In the first instance, this feature outlines a simple progress bar style indicator showing the proportion of a field’s data that is not empty. This would allow users to quickly spot fields which are of interest (or not) and should be included in a download for example, or spot more consistently populated fields which would be better candidates for further analysis.
Beyond this, there is scope within this feature to explore further visualisations of the search result data to give users a better idea of what they are searching and downloading. Often users are searching over large quantities of data which they plan on downloading and analysing/manipulating in bulk offline. In these circumstances, viewing a summary of the data may be more useful than the actual record by record data itself.
Tasks
[ ] Implement a data completeness indicator by field into the integrated search UI
[ ] Determine whether we should add other visualisations into the integrated search UI and if so what visualisations we should implement
Overview
In the first instance, this feature outlines a simple progress bar style indicator showing the proportion of a field’s data that is not empty. This would allow users to quickly spot fields which are of interest (or not) and should be included in a download for example, or spot more consistently populated fields which would be better candidates for further analysis.
Beyond this, there is scope within this feature to explore further visualisations of the search result data to give users a better idea of what they are searching and downloading. Often users are searching over large quantities of data which they plan on downloading and analysing/manipulating in bulk offline. In these circumstances, viewing a summary of the data may be more useful than the actual record by record data itself.
Tasks