Components

Nitro Explorer includes the following components:

• Database - In Nitro Explorer, a database represents a connection to a Nitro instance.
• Datasets - A dataset represents a table data source in Nitro used as the basis for charts and dashboards. There are two types.
• Virtual Dataset - Tables are based on SQL queries created using Nitro Explorer’s SQL Lab
• Physical Dataset - Tables are directly sourced from a physical table in the Nitro database
• Charts - Charts are the visual representation of a dataset.
• Dashboards - Dashboards can be enabled to display a static data set, or a dynamic dataset that is refreshed on a configurable time interval.
• SQL Lab - Integrated SQL query tool for Nitro. Allows analysts/scientists to run queries against Nitro data, view sample results, download results, and quickly build a virtual Dataset for use in chart visualizations.