Using Interactive Selection Controls

Controls enable the user to change dimension selection.

To display the Controls panel, select the Controls checkbox on the Designer ribbon tab. The checkbox is selected by default.

Controls can be created on building a data entry form on adding parameters.

A control displays the selected dimension applying defined view (for example, as a drop-down list), with a the ability to search through dimension.

To change data shown in the form, select another dimension element.

Using Controls with Configured Alternative Hierarchy

The example of using alternative hierarchy configured for parameters, dictionary or parameter are used as sources of alternative hierarchy:

Dictionary Parameter

On changing parameter value which attribute is an alternative hierarchy source for another parameter:

Elements of another parameter are modified according to configured links. The elements selection is saved according to link between source and alternative dictionaries: if the element is selected in the source dictionary and there is linked element in the alternative dictionary, then on using the alternative dictionary the element will be selected.
In case if element value is not a key of alternative hierarchy, the message warning that attribute value of selected element is not a key of alternative hierarchy displays and the main hierarchy will be applied. To stop displaying the warnings for similar situations during the current session, select the Do Not Show this Message Again checkbox.

If several parameter elements with different key values of alternative hierarchy dictionaries in attribute are selected, then in the parameter, for which alternative hierarchy from the first parameter attribute is set up, elements will be displayed according to the key of alternative hierarchy of the first selected element attribute.

If the attribute that was a set alternative hierarchy key for parameter was deleted, the parameter value in data entry form control will be empty. To allocate another parameter attribute as alternative hierarchy key, use parameter editor.

When the use of interactive elements is finished, follow the step if required: