# Breakdown analysis

Show multiple dimensions in order of contribution.

Breakdown analyses show nested dimensions of data that provide a breakdown of relative contributions to a measure.

Breakdown analysis

Breakdown analysis

Breakdown analysis ![Breakdown analysis showing the breakdown of gross profit by country and city for fourth quarter 2021.](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Resources/Images/ui_analysis-breakdown.png)

## Creating breakdown analyses

Do the following:

1. In Assets, click Analysis.

2. Drag and drop Breakdown into the sheet.

3. Click Add dimension and select a dimension.

4. Optionally, click Add dimension to add an additional dimension.

5. Click Add measure and select a measure.

6. Optionally, to add an analysis period, do the following:

   1. In the properties panel, under Analysis properties, turn on Analysis period.

   2. Under Calendar period, select the calendar period to use.

   3. Under Period, select a specific period to use.

   Information noteAnalysis periods requires calendar periods in the logical model. For more information, see [Defining analysis periods with calendar periods in Insight Advisor](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/BusinessLogic/business-logic-calendar.htm).

7. Optionally, in the properties panel, under Appearance, adjust the appearance of the analysis.