How to use Datama Detect (Light) in Qlik
Using Datama Detect as a Qlik extension is a great way to make your report more insightful with the benefits of both Datama and Qlik.
Here is what you get on this page:
- Overview
- Features
- Installation
- Free trial Period
- How to use
- Read your analysis
- Settings
- Support and Resources
1. Overview
This document provides detailed documentation for the “Datama Detect” plugin, a powerful extension for Qlik. This plugin enhances data analysis capabilities by detecting anomalies in KPI trends.
Below is a short intro video
2. Features
- Identification of Anomalies: Find anomalies based on historical volatility with customizable level of confidence.
- Multiple KPIs monitoring: Based on your market equation, find anomalies within unlimited number of KPIs, and correlate with your North Star metric
- Customizable focus: You can set the anomalies to be found only on latest point to get alerted only on most recent changes.
- KPI interest ranking: KPIs with biggest anomalies are flagged first.
- Smart title: Title is automatically written, and you can define the structure.
3. Add the extension into your report
3.1. Add the extension to your list of Qlik extensions
In order to use Datama in your report, you first need to add a new extension to your Management Console.
To add the Datama extension to Qlik Sense Online, follow these steps :
- Open your Management console
- On the left side panel, click Extensions
- Click on the Add button on the top right of the page
- Then browse your file and add the extension
- Finally, click Upload
3.2 Add the extension into your app
Follow these steps to add Datama in your app :
- From the Analytics Services page, open your App
- Click on the sheet you want to use Datama on
- If you are not in edit mode, click on Edit sheet
- Make sure Advanced options is turned on
- On the Assets panel on the left, click Custom objects
- Click on Extension
- Drag and drop the Datama extension in your sheet
4. Get a free trial period
Datama extension in Qlik allows you to benefit from all features.
On top of this, the paid version allows you to
- Remove Datama Branding (Background logo and free pop in)
- Let any other viewer of your dashboard to see Datama’s extension
You can get a free trial period of 7 days allowing you to test the full version of the extension by following these steps :
- Click on “Trial version” link of Datama footer
- Click on “Upgrade”
- Create your Datama account
- Get your Trial extension with no engagement, and no credit card required
See here our different plans.
5. Getting started
Once you’ve imported the extension, here is how you can use it.
1. Anomaly dimension: Drag and drop the dimension on which you want to detect anomalies in the appropriate field. This would typically be a Date column
2. KPIs definition: Drag and drop the metrics you want to monitor in the appropriate field. Make sure that you add summable metrics: Datama will compute ratios based on the market equation that you define in the extension settings
3. Custom settings: Click on the “Settings” icon on the top right corner of Datama’s widget. You can adjust the methodology for anomaly detection and define which metric you want to analyse in the market equation pane
4. Save settings: If you have a paid licence, settings will be automatically saved along with your dashboard.
5. Leave edit mode: In the Qlik side panel, in the “Datama Setting” tab, untick the “Edit mode” toggle. Dashboard viewers won’t see the top header and footer anymore, for a smoother experience.
6. Read your Analysis
To discover more about how to use Datama Detect, you can read our dedicated section
7. Advanced Usage
Follow this link to get the full view of the extension Settings.
8. Support and Resources
If you require assistance or have any questions, feel free to reach out. We’re here to help! - 📧 Email: Send us an email at contact@Datama.fr for any inquiries or support issues. - 🌐 Contact Form: Prefer to use a form? Fill out our online contact form, and we’ll get back to you promptly.