Summary

You have covered a lot of ground in this lengthy chapter. Using your collected data to present higher levels of information through aggregation is one of the keys to unlocking the value stored in your data repository.

In this chapter, you learned about ad hoc data aggregation, through search, and semi-structured aggregation using tags. You now understand the reporting hierarchy built into the Force Platform, from simple to matrix reports, all the way to dashboards. And you can see the ways you can created snapshots of data for trend analysis.

Of course, as with all the areas covered in this book, there is still a lot more to learn about Force Platform data aggregation, but you now have the foundation to conduct your own explorations and investigations. In the next chapter, you will move from unlocking value in your data to protecting your data from unwanted examination.