Explore an existing Answer

When you find an Answer that's already created, you can temporarily dig deeper into the chart and change what you see, without saving any changes. For example, even if you don't have permission to edit a Liveboard, you can still explore the data in these ways.

  • To edit what you see in the chart or table, select the Explore button in the top right corner of the Answer. (If you don't see it there, select More .) Then use the Filter, Add, Replace, and Compare tools.
  • If your organization enabled Spotter, you can ask natural-language questions about the data, get new AI-generated Answers, then ask follow-up questions. Select Ask Spotter in the top right corner of the Answer.
  • To see the underlying data in table format, select More , or right-click on a data point. Then select Show underlying data.
  • To filter an entire Liveboard based on data from one Answer, see Filter a Liveboard.

Explore pivot tables

You can filter, sort, and change the aggregation rules for pivot tables as shown in this example:
A pivot table with totals for number of users and object interactions, by Pinboard name and user.
  1. Filter the entire table: If the table creator added a filter or parameter, it's located below the Answer title. Select it to choose the filter or parameter values.
  2. Filter by column values: The table columns are listed at the top of the table. You might need to scroll horizontally to see all of them. Hover over one and select the ellipsis to Filter, Sort, or change the Aggregation rule. For example, you can filter to only show rows with more than 5 unique users.
  3. Filter by row values: The table rows are listed below the columns. You might need to scroll horizontally to see all of them. Hover over one and select the ellipsis to Filter or Sort. For example, you can filter to only show totals for specific users.
  4. See subtotals: Select the arrow next to a row to expand it and see subtotals. The example shows totals for Pinboards and subtotals for specific users.