Creating parameter connections

Parameter connections represent links between widgets.

  1. Click Dashboard options > Widget Communication. The Widget Communication dialog box is displayed.
  2. Expand a widget in the Widgets and Parameters pane to reveal its parameters.
  3. Drag a parameter to the New Parameter Connection field of the Parameter Connections pane.
    A parameter connection is created.
  4. From each widget to include in the connection, drag a parameter of the same name and drop it on the parameter connection.
  5. As required, drag further parameters to the New Parameter Connection field to create further parameter connections.
    You can create a parameter connection with only one parameter but this triggers a warning message. You should do this only while designing a dashboard. Remove the connection, or add further parameters before making the dashboard available to users.
  6. By default, the values of the parameters in a connection are stored in the dashboard and used each time the dashboard is opened. If you want a certain widget to lead the parameter connection, select that widget from the Initial Value list. The selected widget becomes the leading widget.