Widgets

Widgets are the building blocks of a dashboard. Most widgets help visualize data (e.g. Pivot tables and Charts.) However, some widgets instead display extra controls or information for the user (e.g. Quick filter).

Widgets ribbon

The widgets ribbon contains icons of all available widgets in your application. You can use these icons to:

• Add new widgets.
• Switch an existing widget into another type of widget.

Show all widgets in the Widgets Ribbon

If there are more widgets than can fit in the available space, you can scroll the Widgets ribbon left and right using the arrows on either side of the ribbon.

Add a new widget

To add a widget:

• Drag the corresponding icon from the Widgets ribbon into your dashboard.

You can add as many widgets as you like.

Switch an existing widget's type

You can change a widget's type whenever you like (e.g. You can turn a pivot table into a line chart).

To switch a widget's type:

• Click on the widget you want changed.
• In the Widgets ribbon, click on the widget you want to switch to.

Change a widget's title

To change a widget's title:

• Click on the widget's title. It will turn into a text input box.
• Enter the new title.
• Click outside of the input box to finish up.

Change a widget's content

To update what data a widget displays, check out the Content editor and Filters editor sections.

Replace an existing widget

To replace an existing widget with a new widget:

• Drag a new widget from the Widgets ribbon.
• Hover the center of the old widget you want to replace.
• When the old widget turns blue, drop the new widget and the swap will occur.

Move a widget

To move a widget and place it elsewhere in the dashboard:

• Click and hold the top of the widget.
• Drag and drop it to the desired position.

Remove widget

To remove a widget:

• Click the … in the widget's top bar.
• Select Remove widget.

Duplicate a widget

To duplicate a widget:

• Click the … in the widget's top bar.
• Select Duplicate widget.

Saved widgets

Most widget types can be saved using the widget's Save as action. When you save a widget, you can access it again from the Saved widgets drawer in the left bar.

To perform Save as on a widget:

• Click the … in the widget's top bar.
• Select Save as.

: Updating a Saved widget requires resaving it as a different saved widget

When you use a Saved widget, you are essentially copying it into the dashboard. Because it is just a copy, any chages made to that widget do not affect the original Saved widget.

If you want to edit a Saved widget, you must:

1. Load it into the dashboard and make your changes.
2. Save it as a new Saved widget.
3. Optionally, delete the old Saved widget if it is no longer relevant.