Getting started with watsonx BI

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IBM watsonx BI uses metrics that you create and the enriched metadata behind them to answer your data questions and deliver actionable insights. Metrics are calculated values used to measure and monitor critical aspects of the business.

All personas in watsonx BI can create metrics. Whether you are an Analytics consumer or a Data analyst, the process to create metrics is the same for both. However, only Data analysts have the ability to publish metrics to the Metrics catalog, manage access, and assign metrics to others within the organization.

If you are an Analytics consumer, a Data analyst might already have created metrics for you. To find out, check the Metrics catalog in watsonx BI to see the metrics that are available to you. If the metrics that you're looking for are available, you can start exploring the data and asking questions right away.

Checking whether the service is installed

An administrator must install watsonx BI.

To check whether the service is installed:

  1. From the navigation menu, select Services > Services catalog.
  2. Search for watsonx BI.

If the service is installed and ready to use, the tile in the catalog shows Ready to use.

If the service is installed but no service instances have been created, the tile in the catalog shows Ready to provision.

Important: Even if the service is Ready to use, you must be added to a service instance to use the service.

Accessing the service

  1. From the navigation menu, select Services > Services catalog.
  2. Click watsonx BI.
  3. From the watsonx BI service page, click Open.

Learn more

To learn more about watsonx BI, refer to the product documentation in IBM Cloud Docs.