Group synchronization
You can assign views, visualizations, and other widgets to a synchronization group. Widgets in the same group will be synchronized together.
Only changes to the currently displayed members of a hierarchy in a widget are shared with other widgets. As members of a hierarchy that are displayed in one widget change, the same members display in synchronized widgets that use the same hierarchy.
Synchronization groups can span to the entire book.
Creating a custom synchronization group
Start by creating a custom group in book properties:
- In edit mode, click Properties.
- Under Synchronize, click Create and manage custom groups.
- Click Create to create a group.
- Enter a name and description for the group, and click Create.
- Click Apply changes to finish creating the group.
You can now add widgets to your group. Select a widget in your book and under , select the group you just created. Repeat this process for all the widgets that you want to assign to the group.
Widgets in the group are now synchronized together.
Cascading effect in synchronization
When you have two or more synchronization groups, you can have one group impact another group to achieve an cascading effect. To do this, you can assign one or more source groups to a target group in the Manage groups dialog.
In the following example, the hierarchy change in Group 1 cascades to all the widgets in Group 1 and Group 2.
View synchronization groups
Click the View synchronization groups icon in the toolbar to view an overlay for all widgets that are part of synchronization. The overlay displays the name of the group the widgets belong to. Click the icon again to interact with the widget.
