Configuring a Tag Cloud component

For a Tag Cloud component, power users select the data source and attribute to use. For multi-select attributes, they can also enable the refinement option.

To configure a Tag Cloud component:

  1. On the component edit view, to bind a different data source to the component, select the data source from the drop-down list, then click Update data source.

    Tag Cloud component edit view

  2. In the Keyword attribute name field, enter the name of the attribute to use. As you type, the matching attribute names are displayed.

    In order to support refinement, the attribute must be enabled for multi-select. If you enter a multi-select attribute, then in the type-ahead area, Latitude Studio shows a double-check mark icon next to the attribute name.

    Tag Cloud component - multi-select attribute selected

    If you enter an attribute that is not enabled for multi-select, then when you try to save the configuration, a warning message is displayed.

    Tag Cloud attribute - non-multi-select managed attribute selected

    For non-multi-select attributes, the tag cloud still shows the distribution of text values, but end users cannot use those values to refine the data.

  3. If the attribute allows multi-select, then the Enable end user refinements box is checked, indicating that end users can use the attribute values to refine the data.

    To not allow the values to be used for refinement, uncheck the box.

    If the attribute is not enabled for multi-select, then you cannot check the checkbox.

  4. Under Tag weighting algorithm, click the radio button next to the option to use to determine the significance of a tag.
    The options are:
    Frequency If you select this option is selected, then the tags are sized to represent the number of records associated with the related attribute value.

    The terms associated with the largest number of records are displayed in the largest font size.

    Relevancy If this option is selected, then the tags are sized to represent the number of records associated with the tag. They then are weighted relative to their uniqueness in the matching record set.

    Terms that appear throughout the index are less relevant, and appear smaller, than those that appear only in the matching records.

    This strategy is recommended if certain terms appear on most records in the index, to ensure that these common terms are displayed less prominently in the tag cloud.

  5. In the Maximum number of keywords field, specify the maximum number of attribute values to display. The default is 30.
  6. To save your changes, click Save Preferences.
  7. To exit the edit view, click Return to Full Page.