
  • Tips  - Provides help tips on user interactions and mobile gestures that will help you interact with the reports in your dashboards in a more efficient way. 
  • Privacy & Security  - You can view Zoho's privacy policy from here.
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