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Yellowfin Signals allow you to keep track of all the important changes in your data on the go. The app lets you view and interact with Signals generated by the system.
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Accessing Signals
Signals
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Tap on the Signals option in the app menu. A list of Signals will appear.
Tip: If you see a blank Signal screen, reset the filters, as one of the reasons for this could be that filters are set to view the latest Signals, or those from the 'My Signals' list.
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are accessed in two ways:
- By tapping on the burger bun in the top-left corner, and then tapping Signals to access the Signals list.
- By tapping on a tile in your Timeline that contains a Signal.
Understanding the Signals list
The Signals list displays all available Signals in the form of tiles
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, with options for filtering, watching, commenting and performing Signal action items.
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| 1 | Status filter | Tap to display Signals based on their status:
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Tap on the metric to view an alternative change value. For example you can switch between the percentage change to the actual change amount.
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Signal Filters
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This filter lets you view Signals based on their status. Options include:
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| 5 | Actions menu | Tap the more options button |
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Signal Detail
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Tap the metric to view an alternative change value, eg switch between the percentage change to the actual change amount. | ||
| 7 | Chart thumbnail | Tap the chart thumbnail to open the Signal page. More on that here. |
| 8 | Comments | Tap the speech bubble |
| 9 | Watch | The the eye button |
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Interacting with Signals
You can interact with Signals in many ways, allowing you to explore its analysis in detail.
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an auto-generated narrative that describes the nature of the Signal, along with a time series chart that shows the history of the specific metric
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/dimension combination. The main Signal is represented as an annotation in the time series chart.
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Understanding the Signal page
The Signal page shows the details of the Signal. All interactive features are accessible from this page.
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Watching a Signal
Click the eye icon to watch or track a Signal. This adds the signal to your watch list (filtered by choosing My Signals), and also sends you Timeline alerts
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if other users interact with it (by leaving comments or changing ownership).
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Users will also be able to see which Signals are being watched by
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Rating a Signal
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You can specify the usefulness of each Signal
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by tapping on the Useful? option.
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Yellowfin takes this into account and applies this rating to optimize the delivery of signals in the future. This ensures
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you receive Signals that are related
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or similar to the ones you rated as useful, and receive less of those
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you rated not useful. You can also change the rating after submitting it.
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- Useful?
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The following options will appear on the screen
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- Tap on Yes to rate this Signal as useful, or No to
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- rate it not useful
Your rating will be saved and taken into account by the system
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Performing Signal
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actions
You can perform unique actions on Signals by tapping on Actions in the top-right corner of a Signal page, or via the more options button 
on a Signals tile. If the Signal has been assigned an owner, you will be able to see their info here as well.
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Discussing Signals
Use the Discussion tab to leave comments and collaborate with other users on this Signal.
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Relevance
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tab depicts the importance of
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a Signal (represented in grey) in relation to all other data
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the user has access to (that is, the baseline data or access filters if applied, represented by green).
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Signal analysis
The Analysis tab displays automated analysis through visualizations and natural language narratives, generated by Yellowfin’s Assisted Insights. It is used here to suggest the cause of a
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