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Reporting Dashboards

What are Reporting Dashboards?

Reporting dashboards operate similarly to other dashboards in Sprinklr in that they are widget based. Each widget can be cloned, edited, shared and more. These widgets are more robust than other dashboard widgets due to the sheer number of variables and the number of ways to combine and visualize the data.

To get started with reporting dashboards, navigate to “Reporting Insights” from the Sprinklr menu. Then access an existing dashboard or create a new dashboard by clicking the three-dot icon in the right corner and choosing “Create.” The information below provides more detail regarding the various dashboards available in the system.

General Information

There are multiple types of dashboards:

  • Standard Dashboards – Standard dashboards are canned dashboards that can be filtered by account or account group but cannot be customized. These are basic dashboards that may meet needs for many campus users. These are a good way for users to become familiar with the general reporting dashboard capabilities.
  • Custom Dashboards – Users can create customized dashboards based on templates, existing dashboards or a blank slate. These are fully customizable.  
  • MSU Dashboards to clone – University Communications and Marketing has created a set of dashboard templates that can be cloned (i.e., copied) and customized to meet a unit’s needs.  

Work With Good Data

A Note for Custom Field Users

Reporting dashboards will only be as accurate as the data put into the system. If using custom fields as a filter on a dashboard, users need to ensure all unit posts have been properly tagged. Follow the instructions in this video to use the Editorial Calendar to confirm that any natively posted content has been tagged after being auto-imported into Sprinklr. 

Standard Dashboards

By default, Sprinklr provides users with many standard dashboards that are populated based on the account type, account groupings and the user’s account permissions settings. Expand the tabs below for an overview of what reporting widgets are included on each standard dashboard.

This dashboard combines data for all accounts for which the user has permissions. It can be filtered to include only specific accounts.

The widgets include:

  • Outbound Summary
  • Engagement Summary
  • Account Summary
  • Most Engaging Brand Post
  • Brand Post and Total Engagement
  • Brand Post Engagement Breakdown
  • Engagement Distribution by Media Type
  • Engagement Reach by Media Type
  • Message Scorecard
  • Follower Insights
  • Social Engagement by Channel
  • Social Engagement by Time of Day
  • Social Engagement by Month

This is a platform-specific dashboard reporting on Facebook analytics and insights for any Facebook page that the user has permissions to use. It can be filtered to a specific Facebook page(s) if the user has access to multiple pages.

The widgets include:

  • Outbound Summary
  • Engagement Summary
  • Account Summary
  • Reactions Summary
  • Brand Post and Total Engagement
  • Brand Post Engagement Breakdown
  • Engagement Distribution by Media Type
  • Engagement Reach by Media Type
  • Message Scorecard
  • Fans Insights
  • Fans by Demographics
  • Top 10 Countries of Fans
  • Top 10 Cities of Fans
  • PTAT Demographic Profile
  • Reach Demographic Profile
  • PTAT Country
  • Reach by City
  • Social Engagement by Account
  • Social Engagement by Month
  • Social Engagement by Time of Day

This is a platform-specific dashboard reporting on X’s analytics and insights for any X account that the user has permissions to use. It can be filtered to a specific X account(s) if the user has access to multiple accounts.

The widgets include:

  • Outbound Summary
  • Engagement Summary
  • Account Summary
  • Most Engaging Brand Post
  • Brand Post and Total Engagement
  • Brand Post Engagement Breakdown
  • Engagement Distribution by Media Type
  • Engagement Reach by Media Type
  • Message Scorecard
  • Follower Insights
  • Social Engagement by Month
  • Social Engagement by Time of Day

This is a platform-specific dashboard reporting on YouTube analytics and insights for any YouTube channel that the user has permissions to use. It can be filtered to a specific YouTube channel(s) if the user has access to multiple channels.

The widgets include:

  • Outbound Summary
  • Engagement Summary
  • Account Summary
  • Most Engaging Published Video
  • Published Videos and Total Engagement
  • Published Videos Engagement Breakdown
  • Video Scorecard
  • Subscribers Insights
  • View by Players
  • Activity by Country
  • Top Referrers
  • Social Engagement by Account
  • Social Engagement by Month
  • Social Engagement by Time of Day

This is a platform-specific dashboard reporting on LinkedIn page analytics and insights for any LinkedIn page that the user has permissions to use. It can be filtered to a specific LinkedIn page(s) if the user has access to multiple pages.

