Analysis Modelling

What Is Analysis Modelling?

Models are the graphical representation of the analysis that will be carried out by the PhixFlow Analysis Engine. Analysis Models define how data is collected, transformed, exported and viewed. Analysis Models are created by opening a new modelling screen and adding processing steps. These steps define data collection from databases or files, analysis of that data and export of the data.

The Analysis Engine is the main back-end process in PhixFlow that performs all stream calculations, data collections and builds charts and dashboards. The Analysis Engine starts whenever the generation of a stream is requested. This can be triggered in three ways:

• An ad-hoc request from the stream navigator, by right-clicking on the stream generator and selecting Run Analysis.
• An ad-hoc request from a model pane, by pressing the button Run Analysis from the hover menu of a stream.
• By a task plan.

The best way to get started with modelling is the PhixFlow Training - Introduction to Modelling Course.

When the Analysis Engine starts, messages are displayed in the System Console. You can bring the system console up at any time by clicking the icon  on the task bar. The Analysis Engine calculation relies on many aspects of configuration in PhixFlow, in particular:

Once you are familiar with the basic of modelling, this section contains some articles on common modelling tasks and on the fundamentals of PhixFlow Analysis:

• PhixFlow Timing Cycle
• Copying Models and Elements
• Understanding Streams
• Reading Data From an Email Account
• Using Directed Pipes to Read from Large Data Sets
• Charting and Reports
• Creating Pivot Views
• Patterns and Examples