Adding selectors to dashboards

Before adding a selector, make sure that you have the Write or Admin permission for a dashboard. For more information, see the section.

To add a selector to a dashboard:

1. Open the dashboard.

2. At the top of the page, click Edit.

3. Click Add and choose Selector.

4. Choose your selector type:

   Based on dataset

   Manual input

   Specify the selector parameters:

   • Under General settings:

     • Datasets. Defines a dataset with data for the selector.
     • Field. Defines a dataset field with selector values. Can be a dimension or a measure (for more information, see Data fields).
     • Selector type. Defines the selector type: drop-down list, input field, or calendar. The Calendar type is only available for the Date or Date and time dataset fields. If a measure is selected in the Field, only the Input field selector type is available.
     • Operation. Defines the comparison operation by which the selector filters the chart values (for example, Equal to, Greater than, or Less than). If the field is left blank, the selector will filter by the Equal to operation by default. The list of available operations depends on the field type. Do not specify an operation if the selector filters the QL chart.
     • Multiple choice. Determines whether multiple values can be selected. The option is only available for the List type.
     • Range. Defines the selection of a time period. The option is only available for the Calendar type.
     • Default value. Displayed once you open the dashboard.

   • Under Appearance:

     • Name. Defines the selector name. Used to choose a selector when establishing a link with other widgets. The option enables you to control the display of the name on the dashboard.

     • Inner title. Text that is displayed in the selector to indicate a comparison operation. You can change the default value to your own one. For example, you can specify the = or equal to value for the Equal to operation. The parameter is only available for the List type.

       

   Specify the selector parameters:

   • Under General settings:

     • Name of the field or parameter. Sets the field name to link the selector with other widgets to in the alias configuration window.

       

     • Selector type. Defines the selector type: drop-down list, input field, or calendar.

     • Operation. Defines the comparison operation by which the selector filters the chart values (for example, Equal to, Greater than, or Less than). If the field is left blank, the selector will filter by the Equal to operation by default. The list of available operations depends on the field type. Do not specify an operation if the selector filters the QL chart.

     • Multiple choice. Determines whether multiple values can be selected. The option is only available for the List type.

     • Range. Defines the selection of a time period. The option is only available for the Calendar type.

     • Default value. Displayed once you open the dashboard. This field must be set for the List type, otherwise no value will be available in the selector.

   • Under Appearance:

     • Name. Defines the selector name. Used to choose a selector when establishing a link with other widgets.

       

       The option enables you to control the display of the name on the dashboard.

     • Inner title. Text that is displayed in the selector to indicate a comparison operation. You can change the default value to your own one. For example, you can specify the = or equal to value for the Equal to operation. The parameter is only available for the List type.

       

   In QL charts, you can control selector parameters from the Parameters tab in the chart editing area and use the Query tab to specify a variable in the query itself in {{variable}} format.

5. Click Add. The widget is displayed on the dashboard.

Restrictions:

• For measure selectors, only one selector type is available: Input field.
• We recommend making measure selectors independent of other selectors (you must specify the Ignore link type with other selectors in the Links section when editing a dashboard).