# Menu Analysis > The dashboards of the **Analysis** menu display a graphical representation of the process and give insight into the process flow and performance. The dashboards of the **Analysis** menu display a graphical representation of the process and give insight into the process flow and performance. The **Analysis** menu has the following dashboards: 1. [Analysis - End to end process](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-suite/2024.10/user-guide/p2p-menu-analysis#analysis---end-to-end-process): the main dashboard where you can analyze the end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay process regarding purchase order items. 2. [Analysis - Event analysis](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-suite/2024.10/user-guide/p2p-menu-analysis#analysis---event-analysis): the dashboard where you can analyze the events that occur in the Purchase-to-Pay process regarding purchase order items. ## Analysis - End to end process ### Introduction **Analysis - End to end process** is the main dashboard where you can analyze the complete Purchase-to-Pay process regarding purchase order items. ### KPIs The following table describes the **KPIs** that are displayed at the top of the **Analysis - End to end** dashboard. | KPI | Description | | --- | --- | | Automation rate | The percentage of automated events in the Purchase-to-Pay process from end-to-end. | | Variants | The number of various process paths different purchase order items have taken from end-to-end. A variant is a specific path through the process, a set of activities that were taken in a specific order. Usually, several purchase order items have followed the same variant. | | Avg. throughput time end to end | The average throughput time for the end-to-end process, from creating a purchase requisition to the actual payment for the related invoice. | | Total item value | The total value of the purchase order items created during the selected period. | | Number of items | The total number of purchase order items created during the selected period. | | Purchase orders | The total number of purchase orders created during the selected period. | ### End to end process With the **End to end process** chart you can analyze the purchase order items and throughput times in more detail. You can create various contexts by selecting different categories from the drop-down list. The metric selector enables you to select different metrics. ![End to end process chart](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-end-to-end-process-chart-303666-85a972d6-3d4c488a.webp) The metric of the selector determines the value displayed on the bar chart. The following table describes the metrics. Metric Description Base Number of items The number of unique purchase order items. Purchase order items Avg. item value The average purchase order item value for the selected category. Purchase order items Total item value The sum of the purchase order item values for the selected category. Purchase order items Avg. throughput time end to end The average throughput time for the end to end process, from creating a purchase requisition to the actual payment for the related invoice. Purchase order items Avg. throughput time PR creation to PR approval The average throughput time from the creation of a purchase requisition to the approval of the purchase requisition. Note: The throughput time is calculated only if both dates are available and occurred in the right order. Purchase order items Avg. throughput time PR creation to PO approval The average throughput time from the creation of a purchase requisition to the approval of the purchase order. Note: The throughput time is calculated only if both dates are available and occurred in the right order. Purchase order items Avg. throughput time PR approval to PO item creation The average throughput time from the approval of a purchase requisition to the creation of the purchase order item. Note: The throughput time is calculated only if both dates are available and occurred in the right order. Purchase order items Avg. throughput time PR approval to PO approval The average throughput time from the approval of a purchase requisition to the approval of the purchase order. Note: The throughput time is calculated only if both dates are available and occurred in the right order. Purchase order items Avg. throughput time PO creation to GR The average throughput time between the complete approval of the purchase order and the post of the receipt of the goods. Note: The throughput time is calculated only if both dates are available and occurred in the right order. Purchase order items Avg. throughput time GR to INV item creation The average throughput time from the post of the receipt of the goods to the creation of the last invoice item. Note: The throughput time is calculated only if both dates are available and occurred in the right order. Purchase order items :::note Metrics in the **Purchase-to-Pay** app template never take Purchase order items with missing data into account when the metric is calculated. For example, if a Purchase order item does not have a value for the selected category and the metric calculates the average over this category, the Purchase order item is not taken into account. ::: #### Trend The graph on the **Trend** tab shows the metric values for the selected category over time. ![End to end trend line chart](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-end-to-end-trend-line-chart-303670-68772f40-f64aec72.webp) ### Process graph The process graph displays the end-to-end process based on the number of purchase order items. :::note You can use the **Variants** slider to change the number of activities and/or edges shown. Check out [Working with process graphs](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-suite/2024.10/user-guide/working-with-process-graphs#working-with-process-graphs). ::: You can select a different metric from the activity and edge metrics selector to display the process graph based on different