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title: "Understanding Every Analytics Type in Ontraccr"
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# Understanding Every Analytics Type in Ontraccr

## **🧾 Ontraccr Analytics: Understanding Every Analytics Type in Ontraccr**  
 

This article provides a quick-reference summary of **every analytics feature**, **data source**, and **report type** available in Ontraccr. Use this as your go-to checklist for understanding what’s possible—and where.

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## **📊 Main Analytics Data Sources**

| Source | Where It's Available |
| --- | --- |
| **Time Cards** | Analytics Page, Projects Page |
| **Boards** | Analytics Page, Projects Page, Board Card Analytics |
| **Forms** | Analytics Page, Projects Page, Board Card Analytics |

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## **🔍 Report Types by Source**  
 

### 🕒 **Time Card Reports**

| Report Type | Breakdown Options | Display Options |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Hours Worked** | User, Hour Type, Division, Project, Team, Cost Code | Bar, Line, Table, Number, Pie\* |

-   Filterable by any breakdown dimension
-   Exact hours used (no rounding)
-   Pie chart may be available in some contexts

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### **🧩 Board Reports**

### 1\. **Number of Cards**

-   Metrics: Sum, Average, Median
-   Breakdown: User, Status, Color
-   Time breakdowns (Day/Week/Month/Quarter/Year)
-   Not available in "Number" display

### 2\. **Conversion Rate Between Statuses**

-   Shows % of cards that moved from one status to another
-   Breakdown: User, Status
-   Group statuses
-   Bug: Selecting "Year" defaults to "Day"

### 3\. **Time in Status**

-   Metrics: Sum, Average, Median
-   Breakdown: User, Status
-   Ideal for bottleneck detection

### 4\. **Number of New Cards in Status**

-   Shows how many new cards entered a status in a date range
-   Breakdown: Status
-   Does NOT count total cards in that status

### 5\. **Custom Field Analytics**

-   Field Types: Text Fields, Calculation Fields
-   Metrics: Sum, Average, Median
-   Breakdown: User, Status, Color, Date
-   Supports grouping, filters, and date segmentation
-   Display: Bar, Line, Table, Number, List

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### **📝 Form Reports**

### 1\. **Number of Submissions**

-   Breakdown: User, Day
-   Date Range: Preset or Custom
-   Display: Number, Table, Bar, Line

### 2\. **Custom Field Analytics**

-   Based on form field configuration
-   Supported field types:
    -   Text, Dropdown, Choose One or More, Calculation
-   Breakdown: User, Status, Color, Board Card, Board Status
-   Display Options depend on field type:
    -   Pie (for choose one or more)
    -   Stacked Line
    -   Table, Number, Line, Bar, List
-   **Field Updates Filter**: Only show records updated during the selected range
-   Pie charts support **drilldowns** into form-level submissions

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## **🖥️ Dashboards Overview**

| Dashboard Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Main Dashboards** | Created from the Dashboard page; combine any saved reports from analytics |
| **Board Card Dashboards** | Tied to a single board; available across all cards in that board |
| **Project Dashboards** | Tied to a project; available across all projects once created |

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### **🧩 Dashboard Widget Types**

| Widget Category | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Default Widgets** | Clock, Quick Stats, Live Feed, Tasks (no permissions on Tasks widget) |
| **Form Analytics** | Add any saved form-based report as a widget |
| **Form Exports** | Add export blocks with filters + CSV export option |
| **Board Analytics** | Visualize board-based analytics saved in the Analytics page |
| **Time Tracking Exports** | Same as Form Exports, but for time data |

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## **⭐ Special Features & Capabilities**

-   **Starring Dashboards**: Set one as your default dashboard view
-   **Drilldowns**: Available on select pie charts (e.g., FLHA hazard breakdowns)
-   **Project/Board Dashboard Reuse**: Once created, dashboards apply to all projects/cards in that context
-   **Form-Based Filtering**: Use Board Card + Board Status filters if forms were submitted from boards

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## **✅ Recap: Standard Report Types by Data Source**

| Data Source | Standard Reports Supported |
| --- | --- |
| **Time Cards** | Hours Worked only |
| **Boards** | Number of Cards, Conversion Rate, Time in Status, New Cards in Status |
| **Forms** | Number of Submissions |

Custom field analytics are supported in both **Boards** and **Forms** when eligible field types are used.