Analytics Filters

Use Analytics filters in Control Center to understand your label printing processes. Apply multiple filters at once to fine-tune your data view and find exactly the data you need for analysis, investigation, and optimization.

To apply multiple Analytics filters to your data, follow these steps:

1. Open Analytics in Control Center.

   Analytics displays your bar graph and list of label printing data.

2. To filter data from specific items, use Filters (on your right). Select a filter and click Add to apply.

   • You can apply multiple filters at once. Filters you apply appear above your bar graph.

   • Use the filter drop-down menus to select/deselect specific items. For Label name and Metadata filters, you can narrow your results to:

     • Contains

     • Does not contain

     • Equals

     • Does not equal

     • Starts with

     • Ends with

   • You can select single or multiple items for each filter. Click your applied filter above your bar graph and use the dropdown menu to add more items to your filter. Click Save to update your filter and apply changes on your bar graph.

3. Choose from the following filters:

   • Print date

   • Printer

   • Printer group

   • Label name

   • Label dimension

   • User

   • Computer

   • Module

   • Metadata

     Metadata is extra information about labels you print, stored in databases with print jobs. Metadata you assign does not appear on your labels, but you can use it for sorting, filtering, and other functions.

     Filter your data using custom metadata tags you create for jobs in Automation. Metadata filter tags you type in Analytics are case sensitive and must exactly match your created tags to filter correctly.

     Examples of metadata include:

     • Printer names

     • User/system generated values

     • Data sources

     • Lot numbers

     Example

     You define lot numbers for your labels in Automation (LotNumber=444, 445, 446, etc...). With Analytics in Control Center, you filter your data with the metadata tag "LotNumber=444" to analyze printing data for only lot number 444.

     The metadata filter helps you analyze your print process for specific metadata tags you choose.

     For more information on creating and applying metadata in Automation, see the Print Label action description.

4. Analytics displays printing data from today on your graph and list by default. To see data from another print date range, go to Filters > Print date (on your right).

   • Use the drop-down menu to select pre-defined date ranges.

   • Customize your print date range by selecting Custom and choosing a date range with From and To.

   • Click Add to apply your filter to your graph.

5. With your filters applied, you can view your filtered data by selecting tabs (on your left).

   • View filtered data on labels, printers, printer groups, users, computers/applications, or materials.

6. To remove filters and return to your default data view, click the X on active filters above your graph.

Use Analytics to apply multiple filters to your printing data during date ranges you select. Use this data to investigate, analyze, and optimize your printing processes.