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title: Analytics
slug: manufacturing-connect-edge/analytics
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createdAt: 2022-03-30T21:10:36.000Z
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You can use the *Analytics *module to create and manage analytics flows. Analytics flows enable you to process and analyze data at the edge. A flow includes a series of connected processors, using at least one of the following types: 

- **Input**: Retrieves data from a tag, database, or generator. See [Input Processors](docId\:SU8Qof2fEGkuClAQhy6lB) for details.
- **Function**: Processes the input data using built-in:
  - KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). See [Key Performance Indicators](docId\:uNcurKLMSb3kWp1Px5HhQ) for details.
  - Statistical functions. See [Statistical Functions](docId\:YWt979Ar3VjCtxTfnLNnr) for details.
- **Output**: Writes the function results to a tag or databases. See [Output Processors](docId\:Ng545Tvryehwy8OboTzT_) for details.

See [Create an Analytics Flow](docId\:lwduYgQAPeDv9gmRcAmQR) and [Add Processors and Processor Connections](docId\:F5DEFUT4nZXZnYR8HSUpS) to learn more. 

Review [Analytics Guides](docId\:ney3kRs2lQ6ClgDkfqrOM).

:::hint{type="warning"}
**Important**: You may see the following error message when working with Analytics: `"Http failure response for /analytics/v2/version: 0 Unknown Error"`. If you see this message, disable any ad-blockers your browser may have.
:::


You can build a flow manually by adding instances and then connecting them with one of the following connection types.

- **Events** (individual data source): Used only for both input/function and function/output connections. Makes the receiving processor react to each individual data value immediately.
- **Values** (combined data sources): Used only for input/function connections. Makes the function processor wait for values from all of the combined data sources before reacting. For example, if the function processor compares values from input processors A and B, it will wait for a value from both A and B before performing the comparison. 

You can also add a flow in a more automated way. See [Create an Analytics Flow](docId\:lwduYgQAPeDv9gmRcAmQR) for details. 



The Analytics module also enables you to use Machine Learning models for prediction, classification, and anomaly detection. You can create and save a model from [TensorFlow](https://www.tensorflow.org/guide/saved_model). A saved model contains a complete TensorFlow program, including weights and computation.

The Analytics UI includes the following panes:

- **Instances**, where you can:
  - Create and manage processors and flows
  - View the** Debug **panel
  - Organize your flows into groups
- **Instances Table**, where you get tabular view of Instance flows created
- **Models**, where you upload and remove models.

# Access Analytics UI

**To access Analytics:**

1. Log in to Manufacturing Connect Edge.
2. From the Navigation panel, select **Analytics**.
   The *Analytics *canvas appears.

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# Next Steps

- [Analytics Flows and Processors](docId\:g291u4WO5s_UK-UeDMMN4) 
- [Analytics Flow Groups](docId\:INOmZIfwP39wbCrSjpnkW) 
- [Instances Table](docId\:N8IOlCvmTgLRT_hnjAj7m) 
- [Machine Learning Models](docId:7i-Us06d4kbBsLqR1wuUq) 
- [Input Processors](docId\:SU8Qof2fEGkuClAQhy6lB) 
- [Output Processors](docId\:Ng545Tvryehwy8OboTzT_) 
- [Statistical Functions](docId\:YWt979Ar3VjCtxTfnLNnr) 
- [Key Performance Indicators](docId\:uNcurKLMSb3kWp1Px5HhQ) 
- [Analytics Guides](docId\:ney3kRs2lQ6ClgDkfqrOM)