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Analytical snapshots are designed to allow developers to capture and store data from reports at specific points in time, which can then be used for further analysis or trending over time. However, the nature of the report types impacts their compatibility with analytical snapshots.

The matrix report type organizes data both in rows and columns, allowing for complex data analysis and comparisons between different data sets. This complexity contributes to the challenges in storing and summarizing data as an analytical snapshot. Since matrix reports can have multiple dimensions and summaries, they do not lend themselves well to capturing data in a consistent format that can be easily stored and retrieved over time. This limitation results in matrix reports being incompatible with analytical snapshots.

In contrast, summary and tabular reports are simpler in structure and can effectively summarize data and capture snapshots of them, while detailed reports also gather information but focus on recording comprehensive data without the multi-dimensional aspect of a matrix report. These formats allow for effective data storage and retrieval suited to the needs of analytical snapshots.