diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a27ca965..e099a473f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "tdp_core",
   "description": "Target discovery platform for exploring rankings of genes, disease models, and other entities.",
   "homepage": "https://phovea.caleydo.org",
-  "version": "5.4.0",
+  "version": "5.4.1",
   "author": {
     "name": "datavisyn",
     "email": "contact@caleydo.org",
diff --git a/src/phovea.ts b/src/phovea.ts
index 6137e0b38..242fe04e5 100644
--- a/src/phovea.ts
+++ b/src/phovea.ts
@@ -6,16 +6,26 @@
 import {IRegistry} from 'phovea_core/src/plugin';
 
 export default function (registry: IRegistry) {
-  function actionFunction(id: string, factory: string, loader: () => any) {
-    registry.push('actionFunction', id, loader, { factory });
+  function actionFunction(id: string, factory: string, loader: () => any, options?: {}) {
+    registry.push('actionFunction', id, loader, { factory, ...options });
   }
 
   function actionCompressor(id: string, factory: string, matches: string, loader: () => any) {
     registry.push('actionCompressor', id, loader, { factory, matches });
   }
 
-  actionFunction('tdpInitSession', 'initSessionImpl', () => System.import('./internal/cmds'));
-  actionFunction('tdpSetParameter', 'setParameterImpl', () => System.import('./internal/cmds'));
+  actionFunction('tdpInitSession', 'initSessionImpl', () => System.import('./internal/cmds'), {
+    analytics: {
+      category: 'session',
+      action: 'init'
+    }
+  });
+  actionFunction('tdpSetParameter', 'setParameterImpl', () => System.import('./internal/cmds'), {
+    analytics: {
+      category: 'view',
+      action: 'setParameter'
+    }
+  });
   actionCompressor('tdpCompressSetParameter', 'compressSetParameter', '(tdpSetParameter)', () => System.import('./internal/cmds'));
 
   // compatibility
@@ -24,8 +34,18 @@ export default function (registry: IRegistry) {
   actionCompressor('targidCompressSetParameter', 'compressSetParameterOld', '(targidSetParameter)', () => System.import('./internal/cmds'));
 
 
-  actionFunction('tdpAddScore', 'addScoreImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/scorecmds'));
-  actionFunction('tdpRemoveScore', 'removeScoreImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/scorecmds'));
+  actionFunction('tdpAddScore', 'addScoreImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/scorecmds'), {
+    analytics: {
+      category: 'score',
+      action: 'add'
+    }
+  });
+  actionFunction('tdpRemoveScore', 'removeScoreImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/scorecmds'), {
+    analytics: {
+      category: 'score',
+      action: 'remove'
+    }
+  });
   actionCompressor('tdpScoreCompressor', 'compress', '(tdpAddScore|tdpRemoveScore)', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/scorecmds'));
 
   // compatibility
@@ -33,11 +53,46 @@ export default function (registry: IRegistry) {
   actionFunction('ordinoRemoveScore', 'removeScoreImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/scorecmds'));
   actionCompressor('ordinoScoreCompressor', 'compressComp', '(ordinoAddScore|ordinoRemoveScore)', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/scorecmds'));
 
-  actionFunction('lineupAddRanking', 'addRankingImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'));
-  actionFunction('lineupSetRankingSortCriteria', 'setRankingSortCriteriaImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'));
-  actionFunction('lineupSetSortCriteria', 'setSortCriteriaImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'));
-  actionFunction('lineupSetGroupCriteria', 'setGroupCriteriaImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'));
-  actionFunction('lineupSetColumn', 'setColumnImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'));
-  actionFunction('lineupAddColumn', 'addColumnImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'));
-  actionFunction('lineupMoveColumn', 'moveColumnImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'));
+  actionFunction('lineupAddRanking', 'addRankingImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'), {
+    analytics: {
+      category: 'lineup',
+      action: 'addRanking'
+    }
+  });
+  actionFunction('lineupSetRankingSortCriteria', 'setRankingSortCriteriaImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'), {
+    analytics: {
+      category: 'lineup',
+      action: 'setRankingSortCriteria'
+    }
+  });
+  actionFunction('lineupSetSortCriteria', 'setSortCriteriaImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'), {
+    analytics: {
+      category: 'lineup',
+      action: 'setSortCriteria'
+    }
+  });
+  actionFunction('lineupSetGroupCriteria', 'setGroupCriteriaImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'), {
+    analytics: {
+      category: 'lineup',
+      action: 'setGroupCriteria'
+    }
+  });
+  actionFunction('lineupSetColumn', 'setColumnImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'), {
+    analytics: {
+      category: 'lineup',
+      action: 'setColumn'
+    }
+  });
+  actionFunction('lineupAddColumn', 'addColumnImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'), {
+    analytics: {
+      category: 'lineup',
+      action: 'addColumn'
+    }
+  });
+  actionFunction('lineupMoveColumn', 'moveColumnImpl', () => System.import('./lineup/internal/cmds'), {
+    analytics: {
+      category: 'lineup',
+      action: 'moveColumn'
+    }
+  });
 }
diff --git a/src/views/SelectionChooser.ts b/src/views/SelectionChooser.ts
index 8f5297979..669054c8a 100644
--- a/src/views/SelectionChooser.ts
+++ b/src/views/SelectionChooser.ts
@@ -179,4 +179,13 @@ export default class SelectionChooser {
     return changed;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * change the selected value programmatically
+   */
+  setSelection(value: any) {
+    const element = <IFormSelectElement>this.accessor(this.formID);
+
+    element.value = value;
+  }
+
 }