Dashlet properties
Use this dialog box to set properties for the dashlet. A dashlet can contain a Designer report (adhoc or AdhocReport), a Visualizer report (viz or viz.dashlet) or external visualization (web site). The dashlet properties are different depending upon the type of report. See the table below for definitions in option in Dashlet Properties.
| Dashlet Properties Options | Definition |
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| Apply prompt if adding prompt filter results in valid query | Select to have Birst apply the prompt to the dashlet even if the column is not included in the report's query as a dim column, measure, or filter. If adding the prompt results in a valid query within the system, Birst automatically applies the filter. This can greatly reduce setup time to get reports to interact with Original Dashboard prompts. |
| Description Mode | Using description mode, instead of immediately rendering the report in the dashlet, the dashlet displays some text with a link that initiates rendering. You can specify some of the text that users see, to give context to the report. |
| Enable Column Selectors | Select to display a list field with a pre-selected list of attributes or measures for the user to choose from. |
| Enable CSV |
Select to enable the dashlet to be exported to a CSV file. If selected, an icon or menu item for CSV displays in the dashlet header. |
| Enable Designer |
Select to allow the dashboard user to open the dashlet report in Designer in order to modify the report. If selected, a Designer icon or menu item for Edit Report will appear in the dashlet header. |
| Enable Excel |
Select to enable the dashlet to be exported to an Excel file. If selected, an icon or menu item for Excel will appear in the dashlet header. When you want to export to Excel, you can select from the Export As menu within Dashlet Actions for the table to export all the data including the collapsed sections. Alternatively, you can select to export only the current state of the table without collapsed sections. Note: Select whether to display icons or a menu for dashlet controls in the
dashlet header in the Dashlets tab of the dialog box.
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| Enable PDF |
Select to enable the dashlet to be exported to a PDF file. If selected, an icon or menu item for PDF displays in the dashlet header. |
| Enable Pivot Control |
Select to allow the dashboard user to use the pivot control for this dashlet. If selected, a pivot control icon or menu item for the pivot control displays in the dashlet header. |
| Enable PowerPoint |
Select to enable the dashlet to be exported to a PowerPoint file. If selected, an icon or menu item for PowerPoint display in the dashlet header. |
| Enable Prompts | Select which Original Dashboard prompts should be applied to the dashlet. By default all prompts are selected. |
| Enable Self Scheduling |
Select to allow the dashboard user to schedule the dashlet report to be delivered on a regular schedule. If selected, an icon or menu item for Schedule Report displays in the dashlet header. Note: To use this feature, the dashboard user needs to be in a group that
has self scheduling enabled via Manage Groups in Admin.
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| Enable View Selector |
Select to display a drop-down list with various chart types that the user can select from within the dashlet. Note: The report must have a chart and have the table hidden. For reports
with simple chart types - Pie, Bar, Column and Line - users can swap between
those four types and the table. For reports with complex chart types, users
can swap between the chart and the table in the report.
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| Enable Visualizer |
Select to allow the dashboard user to open the report in Visualizer. If
selected, a Visualizer icon The dashboard user can click the Visualizer icon to open the report in Visualizer, do data exploration, then close Visualizer and go back to the dashboard. |
| External URL (option only available in external visualizer) |
Enter the URL of the external visualization to display. The URL must use HTTPS because Birst is hosted over HTTPS. Note: The content must be embeddable in an iFrame. Many websites do not
allow embedding.
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| Report |
Name and location of the report. Click Change to select a different report for this dashlet. You can change a Visualizer report (.viz) in a dashlet. To replace the report in a dashlet with a new report, simply navigate to the desired report in the report catalog and click . Note: The
original dashlet properties are retained. If there is a bookmark, it will
return the new report. Email notifications do not update automatically. To
change a notification, you need to re-create the notification for the
updated dashlet report.
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| Title | This is the title of the report which appears in the dashlet header. To change the name, type a new name. If this dashlet contains an external visualization, the default title is "External Visualization". You can change this as desired. |
| View Mode |
Select the way you would like the dashlet to be displayed. Select Default to display headers and borders for the dashlet. Select Auto to use global property settings for headers and borders. Select No Header to not display a header for the dashlet. Select No Header & Borders to not display a header or borders for the dashlet. |
displays in the dashlet header.