Analytics | ION Factory OS

ION Analytics Overview

Key Features

ION Analytics Tool Set

Data Connector

For deep insights and ultimate flexibility, First Resonance offers a Data Connector that can be integrated with any analytics tool of your choice. This unlocks the ability to write custom SQL, combine ION data with external datasets, and conduct advanced analyses with support from your business analysts, software, or manufacturing teams. With direct access to a replica of your data, you can drive the insights needed to accelerate your manufacturing operations.

In App Analytics

ION Analytics within the app provides access to customer data but comes with some limitations. It’s designed for simple dashboards with limited joins and does not support custom SQL queries. As such, it's best suited for answering straightforward questions and consuming curated data products from First Resonance. These products offer aggregated, persona-based datasets tailored to common use cases. Keep these intended use cases in mind when working within the in-app analytics platform.

Quick Start Guide - In App Analytics

Navigate to ION Analytics via the "Analytics" side-bar item
Once within Analytics you'll be able to use the folder icon in the bottom left of the screen to navigate to other dashboards
- ION Analytics - where all Standard Dashboards are accessed
- First Resonance - workspace w/ your organization name. This is where you will be able to build and share dashboards within your organization
Explore any of the existing dashboards to better understand what's going on in your factory.
- Utilize filters to get down to the data relevant to you

Export data (CSV, Excel, PNG, etc.)
Export entire dashboard as PDF
Customize a dashboard to meet your needs
- Select the "Save As" button in the bottom right corner

Name the new copy, choose a destination folder and click "Save". - Now select "Edit" in the bottom right corner and select the element you want to edit

Once you are done editing select "Publish" to share.

Standard Dashboards

With ION Analytics you will have access to a set of dashboards already built and ready for use within your organization! Over time these will continue to grow with input and feedback from our users.

All standard dashboards are available within the ION Analytics workspace.

Use the folder icon in the bottom left of the screen to navigate to other dashboards.

Current Standard Dashboard Offerings:

Production Reports - Overview of run, procedure, and team performance to better understand your production floor.
Run Field Data - Explore data inputs from your execution of procedures across runs, analyze, and understand outliers and trends.
Issues Overview - Understand a holistic view of your issue landscape. Identify problem parts/processes to help burn-down issues and improve quality and output of your production.

Issues Overview

Part Details - See everything that you care about for a part or specific part inventory to understand current state of that it along with cost data.
Inventory Level Tracking - Manage and monitor inventory levels to better understand when to reorder.
Supplier Dashboard - Check your supplier health and their performance against open orders.
Costed mBOM - Input a parent assembly to get multi-level mBOM with material cost for the assembly.
Costed aBOM - Input a parent Part, Rev and SN to get a full multi-level aBOM including Material and Hours worked to give a holistic view of ACTUAL assembly cost.

Build and Share Custom Dashboards

In addition to the standard dashboards provided, ION Analytics provides a platform to modify existing dashboards to your unique needs as well as build completely new dashboards to help drive your organization forward.

Here is an excellent quick start guide for how to work within the ION Analytics environment provided by our embedded partner.
Quick Start Guide

Steps to Customize or Build Dashboards

Customize and build on top of a standard dashboard:

Select the "Save As" button in the bottom right corner
Name the new copy, choose a destination folder, and click "Save".
Select "Edit" in the bottom right corner and select the element you want to edit.
Once you are done editing, select "Publish" to share.

Build a new dashboard from "scratch": To do this you will actually just follow the above steps but copy from the "Blank Template" within the "ION Analytics" folder.

Manage Permissions within ION

User permissions to ION Analytics can be managed like any other permission within ION.

GenerateReadEmbeddedAnalytics - ability to view existing dashboards and interact with filters, exports, etc.
GenerateWriteEmbeddedAnalytics - ability to edit and create new dashboards/visualizations in addition to the read access above.

Explore and Export Data

Data exploration and exports are built in and can be done from any element within a dashboard or for an entire dashboard.

Data/Element Exports

To export data from any element:

Select the "..." in the top right of any element.
Select the format of the data you want to export from the "Download" menu.

Export of Entire Dashboard to PDF

Select the arrow next to the tab that you want to export then choose the orientation.

Maximize Element to See in More Detail

Click "Maximize" in the top right of the element.

Scheduled Exports/Notifications

Users can set up scheduled exports to be emailed to themselves and/or other members of their organization by following these steps:

Select "Schedule Export" from the folder menu on the bottom left.
Select "Add Schedule".
Fill out the Schedule details including attachments in different formats.
Determine the Schedule frequency and timing of your schedule.
Set Controls (optional): filters on the data to be sent.
Add Send Condition (optional): conditions to determine when to send the export.
Click "Create Schedule" to save.