Inserting a Slicer object

A Slicer object is used to filter the multidimensional data that is displayed in a layout object.

About this task

To insert a Slicer object into a visual dashboard and set up a connection to another layout object:

Procedure

  1. In the editor window, select the visual dashboard scene to which you want to add the object. If the scene is not open in the editor, then double-click the scene in the Project Explorer view.
  2. From the Palette view, select the Slicer object from the Controls palette and insert it in the editor window. The Slicer Wizard opens.
  3. On the first page of the wizard select the OLAP query of the layout object that you would like to filter.
  4. Click Next.
    The Select dimension or hierarchy page opens.
  5. Select the dimension of the query that you would like to filter and click Finish.
    The slicer object is inserted in the editor window.
  6. Select the Connectivity tool from the Palette view and click the slicer object.
    A red dot appears.
  7. Click the layout object that you want the slicer object to filter.

Results

At runtime (when the dashboard is displayed to the user), the user can click the Slicer object, and the [Dimension Name] Filter window opens. From the [Dimension Name] Filter window, the user can check which hierarchies or hierarchy elements that will be displayed in the layout object and click OK. The layout object refreshes to show only the selected data. For example, if the slicer object is set to filter the product dimension of the layout object's OLAP query, the user can choose to only display totals for a particular product.