> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.k16solutions.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Analytics overview

> Choose the right DataX analytics workspace for queries, dashboards, reporting, or assisted analysis.

DataX analytics turns governed catalog data into queries and reusable views. Start with a worksheet when you are exploring. Move stable work into a blueprint, dashboard, or reporting workbook when other people need it.

<Note>
  Each analytics area is enabled separately for your workspace. Your role and entity access continue
  to apply to every query and visualization.
</Note>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Worksheets">
    Write and run SQL, browse the catalog schema, inspect results, and save personal or shared work.
    [Use worksheets](/datax/analytics/worksheets).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Dashboards">
    Arrange live query widgets into a reusable analytics view. [Build dashboards and
    reports](/datax/analytics/dashboards-and-reports).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Reporting">
    Open embedded reporting workbooks and organize them in folders when your workspace includes
    reporting access. [Use reporting](/datax/analytics/dashboards-and-reports).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Assistant">
    Ask questions using catalog metadata, glossary context, and Snowflake data. [Use the
    assistant](/datax/analytics/assistant).
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Pick the right workflow

| Goal                                                 | Start in       |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------- |
| Explore an unfamiliar entity                         | **Worksheets** |
| Validate SQL for a new blueprint                     | **Worksheets** |
| Monitor a small set of recurring measures            | **Dashboards** |
| Work in an embedded reporting workbook               | **Reporting**  |
| Find relevant entities or draft an analysis approach | **Assistant**  |

## Recommended analysis flow

<Steps>
  <Step title="Confirm the source">
    Review the entity in the [Catalog](/datax/catalog/entity-details). Check its description, grain,
    status, columns, and query access.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Test a narrow query">
    Select a small set of columns and add a restrictive filter. Confirm row shape before expanding
    the query.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Inspect the result">
    Check nulls, duplicate keys, row counts, and unexpected categories in **Results** and
    **Inspector**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Make the work reusable">
    Save the worksheet, create a governed blueprint, or add a validated query to a dashboard.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Recheck access">
    Confirm that the intended audience can query every entity used by the asset.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  A successful query proves that the SQL ran. It does not prove that the measure is correct. Use
  glossary definitions and source documentation to validate meaning.
</Tip>