metrics.The following tables describe the available metrics. #### Activity metrics | Metric | Description | Base | | --- | --- | --- | | Number of items | The number of unique purchase order items created within the selected period. | Purchase order items | | Avg. item value | The average value of purchase order items created during the selected period. | Purchase order items | | Total Item value | The sum of the values of the purchase order items created during the selected period. | Purchase order items | | Avg. event throughput time | The average throughput time for the end-to-end process. | Purchase order item end to end events | #### Edge metrics | Metric | Description | Base | | --- | --- | --- | | Number of items | The number of unique purchase order items. | Purchase order items | | Average throughput time | The average throughput time between the activities. | Process | | Number of transitions | The number of transitions between the activities. | Process | ### Submitting automation ideas When you identify a bottleneck in the Purchase-to-Pay process while monitoring, for example when a manual activity takes a long time to be executed, you might want to send a request to automate the activity to **Automation Hub**. You can do this directly from the process graph. Check out [Sending automation ideas to UiPath Automation Hub](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-suite/2024.10/user-guide/sending-automation-ideas-to-uipath-automation-hub#sending-automation-ideas-to-uipath%C2%AE-automation-hub) for more information. :::note This function is only available if **Process Mining** is set up for integration with **Automation Hub**. ::: ## Analysis - Event analysis ### Introduction **Analysis - Event analysis** is the main dashboard where you can analyze the events that occur in the Purchase-to-Pay process. The information displayed in the dashboard is based on the creation date of the purchase order items. The **Period** filter in the **Filter** panel enables you to select a period to display the purchase order items that were created in the selected period. :::note Since the process graph displays all purchase order items which are **created** within the selected time period, the graph can also contain changes to these purchase order items that might be outside of the selected period. ::: ### KPIs The following table describes the **KPIs** that are displayed at the top **Analysis - Event analysis** dashboard. | KPI | Description | | --- | --- | | Avg. event throughput time | The average event throughput time for purchase order item events. | | Total item value | The total value of the purchase order items. | | Number of items | The total number of unique purchase order items. | #### Timestamps **Throughput time** is the duration between the event end timestamps of two events that follow each other. In this case, waiting time and idle time are also calculated. **Processing time** is the time actually spent on the event. In this case, waiting time and idle time are not taken into account. ### Details With the **Details** dashboard item, you can analyze the purchase order item events in more detail. You can create various different contexts by selecting different fields from the drop-down list. For example, when you select the *Activity trigger* you can analyze the reason that triggered the purchase order item event. The metric selector enables you to select different metrics. The following table describes the metrics that can be used to analyze the purchase order item events regarding the selected field. | Metric | Description | Base | | --- | --- | --- | | Number of items | The number of unique purchase order items, created within the selected period. | Purchase order items | | Number of events | The number of unique purchase order item events, within the selected period. | Purchase order item end to end events | | Avg. number of events | The average number of events that were performed on purchase order items, within the selected period. | Purchase order item end to end events | | Avg. event throughput time | The average throughput time of all purchase order items events, within the selected period. | Purchase order item end to end events | ### Distribution The **Distribution** chart enables you to analyze the frequency of events based on the **Event throughput time**. ![Distribution chart](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-distribution-chart-303678-520afbe3-011f986d.webp) ### Process graph The process graph displays the Purchase-to-Pay process based on the number of events. You can select a different metric from the activity and edge metrics selector to display the process graph based on different metrics. The following table describes the available metrics. :::note You can use the **Details** slider to change the number of activities and/or edges shown. Check out [Working with process graphs](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-suite/2024.10/user-guide/working-with-process-graphs#working-with-process-graphs). ::: #### Activity metrics | Metric | Description | Base | | --- | --- | --- | | Number of items | The number of unique purchase order items, created within the selected period. | Purchase order items | | Number of events | The number of unique purchase order item events, within the selected period. | Purchase order item end to end events | | Avg. number of events | The average number of events that were performed on purchase order items, within the selected period. | Purchase order item end to end events | | Avg. event throughput time | The average throughput time of all purchase order items events, within the selected period. | Purchase order item end to end events | #### Edge metrics | Metric | Description | Base | | --- | --- | --- | | Number of items | The number of unique purchase order items. | Purchase order items | | Average throughput time | The average throughput time between the activities. | Process | | Number of transitions | The number of transitions between the activities. | Process |