Create a new data exploration

Early access

The new Shopify Analytics is in early access and is available only for certain stores.

Creating a new data exploration is available to merchants on all Shopify plans. Using the new Shopify Analytics, you can create a custom report in the following ways:

• Build a custom report from an empty exploration state.
• Modify an existing default report.

Note

The new Shopify Analytics is currently view-only on mobile devices.

Create a new custom report from an empty state

You can create a new report from any of the following places in the Shopify admin:

• In Analytics > Reports, click New exploration.
• When customizing the Analytics dashboard, click New exploration in the dashboard library.

Creating a new report begins an empty data exploration. You must add at least 1 metric to begin your data exploration.

Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Analytics > Reports.

2. Click New exploration.

3. Use any of the following tools to build your report:

   • In the ShopifyQL query editor, write a query using ShopifyQL and then click ▹ Run.
   • In the configuration panel, manually select your report data:
     1. In the Metrics menu, click ⊕ to add the first metric to your exploration.
     2. Add additional metrics, dimensions, a comparison, and filters to display the information that you want. You can also click the Visualization menu to select a different visualization for your data.

4. After you create your report, click Save.

Create a custom report by modifying an existing default report

If you modify a default report authored by Shopify, then it's considered a custom report.

Note

Some reports can't be filtered, edited, or duplicated.

Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Analytics > Reports.

2. Click the name of the default report that you want to customize.

3. Use any of the following tools to customize the report:

   • In the ShopifyQL query editor, modify the existing query using ShopifyQL and then click ▹ Run.
   • In the configuration panel, add or remove metrics, dimensions, a comparison, and filters to display the information that you want. You can also click the Visualization menu to select a different visualization for your data.

4. After you modify your report, click Save as.

5. In the Save copy as new report dialog, give your custom report a name, and then click Save copy.