# Explorer

The Explorer enables rapid analysis and triage of [Segments](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/segments) by performing graphical and statistical comparison between different subsets of [Logs](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/logs) over different time windows and/or filters.

## Accessing Explorer

You can access the Explorer in three ways:

1. **From the main navigation:** Click "Explorer" in the left sidebar
2. **From an Insight:** Click the "View in Explorer" button on any Insight card
3. **From the Logs page:** Apply filters to your logs, then click "View in Explorer" in the top-right corner

When accessed from an Insight or Logs page, the Explorer will pre-populate with your current filters.

There are three main types of exploration afforded by the Explorer:

* [**Single Segment**](#single-segment): Quickly see all [Metrics](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/metrics) for a given time window and single filter on the [Logs](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/logs). This allows for an aggregate view of all Metrics.
* [**Segment Comparison**](#segment-comparison): Compare two different filters on the [Logs](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/logs) or a filter and its compliment across the same time window. This allows for comparison of [Metrics](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/metrics) between filters or between a filters and the rest of the Log data.
* [**Temporal Comparison**](#temporal-comparison)**:** Compare a single filter across two adjacent time windows. This allows for a [Metric](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/metrics) comparison of before/after for a given [Segment](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/segments).

### Single Segment

View all [Metrics](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/metrics) for a given filter on the [Logs](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/logs) in a time window. The filter can be optionally saved as [Segment](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/segments) to be published to future [Segment Dashboards](https://docs.dbnl.com/dashboards#segments-dashboard) as part of the [DBNL Data Pipeline](https://docs.dbnl.com/configuration/data-pipeline).

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/yx9NXaWRjaOtW8ILLJQO/blobs/LUF4NNc4oa7kWJxb3PAF/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Single Segment Explorer page allows for quickly viewing all metrics for a filter within a time window.</p></figcaption></figure>

### Segment Comparison

Compare two different filters on the [Logs](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/logs) or a filter and its compliment across the same time window. This allows for comparison of [Metrics](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/metrics) between filters or between a filters and the rest of the Log data. Either of these filters can be optionally saved as [Segments](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/segments) to be published to future [Segment Dashboards](https://docs.dbnl.com/dashboards#segments-dashboard) as part of the [DBNL Data Pipeline](https://docs.dbnl.com/configuration/data-pipeline).

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/yx9NXaWRjaOtW8ILLJQO/blobs/QF5etEWNQvepQFMslHp0/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Segment Comparison Explorer page allows for quick comparison of two filters across a single time window.</p></figcaption></figure>

### Temporal Comparison

Compare a single filter across two adjacent time windows. This allows for a [Metric](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/metrics) comparison of before/after for a given [Segment](https://docs.dbnl.com/workflow/segments).

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/yx9NXaWRjaOtW8ILLJQO/blobs/96TSNKQB8ayNoTXc7DpA/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Temporal Comparison Explorer page allows for quick comparison of a single filter across two adjacent time windows.</p></figcaption></figure>


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