The widgets include:

  • Outbound Summary
  • Engagement Summary
  • Account Summary
  • Most Engaging Brand Post
  • Brand Post and Total Engagement
  • Brand Post Engagement Breakdown
  • Engagement Distribution by Media Type
  • Engagement Reach by Media Type
  • Message Scorecard
  • Follower Insights
  • Social Engagement by Month
  • Social Engagement by Time of Day

This is a platform-specific dashboard reporting on Instagram account analytics and insights for any Instagram account that the user has permissions to use. It can be filtered to a specific Instagram account(s) if the user has access to multiple accounts.

The widgets include:

  • Outbound Summary
  • Engagement Summary
  • Account Summary
  • Most Engaging Brand Post
  • Brand Post and Total Engagement
  • Brand Post Engagement Breakdown
  • Engagement Distribution by Media Type
  • Engagement Reach by Media Type
  • Message Scorecard
  • Follower Insights
  • Social Engagement by Month
  • Social Engagement by Time of Day
Note: Instagram analytics are only available if the Instagram account is upgraded to a free professional account and connected to a Facebook page in the native channels and in Sprinklr. Without completing all steps, Instagram will not have full functionality within Sprinklr.

There are additional platform-specific dashboards reporting on relevant analytics and insights for any of the relevant accounts that the user has permissions to use. Examples: Google My Business; Slide Share; Foursquare; Tumblr; Pinterest; VK; Tencent Weibo; Sina Weibo; Renren.

Dashboards can be filtered to a specific account(s) if the user has access to multiple accounts for that platform.

The widgets may include:

  • Outbound Summary
  • Engagement Summary
  • Account Summary
  • Most Engaging Brand Post
  • Brand Post and Total Engagement
  • Brand Post Engagement Breakdown
  • Engagement Distribution by Media Type
  • Engagement Reach by Media Type
  • Message Scorecard
  • Follower Insights
  • Social Engagement by Month
  • Social Engagement by Time of Day

This dashboard uses artificial intelligence, or AI, power to analyze account content to help guide the creation of more effective content. By default, it will show aggregate analysis across all accounts for which the user has permission to access. The dashboard can be filtered to specific accounts.

Widgets include:

  • Top-performing content themes
  • What are the top phrases for themes?
  • Top-performing content tones
  • What are the top phrases for tones used?
  • Top content by their key objective
  • Top content by their customer journey stages
  • AI analysis of top-performing content
  • What are top-performing media types?
  • What are top-performing channels?

The Inbound Tag dashboard reports on specific inbound messages that have been tagged with a custom field, depending on what the unit wants to keep track of for reporting purposes. 

The Outbound Tag dashboard reports on specific outbound messages that have been tagged with a custom field, depending on what the unit wants to keep track of for reporting purposes.

SLA refers to service-level agreement and typically refers to the contracted delivery time of a service or performance. This dashboard is used for reporting on the community manager response times to messages. It is not a measure that is commonly tracked at MSU. If the unit has a need to track this, please contact University Communications and Marketing so staff can set up the workflows that will ensure this dashboard reports data accurately.

This dashboard reports on the number and demographics of audience profiles added to the system, their participation index, influencer index and spam index (all calculated by Sprinklr using its own formulas). This dashboard is not generally referenced by University Communications and Marketing staff and likely won’t provide much use for units. 

This dashboard provides a summary view of campaigns. Campaigns in this context are reserved for use by University Communications and Marketing for institutional-level accounts.

Units use custom fields (see Message Metadata) to categorize their campaigns. Reporting for these can be done by filtering a standard dashboard by custom field or by creating a custom dashboard (see below for more information). 

This dashboard provides AI-generated insights for campaigns. Campaigns in this context are reserved for use by University Communications and Marketing for institutional-level accounts.

