Report Builder
This page covers how to use Report Builder to create and view granular reports using Braze data, and how to add reports to dashboards.
Using a report template
- Go to Analytics > Report Builder (New).
- Select the More options arrow next to the Create New Report button, and then select Use a report template.
- Select one of the report templates from the Braze template library.
- Use the Row items and Tags dropdown to find relevant reports to your use cases.
- Use the Row items and Tags dropdown to find relevant reports to your use cases.
- Follow step 3 and onward in Creating a report to further customize the report to fit your use case.
Creating a report
- Go to Analytics > Report Builder (New).
- Select Create New Report.
- In the Rows dropdown, select one of the following to create a report:
- Campaigns
- Canvases
- Campaigns and Canvases
- Channels
- Tags
- (Optional) Select Add drilldown to break down your data into more granular views:
- Channels
- Date
- Use this to split your data into smaller timeranges. For example, if you’re interested in how your campaigns performed by day, select the following configuration:
- Rows: Campaigns
- Grouping: Date
- Interval: Days
- Use this to split your data into smaller timeranges. For example, if you’re interested in how your campaigns performed by day, select the following configuration:
- Variants
- Campaigns and Canvases
Try out different configurations of drilldown options to explore the many ways you can break down your data.
- In the Columns section, select Customize Metrics.
- Browse metrics by category and select the corresponding checkbox to add a metric to your report.
- Reorder the metrics and columns by dragging the dotted icon up or down.
- In Report content, configure the date range for which you’d like to include data in your report.
- Then, depending on your selections in step 3, choose to manually or automatically add campaigns, Canvases, or both to your report.
- Add manually: Choose each campaign or Canvas to include in the report by using the filters for Last Sent dates and tags or channels, or searching the campaign or Canvas name.
- Add automatically: Set rules for which campaigns or Canvases to include in the report. You’re only required to select one field on this page.
- Note that as additional campaigns or Canvases satisfy the conditions you set on this screen, they will automatically be added to future runs of your report.
- Note that as additional campaigns or Canvases satisfy the conditions you set on this screen, they will automatically be added to future runs of your report.
- Add manually: Choose each campaign or Canvas to include in the report by using the filters for Last Sent dates and tags or channels, or searching the campaign or Canvas name.
- Run the report by selecting Save & Run.
The report may take up to a few minutes to run, depending on the date range and number of campaigns or Canvases you selected in the configuration stage.
Viewing a report
After running your report, you can view your results in table format on the report page.
Creating a report chart
At the bottom of the page you can create a chart of your data by selecting a Chart type and configuring the chart metrics. By default, you’ll see the first metric.
To create a line chart, select Date as a drilldown option when configuring the report. This will display trends over time.
Downloading a report chart
To download an image of the report chart, select the dotted icon then choose a download option.
Adding a report to a dashboard
- Select the dotted icon at the top of the report table.
- Select Add to dashboard.
- Select whether you want to create a new dashboard or add to an existing dashboard.
- Follow the steps in Dashboard Builder to learn more about building a dashboard.