Setting Up Lists

The List and the Drop-Down List controls allow for controlling block dimension elements selection.

The control will be inserted to the working area and configured to the selected link.

To change selection, view or to edit elements of the selected dimension, use commands in the drop-down menu of the Control item in the context menu of the List and Drop-Down List controls or manually select required dimension elements.

NOTE. The list of dimension elements corresponds with the dictionary of selected block data source.

To set up parameters of the List and Drop-Down List controls, use the Control Settings side panel tab.

Setting Up Basic Parameters

To display the tab

Besides the parameters available for all dashboard objects, font options are available for a list:

When the button is pressed, the corresponding font style is used. Several styles can be used simultaneously, for example, pressed buttons B and I result in bold italic font style.

Setting Up Control

The Set Up Control side panel tab is used to set up the List and Drop-Down List controls.

Make sure that the side panel is displayed.
Select List or Drop-Down List in the working area.
Go to the Control Settings tab.

In the drop-down list select the link that corresponds to the controlled dimension. One link can control the dimension that is used in several dashboard blocks.

The link name is formed by the scheme: Link <link_number> (<controlled_dimension_name>).

To create a new link, the Link drop-down list has the New Link element that contains a hierarchical list of blocks and their available dimensions. Select the required dimension in the New Link list. The link will be created and selected for the control.

TIP. To view and manage links, use the side panel tabs: Document Dimension Synchronization tab to work with links of all dashboard blocks, and the Dimension Synchronization tab to work with links of the selected block.

The Multiple Selection parameter is available if a link is set. The checkbox is selected by default, and the multiple selection of dimension controls is available in a control.

TIP. Deselect the Multiple Selection checkbox if the control is used for fixed dimension.

The Control Block Selection drop-down list contains blocks included in the specified link. Select the block, which dimension is used in the control.

The control is bi-directionally linked with the selected block dimension. If dimension selection is changed in the block, it is reflected in the list, and vice versa. If a block contains the Table visualizer, on drill down to relational data, the dimension selection in the list is synchronized with the selection in table by the specified link. On drill up of relational data the block and the linked control are synchronized with the selection and selected data by specified links between blocks. Drill down to relational data is available via an SQL query or when server aggregation of fact dimension is set up.

The Linked Block Dimensions list contains names of the blocks, which dimensions are controlled by a link.

To delete link. Click the Actions button and in the menu that opens select the Delete Link item. The link will be deleted. The control stops to control any dimensions.
To remove the selected block from the link. Click the Actions button and in the menu that opens select the Remove from Link item. The block will be removed from the link. The control stops to control the dimension of the removed block.

To work with links of all dashboard blocks, click the Dimension Synchronization Settings/Show All Document Links button. The Document Dimension Synchronization tab appears on the side panel.