What’s the Difference Between Analytics Tab and Analytics Studio?

What’s the Difference Between Analytics Tab and Analytics Studio?

With CRM Analytics, you can take either a business user path or a builder path, depending on what you want to do, and you can switch paths at any time.

Analytics Tab

Stay in Salesforce

Analytics tab

Run and explore apps

App running with navigation panel open

Two Paths

Signpost with two paths

Analytics Studio

Go to Analytics > Apps selector >

Analytics tile

Browse and build assets

Browse app window in Analytics StudioTabl

The business user path, generally for those with Use CRM Analytics permission, leads to ready-to-explore dashboards and lenses in curated apps. For this path, work in the CRM Analytics tab to run apps and collaborate with coworkers over dashboards.

The builder path, generally for those with permission to create CRM Analytics assets, leads to ready-to-explore datasets and ready-to-edit apps, dashboards, and lenses. For this path, work in the CRM Analytics Studio to browse your assets and build new ones.

This table summarizes the differences between the Analytics tab in Salesforce and the Analytics Studio.

Action

Analytics Tab

(Run and Collaborate)

Analytics Studio

(Browse and Build)

Create   check icon indicating true
Annotate check icon indicating true check icon indicating true
Set Notification check icon indicating true check icon indicating true
Watchlist check icon indicating true check icon indicating true
Collections check icon indicating true check icon indicating true
Favorite check icon indicating true check icon indicating true
Edit   check icon indicating true
Full Screen check icon indicating true check icon indicating true
Clip to Designer   check icon indicating true
Clone in New Tab   check icon indicating true
Save   check icon indicating true
Share check icon indicating true check icon indicating true
Delete   check icon indicating true

This table details the differences in behavior and functionality between the Analytics tab in Salesforce and the Analytics Studio.

CRM Analytics Asset Analytics Tab Analytics Studio
Apps    
What happens when you click an app name or icon on the home page

Runs app

Running an app in a tab

Browses app

Studio Browse App page
App actions on home page tile or list entry

Browse; Share; Open in Analytics Studio; Add to Collection; Favorite

App actions on home page tile or list entry in tab

Run App; Share; Favorite

App actions on home page tile or list entry in Studio
Actions on the Browse App page

Run App; Tile/List View; Share

Controls in Browse App page in a tab

Create; Run App; Tile/List View; Share; Delete

Controls in Browse App page in Studio
Dashboards    
Dashboard actions on home page tile or list entry

Share; Open in Analytics Studio; Add to Collection; Favorite

Dashboard actions on home page tile or list entry in tab

Edit; Share; Delete; Add to Collection; Favorite

Dashboard actions on home page tile or list entry in Studio
Lenses    
Lens actions on home page tile or list entry

Share; Open in Analytics Studio; Add to Collection; Favorite

Lens actions on home page tile or list entry in tab

Share; Delete; Add to Collection; Favorite

Lens actions on home page tile or list entry in Studio
Datasets    
Dataset actions on home page tile or list entry N/A

Edit; Create Story; Favorite

Dataset actions on home page tile or list entry in Studio
Note
Note Actions are available depending upon user permissions and app sharing access.