Reading charts and reports

Data refresh

The process that reloads a report or dashboard with the latest data from its sources.

  • Reading charts and reports

Definition

The process that reloads a report or dashboard with the latest data from its sources. Between refreshes the figures stay as they were. Always check when a report was last refreshed.

Example

Nord Signal's operations call at 07:30 reviews the last 24 hours of passes. If the report last refreshed at 02:00, passes after that are missing.

Nord Signal AB is a fictional company created for Insyt.

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Why it matters

A figure is only as current as the last refresh, whatever today's date says on the page.

Where it is used

Dashboards, scheduled reports and BI tools.