The core tasks you can perform using Insights Report Builder are:
- Create a visualization.
- Add a filter.
- Join DataFlows together using ETL or Blend.
- Share a visualization.
- Set up a scheduled report for emailing to a group of stakeholders.
Instructions to complete these tasks are included in the Quick Start for Authors dashboard embedded in the product.
The data sets in Insights Report Builder contain the same data as what's available in Brightspace Datasets from Data Hub. For addition information on datasets, refer to About Data Hub. Brightspace Datasets run on a schedule that is either weekly fulls and daily diffs, or (for an additional cost) daily fulls and hourly diffs. Insights Report Builder checks every 4 hours to see if new data has been generated and loads any new data. The datasets follow the same d2l.Tools.BrightspaceDataSets.Version configuration variable setting. The version used is appended to the name of each dataset.
Providing Feedback
Feedback can be provided in the Brightspace Community by submitting a PIE item. All feedback is reviewed by the D2L product development team for consideration.
Troubleshooting Insights Report Builder
Email Address
A valid email address is required to create an Insights Report Builder user. If more than one user shares the same email address in Brightspace, one of the users is created successfully but the other fails until a unique email address is defined. The check for unique email addresses is not case-sensitive.
Data Freshness
Since data is refreshed following the generation of Brightspace Dataset differentials, DataFlows are refreshed daily for most customers. Authors can review when the data was refreshed by going to the Data tab and reviewing the timestamp on each DataFlow. Using out-of-date data in your analysis makes it more difficult to draw accurate conclusions.
User Management
When a user’s Insights Report Builder permissions are revoked, they are removed. Additionally, if a user is downgraded from author to viewer or has permissions fully revoked, their assets (cards, pages, etc.) are shared with the other author(s) and d2lautomation and they become the new owners. If no other author exists, the assets are shared with d2lautomation until a new author is added and receives said assets.