Dragging Sections onto Frames

In Interactive Reporting Studio, from Sections, drag sections such as pivots, charts, and tables onto frames. After the sections are added to the frames, you can define and configure them.

*  To drag, define, and configure sections on frames:

  1. In Interactive Reporting Studio, from Sections, select a frame.

  2. Press Ctrl+D to enter Design mode.

  3. From the catalog pane, drag objects to be displayed onto the blank frame.

  4. Arrange the objects on the frame.

  5. Press Ctrl+D to exit Design mode.

  6. Repeat steps 1–5 to populate all frames.

  7. Optional: Drag a chart and pivot onto the frame and position one on top of the other.

    The frame can be configured so views can switch between the chart and pivot. The last object that is dragged onto the frame is shown first in the completed dashboard. For example, if a pivot is placed first and a chart is dragged on top of it, the chart is the first object in view.

    Dashboard Studio treats a table as it does a pivot. Thus, views can be switched from a chart to a table.

    To switch views in a frame, the Allow Chart/Pivot Switching option must be selected for the frame in Step 4: Associate Frames with Charts, Pivots, or Tables. Ensure that this option is not selected if chart and pivot sections are to be visible simultaneously.

  8. Set the objects to be view-only, active, or hyperlink with typical functions.

    See Defining Objects as View-Only, Active, or Hyperlink.

  9. In Interactive Reporting Studio, configure Quick Filters and Quick Slice objects to be available for each frame.

    See Configuring Quick Filters and Configuring Quick Slice Objects.

  10. Optional: In Interactive Reporting Studio, configure annotations to be displayed when Help mode is active.

    See Using the Annotation System.

  11. Click Next button to move to the next step.

    Step 4: Associate Frames with Charts, Pivots, or Tables is displayed.

    Note:

    Report sections cannot be dragged onto frames. See Step 5: Configure Navigation, for instructions on how to include a report in the dashboard.