Omniscope Views

Multiple, interactive, filterable, publishable visualisations of your data

Spreadsheets display only a single view of dull rows and columns, at most 40-50 visible rows and about 10 legible columns depending on screen size. Omniscope currently provides 16 (version 2.5) simultaneous views, all rich in summary visual information and interactivity. Omniscope files can be configured to open as a tabbed presentations displaying as many views as user screen(s) allow. Each view shows your data in highly-configurable visualisations that update simultaneously as you filter/query. Unlike spreadsheets, Omniscope views can provide overviews of hundreds of thousands (even millions) of rows of data. Each tab can display with multiple views focusing readers' attention on different subsets and aspects of the data. Recipients of your files need only tab through the slides, like a presentation, yet fully interactive.

Click on the view icons below to learn more about each of the available views:

Table

Chart

Pie

Bar

Graph

Tile

Pivot

Tree**

Network*

Portal

Map

Venn

Web

Content*

Dial*

Details

DataPlayer

* only available in version 2.5+
** superceded by the Network View in version 2.5+

Omniscope is a 'hybrid' desktop/web application that includes web browsers via the Web View. The inbuilt browsers enable links to related information and web services to be added to Omniscope files, and displayed in multiple Web View windows on one or multiple tabs. Omniscope also includes the DataPlayer View, which enables anyone to create exportable Flash DataPlayers for insertion into documents and web pages, with full interactivity.

Tabs with single or multiple Omniscope views, even entire multi-tabbed Omniscope presentations, can be printed (as single hard-copy sheets, PowerPoint slide packs or Adobe Acrobat .PDF documents) or exported as screenshots and pasted into other documents as static images.

Table View

Provides a familiar, spreadsheet-like representation of your data, with each record (row) and field (column) visible for data entry, editing, sorting, selecting and filtering, aggregating into subsets, grouping into subtotals and much more. Displays colour-coded values with roll-up/down grouping, sorting, and zooming views of embedded images. Each cell value is a potential link to related web pages or document archives. Columns (fields) can be hidden, re-ordered for each view window and any number of sort criteria applied. A powerful set of View Tools allows you to change the heights of the rows, display associated images, check for duplicates, expand or combine column values, specify formulae to generate calculated columns, display calculated values and sub-totals based on grouping, etc.

Chart View

Innovative view that shows the ranking, structure and distribution of your data across all columns (fields), in either expanded or collapsed modes. Gain an overview of large data sets and spot anomalies or patterns across many columns and rows all in a single window. Excellent for filtring based on multiple overlapping ranges and for 'scrubbing' data and calculating statistics by column.

Pie View

Familiar view used to display proportions in either category or numeric/date fields. with single or multiple (paned) display modes and some new twists, including animated displays to aid legibility. Commonly used in report pages to show the composition of aggregates. Can be 'paned' vertically, horizontally or both to show multiple pies in the same view.

Bar View

Displays bars stacked vertically or horizontally, in single or multiple (paned) configurations, mixing positive and negative values and with many other powerful options. Used in most reports for comparing magnitudes and showing the composition of aggregates.

Graph View

Creates highly-customisable scatter plots with options for colouring and sizing of markers and using marker aggregation to display record density. Automatically calculates correlations to find trends. Used to spot anomalies and for spatial selections of plotted data.

Tile View

Can be used as a simple image browser or to display 'heat maps' (or 'tree maps'), each tile represents a record (row) and shows its characteristics along multiple dimensions using size, order, colour and grouping. Also used to make mosaics of associated images to facilitate image-based search and selection, product catalogues, etc.

Pivot View

Aggregates record data by two fields, applying various functions (record count, sum, mean, etc.) at the intersection of the visible fields. Fields are easily selected and pivot tables can be sorted both ways. There is an option to display hover plots showing breakdowns of values in specific cells. Widely used in both analysis and reporting.

Tree View (superceded by Network View in 2.5+)

Presents a hierarchical view of your data. You can change the structure of your hierarchy at any time by re-ordering the fields with your mouse. Useful for display and navigation of both pure hierarchies (like organisation charts and family trees), and comparative hierarchies present in the structure of most data sets. This view is replaced by the Network View in versions 2.5 and above (see below)

Network View (2.5+)

New in version 2.5, the Network View can depict both grouped hierarchies and relational networks, either dual field or specified multi-field relationships. Grouped networks can be used to visualise almost any type of data set, while a relational network can be used whenever there is a common relationship between the rows, like a company organisation hierarchy or the flow of traffic between locations. Relational networks can involve two or more linked values and the link direction can be specified.

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Portal View

A familiar web-style interface allowing easy searching and browsing of data using coloured, text-based, dynamic field breakdowns. The Portal View displays categories as a defined number of discrete text values (from largest in terms of record count down to smallest). Selecting one or more categories and performing Moves and Keeps reveals increasingly refined filter possibilities. Generally used in conjunction with other views to provide a text-based selection menu and provide running updates on the range of values remaining in the filtered data set.

Map View

Omniscope allows you to use both online mapping services, such as Google Maps, and embedded vector maps that work offline. Users can change from one zooming map background to the other at any time. Omniscope comes with a wide selection of embedded vector maps (world, county or city level) which can be added into any file. Coordinates are automatically plotted on maps or scanned images, such as floor plans. Markers can be manually placed and coordinates captured to the data set. The Map View allows easy zooming, selection and editing. For more information on freely available maps and how to use them, please visit our Maps Library.

Venn View

The Venn View enables you to visualise the relationships between up to 5 different subsets of the data pre-defined as Named Queries. Once defined (using the Named Queries drop-down on the right of the barometer on the Main Toolbar) you can select and overlay some or all of these Named Queries (sub-sets) in the classic Venn diagram. Identify, select and drill down on intersections of interest quickly and comprehensively.

Web View

Omniscope is a hybrid desktop/web client and is therefore totally web-aware. Report pages can combine local data, image and maps contained in the .IOK file with related web content. If your users are online, any web pages or documents related to the data set can be displayed in one or more Omniscope internal Web Views (plus your default browser). Any file page can contain one or more Web Views used to display web-based pages and services, images, adverts, etc. related to specific records and to display 'mash-ups' with online backdrops, such as Google Maps.

Content View (2.5+)

New in version 2.5, the Content View

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Dial View (2.5+)

New in version 2.5, the Dial View...

Details View

The Details View is the repository of all the information about a record in an .IOK data set, as well as a gateway to related web content through rich linking features. The view has flexible configuration options with branding, text formatting and the ability to display associated images. It can also be used as a editable form for data entry and correction. Whenever just one record is selected, the highly-configurable Details View (or a pop-up details window) displays the values for that record (row) and images and links as configured.

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DataPlayer View

Beginning with version 2.4, all Omniscope Professional and Enterprise Editions will include a DataPlayer View. This new view is also workspace that allows anyone to create exportable Flash DataPlayers that contain the data, visulisations and the dynamic filtering devices that provide a dynamic user experience outside of Omniscope. DataPlayers created in Omniscope are separate, standard Flash .SWF files that can be inserted directly into documents (PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe .PDF) and web pages with full interactivity. Exportable, universally-accessible interactive DataPlayers a new dimension to your interactive data publishing options. Use them as 'dashboards', product selectors, dynamic indices for documents and media archives, etc. For more information, including numerous, live, interactive examples, see the section on DataPlayers and DataPlayer FAQs.

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