Answers generated from Webex transcript and chat interactions
Q: In simulating scenarios based on existing data in the dashboard, is Q running things such as regression in the background to advise on the “what if”?
A: Yes, it’s all powered by Q and large language models through Amazon Bedrock. It runs all those simulations on the provided dataset.
Q: Did the team release the ability to bring the outcome of a scenario analysis (table/graph) back into the dashboard or data story?
A: This is part of the scenarios roadmap. Currently you can analyze and view in the canvas, but more integration capabilities with the broader Quick Sight platform are planned.
Q: If the dashboard gets updated, do I need to create a new scenario or just go to the previous created one?
A: Currently you have to run separate scenarios since the feature just launched in March, but improvements around this are planned.
Q: Can scenarios be shared with other users?
A: While sharing capabilities are planned, currently scenarios should be used as an alternative to downloading to Excel for analysis. Integration with Quick Sight assets and sharing capabilities are on the roadmap.
Q: Is there a limit on the number of rows in a given dataset that scenarios can run on?
A: Yes, there are size limitations documented - you can upload up to 10 datasets in the canvas with certain gigabyte limitations per the documentation.
Q: Can we use datasets from sources like Redshift?
A: You can use data from dashboards built on Redshift data. Since scenarios is a reader functionality, end users access the data through dashboards rather than directly from data sources.
Q: How many threads can run in parallel in the scenarios canvas?
A: There isn’t a defined limit - users are encouraged to try it out as the presenter hasn’t hit any limitations yet.
Q: Does it work on partition measures like sum over/average over or just aggregated measures?
A: If measures are pre-calculated in the dashboard, they can be brought into scenarios. You can also ask scenarios to calculate metrics without specifying syntax. The only current limitation is that row-level security datasets are not supported.
Q: Does scenarios support multiple datasets/joining across different tables or files?
A: Yes, you can join data across different dashboards and uploaded files. The model can perform joins and calculations on the fly.
Q: What user roles are allowed to access scenarios?
A: Authors, author pros, admin pros, and reader pros (requires reader pro upgrade) can access scenarios. It is intended for end users.
Q: Is this feature available for embedding?
A: Not at the moment.
Q: Is it able to compare data from different data set as quicksight dashboard and external files?
A: Yes, Scenarios allows you to upload several datasets to compare with each other. For example, if you use datasets from a dashboard and want to compare them against a dataset on your local desktop, you can upload them into scenarios and ask questions/prompts to compare the data fields within those datasets. Amazon Q will pull out the relevant information to give an analysis of your query.
Q: Is there a way to export generated visuals to analyses, or create datasets from created table visuals?
A: Currently, Scenarios does not support exporting visuals created in the environment to your dashboard. Same with newly created data tables.