R Markdown for the Enterprise
This blog post shows how helpful can be R Markdown for the enterprise needs. R Markdown combines the creation and sharing steps.
Three requests can be satisfied using the following features of R Markdown:
1) Break out the reports - Using R Markdown’s Parameterized Reports feature, we can easily create documents for each required segment.
2) Automate the file creation - R Markdown can be run from code, so a separate R script can iteratively run the R Markdown and pass a different parameter for each iteration.
3) Create the slides inside R - Take advantage of R Markdown Presentation output to create a slide deck. Without having to learn a new scripting language, we can code the slide deck and use the same Parameter feature to automate its creation.
4) Keep the interactivity - In many cases, the end user needs a level of interactivity with the report. This interactivity can be achieved by using htmlwidgets inside the R Markdown document. For example, the Leaflet widget can be used for interactive maps, the Data Table widget for interactive tables, and the dygraphs widget for interactive time series charting.
Three requests can be satisfied using the following features of R Markdown:
1) Break out the reports - Using R Markdown’s Parameterized Reports feature, we can easily create documents for each required segment.
2) Automate the file creation - R Markdown can be run from code, so a separate R script can iteratively run the R Markdown and pass a different parameter for each iteration.
3) Create the slides inside R - Take advantage of R Markdown Presentation output to create a slide deck. Without having to learn a new scripting language, we can code the slide deck and use the same Parameter feature to automate its creation.
4) Keep the interactivity - In many cases, the end user needs a level of interactivity with the report. This interactivity can be achieved by using htmlwidgets inside the R Markdown document. For example, the Leaflet widget can be used for interactive maps, the Data Table widget for interactive tables, and the dygraphs widget for interactive time series charting.