Ad Hoc Data Exploration
New unsaved workbooks are referred to as explorations.
Explorations are ideal for in-the-moment ad hoc analysis, when you want to explore your data and move on without saving your work for future use.
Recent explorations can be revisited from your Recents page for up to 30 days. Older explorations can be access via their original URL.
This article shows how create and revisit explorations.
Summary of Content
Requirements
Create an Exploration
Save an Exploration as a Workbook
Related Resources
Requirements
- To create new explorations, you must be assigned a Creator, Admin, or custom account type with the appropriate permissions.
Create an Exploration
Creating an exploration is the same as creating a workbook. You just don't save it.
To get started, visit Create a Workbook or Exploration.
Revisit an Exploration
To revisit an exploration:
- Open your Recents page from the left navigation panel (accessible from the home page).
- Click to open the EXPLORATIONS tab.
- Click to open any exploration in the list.
Save an Exploration as a Workbook
To save your exploration as a workbook, click the Save As button in the exploration's header. Then follow the prompts to name and select a destination for the workbook.
This saves and publishes the first draft of the workbook.
To learn about drafts and publishing, visit Editing, Drafts, and Publishing.
Related Resources
Workbook Lifecycle: Explore, Draft, and Publish
Create a Workbook or Exploration
Editing, Drafts, and Publishing