Adding control objects

Control objects are graphical objects that are used to display information or accept user input.

About this task

Each type of Control object has its own properties that make it suitable for a particular purpose. Using Control objects, you can request input from a user and based on the response to the control, you can trigger subsequent events. Control objects are only available for placement in visual dashboards.
The Controls palette offers the following control objects:
Text Box
An object that provides a box where users can enter and edit text.
Button
An object that when clicked by the user will trigger an action to be performed.
Check Box
An object that presents two choices to the user for selection. A check box control can be either selected or clear.
Radio Group
A composite object containing a set of radio buttons that present clickable choices to the user.
Horizontal Slider
A window that is used as a scrolling control for selecting an integer value within a range of values.
Vertical Slider
A window that is used as a scrolling control for selecting an integer value within a range of values.
Combo Box
An object that combines an editable text field with a list box. When displayed, the Combo Box object displays a box with the list of choices associated with the particular field. The user can enter additional choices using the editable text field of the Combo Box object. The Combo Box object can be used to filter the information that is displayed in the query-driven objects, such as Grid or BarChart.
List Box
An object that displays to the user a list of possible values that can be selected for a particular field. The List Box object can be used to filter the information that is displayed in the query-driven objects, such as Grid or BarChart.
Date Time
An object that makes it easy for users to enter date or time information which can then be used by other objects.
Tree
An object that displays data objects in a visual dashboard and allows to drag these objects to the Canvas object.
Prompt Hierarchy
An object that allows to display the appropriate part of query results by selecting the levels and elements of a prompt hierarchy that is associated with the query.