Dropdown List
The dropdown list is a visual filtering tool for the users within a dashboard. Widgets that use the same dataset will adapt accordingly to the filter.
Creating a Dropdown List
Select Dropdown List
from the list of Text Widgets in the widget menu.
Configuring your chart
- Customize the chart name by clicking on
My New Chart
at the top of the modal. - Choose your
dataset
and the specificfield
you want to display. - Select the
classification
criteria that best suits your needs. Number of Items
limits the selectable choices, which is set to 300 by default.
Using the Dropdown List
- Click within the dropdown list control. This action will trigger the display of a list of entries.
- Use the scroll bars provided to navigate through the list and locate the specific text you want to use as a filter.
- Click on the selected entry and
Apply
to set the filter. Once the filter has been applied, a small table will be displayed. This table shows the Filter, The Count (number of features within the filter) and aRemove
button.