Working with SData Feed widgets

An SData feed widget displays a list of records generated from an SData feed. You can select the entity and the columns that are displayed in the list.

Note: 
  • For working with Welcome page SData Feed widgets, see Configuring the Welcome page SData widget.
  • Your security access determines the functions that are available. You can contact your administrator for modifying the access.

To add or modify a SData widget:

  1. Access the Dashboard or a widget panel.
  2. Select the layout to add or modify the required widget.
    Note: : You can add or modify widgets only to a layout that you have created.
  3. Click Add Widget, and click SData Feed on the menu.
    Note: To modify the widget you can find the required widget to modify and click the Settings icon to access Widget Settings.
  4. Specify the Widget Settings in General Options information:
    1. Width: Use the slider to indicate how much horizontal space the widget should occupy in the layout. Moving the slider to the left allows more than one widget to occupy the same line until a total of 12 is reached. For example, for 2 widgets to appear next to each other, set each widget width to 6. For 3 widgets to appear next to each other, set each widget width to 4.
    2. Height: In pixels, specify the vertical space the widget should occupy in the layout. The default height is set to 450px. To make the widget occupy more vertical space specify a higher number. To make the widget occupy less vertical space specify a lower number.
    3. Title: The title to be displayed in the widget title bar. By default the title is set to SData Feed.
    4. Subtitle: Text that displays below the title to provide additional information about the widget. By default this is blank.
  5. Click Entity Options and specify this information:
    1. Click the Entity arrow and select the required entity. For example, Opportunity.
    2. In the SData Where Clause field type the where clause to specify an SData entity where clause for defining the query parameters using the correct syntax. For example, AccountName like A% returns account records starting with A.
      Note: For more information about creating a where clause, see Creating an SData Where clause.
    3. In the Sort Order, define the order in which data is arranged in the widget in this format “AccountName asc”.
      1. Type the required property to sort. For example, AccountName.
      2. Type a space and then type Asc to sort records in ascending order or Desc to sort records in descending order.
  6. Click Grid Options and select required column to the widget.
  7. Click Save when finished.
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