W3r7y commented on issue #43331:
URL: https://github.com/apache/superset/issues/43331#issuecomment-5442416728
+1 for this SIP. This addresses a critical gap in enabling true self-service
data consumption for non-technical business stakeholders.
Why this is essential from a Data Platform and Business perspective:
1. Bridging the Gap Between Data Producers and Business Consumers in any
enterprise data ecosystem, there are two distinct user archetypes:
> - Data Explorers and Analysts: They understand data schemas, dimensional
modeling, and need ad-hoc flexibility.
> - Operational and Executive Consumers: They need fast, guided answers
without having to understand the underlying table structure.
A core mandate of a modern data platform is to reduce cognitive overhead
for business decision-makers. Forcing general business users to select
dimensions from a technical list creates decision fatigue and friction, which
directly impedes platform adoption.
2. Standardizing Business Narratives (Curated vs. Ad-hoc)
Business workflows naturally follow fixed hierarchical structures (such as
Geography: Country -> Region -> City, Commerce: Category -> Subcategory -> SKU,
or Finance: Year -> Quarter -> Month). Allowing dashboard authors to
pre-configure these paths ensures every stakeholder follows the intended
business logic and arrives at consistent insights, preserving data governance
and alignment across departments.
3. Complementary Rather than Redundant
Keeping guided hierarchical drill-down separate from ad-hoc exploration is
the right design decision. It provides the clean, single-click breadcrumb
interaction that business stakeholders expect for routine operational reviews,
while leaving ad-hoc deep-dives intact for exploratory analysis.
4. Low Implementation Friction and Safe User Experience
The proposed client-side, non-destructive state model ensures that
exploratory clicks will not disrupt saved reporting states or introduce
persistent query errors for other viewers.
It seems that this will be a high-impact usability enhancement that will
significantly boost engagement and trust among downstream business users.
**Looking forward to seeing this implemented!**
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