Data, where you pick the source data you want to ask a question about.The question builder is made up of four distinct sections, from left to right: Metabase has a simple graphical question builder that looks like this:
If you have a question that isn't covered by an existing question, you can create a new custom question using the Question Builder interface by clicking "Custom." Or, if you're an advanced user, you can click "SQL" to go straight to the SQL/native query editor. You can also use the Action Menu when viewing a table to see any metrics in it, or to summarize the table. When viewing a table you can also click on the headings of columns to see options for ways to explore more, like clicking on the Age column of your Users table to see how many Users you have per age group (that's called a "distribution"): You'll immediately see the table and the graphical question builder so that you can keep exploring. You can also use the Action Menu in the bottom-right of the screen to choose a break out, or to see the table data that the metric uses:Īnother quick way to start a new question is by clicking on one of your connected databases at the bottom of the homepage, and picking a table that you have a question about. From there, you can click directly on the number to break it out in interesting ways - like by day, by state, by customer, etc.: Clicking on the metric option will show you a list of your company's metrics:Ĭlicking on a metric will show you that number. So if you have a question like, "how many users have we had in the last 30 days?", then you could start by finding a metric like "Total Users" from your company's list of metrics, and then filtering it down to the time period you care about. Asking a new question about a metricĪ metric is a numeric measurement of something your company wants to track, like revenue, the total number of users, or the number of events that have occurred. from scratch with the Question Builder interfaceĪsking a new question about a metric is often a great place to start.If an administrator has defined some metrics, when you click on the Ask a question button in the top bar you'll see a screen like this one: To ask Metabase a question, click the New Question button at the top of the screen. Everything else is based around questions and answers. Metabase's two core concepts are questions and their corresponding answers.
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