- Introduction to SAP Connector
- SAP Input
- Checking the Data in the SAP Connector
- Adding Process Specific Tags to the SAP Connector for AppOne
- Adding Process Specific Due Dates to the SAP Connector for AppOne
- Adding Automation Estimates to the SAP Connector for AppOne
- Adding Attributes to the SAP Connector for AppOne
- Adding Activities to the SAP Connector for AppOne
- Adding Entities to the SAP Connector for AppOne
- HTML Panels
- Adding a Compare Period Filter to a Dashboard
- Migrating Legacy Charts to New Charts
- Introduction to SQL Connectors
- Setting up a SQL Connector
- CData Sync Extractions
- Running a SQL Connector
- Editing Transformations
- Releasing a SQL Connector
- Scheduling Data Extraction
- Structure of Transformations
- Using SQL Connectors for Released Apps
- Generating a Cache With Scripts
- Setting up a Local Test Environment
- Separate Development and Production Environments
Adding a Compare Period Filter to a Dashboard
Introduction
Comparing data of periods in bar charts helps the end user analyzing data. In this way you can easily see if the data increased or decreased in the current period compared to the last period.
Follow these steps to add a period filter and the comparing period filter with a metric. The metric can be exchanged by any expression that calculates a number.
Step |
Action |
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1 |
Open your app in your development environment and click on the dashboard for which you want to add the period filter. |
2 |
Go to the Chart tab and create a new period filter. |
3 |
Drag the new period filter to the Right level of the Controls pane. |
4 |
In the General pane, change Size to X2 Expression. |
5 |
Click on
where |
6 |
Go to the Advanced tab. |
7 |
Select Compare period from the list in the Extra periods field in the Data pane. |
8 |
Right click in the Chart panel and select New overlay - Line to create new line overlay. |
9 |
Enter the following values in the Line pane: • Begin value: 0 • End value: • Bar margin: 5 • Levels up to connect: 0. |
The dashboard now contains a filter that can be used to compare between periods on a dashboard. See illustration below for a dashboard containing the Case end filter.