In Zoning Analysis, you use zonings and zones to analyze how the content on your screens is performing.
How zoning creation works
A zoning is a collection of static snapshots of your app. A snapshot captures your live app at a given time and saves it to your Snapshot Library. This allows you to analyze past versions that are no longer live; or dynamic elements on a screen, like a drop-down menu.
A zoning is created by capturing new snapshots, or using existing snapshots from your Snapshot Library.
Once you’ve created a zoning, you create “zones” - colorful data overlays - to analyze how users interact with your content. Learn more about what zones are and how to create and them here.
How to create a zoning
1. From Menu click 'Zoning Analysis’.
2. Click ‘Select a screen or screen group’.
3. Select a single screen, or a screen group from your mapping:
- ‘Screen name’: search for the name of the screen you would like to create a zoning for.
- ‘Screen group from mapping’: search for a screen group or mapping you would like to create a zoning for.
4. Click ‘Apply’.
5. To capture a snapshot for your new zoning, click one of the following buttons:
- ‘Analyze now’: a snapshot will be automatically captured from your snapshot library and your zoning created.
- ‘Select snapshots’: choose snapshots from your snapshot library and click 'Analyze', or add new ones directly from your mobile. Learn more about capturing snapshots here.
6. You are redirected to the Zoning editor where you can start your analysis.
Learn more about analyzing your zoning data here.
How to find and view an existing zoning
1. From the Menu click 'Zoning Analysis’.
2. Scroll down to the ‘Saved zoning analysis’ section.
3. By default, the results for 'All zonings' are listed.
4. Use the search bar to search for a zoning by its name.
5. Use the ‘Show results for’ dropdown to see ‘My zonings’ that you created, or zonings you have starred as ‘Favorites’.
6. Click the ‘Select a screen or screen group’ to filter the zoning list by screen(s) or screen groups.
7. Once you have found a zoning you want to view, click on the name of the zoning.
8. For zonings where you have "owner" rights, click the '...' more options button to further manage the zoning.
Accessing your deleted zonings
Follow the steps below to access zonings you've previously deleted:
1. Click on 'Manage zonings'.
2. Select 'Recover zonings'.
3. Check the box next to the zoning(s) you want to recover.
4. Click 'Recover'.
Managing edit rights
There are different levels of edit rights depending on if you have created a zoning or not.
- Owner: You have created the zoning, and can edit it as you wish. You can also give edit rights to other users.
- Editor: You are not the owner of a zoning, but have been given the right to edit it.
- Viewer: You can view the zoning, but can't edit it - this is the default mode for all zonings you aren't the owner of.
As the owner of a zoning you can add other Contentsquare users as 'Editors' or 'Viewers'and accept any user 'Editor requests'.
1. Click the '...' (more options) menu next to a zoning that you are the owner of.
2. Click 'Manage edit rights'.
3. Either click the 'Editors' tab to enter the name of and add a new user (you will also have the option to choose whether they have 'editor' or 'view only' rights), or click the 'Editor requests' tab to accept any user requests.
4. Click 'Save'.