Custom Dashboards

Users also can create and share custom dashboards with others. Starring a dashboard marks it as a favorite and makes the dashboard appear in the left side panel under “Favorite Dashboards.” Dashboards shared to the user, including any dashboard built during the onboarding process, appear under “Shared Dashboards.” Any tags on dashboards appear next in the list. Expand the tabs below for information on creating and working with custom dashboards.

Users can add additional dashboards by clicking the three-dot icon in the upper right corner of an open dashboard and then selecting “Clone Dashboard” to create a duplicate dashboard to use as a template. Selecting “Add Dashboard” will build a new dashboard from scratch or from a template. This same menu is used to edit, share, lock (to prevent changes) and delete the dashboard.

Note: The cloning process is used for utilizing the pre-built dashboard templates, including the Post Performance Baseline Dashboards provided by University Communications and Marketing. See tabs below for more information.

As new dashboards are created, consider adding tags to the dashboards or placing them into unit folder(s) to make them easier to sort and find. Starring dashboards will bookmark them to a user’s Favorites menu for quick access.

Users can filter their account data using custom fields and other filters to build their own robust custom reports. These can be exported or shared (see Sharing Insights).

For more information about specific dashboards and reporting widgets, University Communications and Marketing recommends browsing the Sprinklr Knowledge Portal

This training video includes general information on working with Sprinklr reporting dashboards.

When creating a new reporting dashboard in Sprinklr, users have the option to start from an empty dashboard or to utilize a template known as a Starter Dashboard. Then edit or delete any existing widgets, add new widgets and customize the dashboard.

To create a dashboard using a Starter Dashboard template:

  1. Open the Reporting function of Sprinklr.
  2. Click “Create Dashboard.”
  3. Name the dashboard and choose the appropriate folder. 
  4. Select a Starter Dashboard template (see list below).
  5. Click “Create.”

The following Starter Dashboards may be of particular interest to MSU Sprinklr users:

  • Empty Dashboard (default)
  • Overview (Campaign) — This will only work for Sprinklr campaign functionality used in the MSU workspace. MSU Partner workspace users will likely not find this dashboard helpful. 
  • Insights
  • Overview (Social Engagement)
  • X (may appear as Twitter)
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Google My Business
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Shoppable Store Insights (Instagram Shoppable Store function must be enabled for the account)

Another option for utilizing dashboard templates is to clone one of the existing pre-built dashboard templates. These are in a folder labeled “Template Reports - Clone to Use” in the reporting function.

The following pre-built dashboards are available as templates:

  • Social Baselines Template Report — This report, when filtered by the appropriate account group and/or account, will show post engagement analytics over time, enabling users to determine how a post performs against a baseline specific to that account. See the Post Performance Baseline Dashboards page for instructions on how to use this template. 
  • Native Post Metric Reports — These reports replicate the native analytics found on channels. Other Sprinklr metrics may use different data organization resulting in slightly different numbers when compared to native channel analytics. It is important to be consistent when comparing numbers over time. Compare Sprinklr data to like Sprinklr data and native data to like native data. Native Post Metric Reports are currently available for Facebook (page), X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn (company) and Instagram (business).
Note: Do not edit the template dashboards. Users must clone them and edit the cloned version. This ensures that the dashboards continue to work for all campus users.

To access and use pre-built dashboard templates:

  1. Navigate to the Reporting section of Sprinklr.
  2. Double-click the Template Reports - Clone to Use folder.
  3. Click to select the dashboard template to be used.
  4. Clone the dashboard by clicking the three-dot icon (top right corner of the dashboard), selecting “Clone” from the dropdown menu and name the dashboard.
  5. Confirm the correct unit dashboard is in view by checking that the name at the top left corner matches the name previously selected. 
  6. Make any adjustments necessary to the dashboard, including filtering for account group(s) or account(s). 
  7. To move this dashboard to the unit’s folder, click the three dot menu icon and choose “Edit.” Then select the folder from the dropdown folder option on the panel that appears and click “Update.”
  8. To return to the dashboard later, locate it in the Reporting section of Sprinklr in the folder where it was moved or under the “My Dashboards” grouping in the dropdown navigation (top left corner of the dashboard).

This dashboard combines data for all accounts for which the user has permissions. It can be filtered to include only specific accounts. 

Documentation updated: Nov. 1, 2024