Infolet Components

This topic provides information about infolet components, which can be used in data visualization dashboards. This topic is part of About Data Visualization Components.

Infolets are applets that provide an ability to display one or more field values (such as Number, Text, or Date), from which a user can drill down to the relevant view, according to customer requirements. Infolets also support database aggregation functionality.

The following types of infolets are provided:

• Infolets displaying a value for a business component field. The example infolet shown in the following image displays the Customer Tier field for a contact, with the value Gold. For configuration information, see Configuring an Infolet to Display a Value for a Field.

  

• Infolets displaying aggregate values. This type of infolet supports specific database aggregation functionality such as sum, min, max, and avg. This example infolet shown in the following image displays the sum of active accounts for a contact. For configuration information, see Configuring an Infolet to Display an Aggregate Field Value.

  

• Infolets displaying the values of multiple fields. The example infolet shown in the following image displays values for the Customer Value, Customer Since, and Profitability fields for a contact. For configuration information, see Configuring a Form Infolet to Display Values for Multiple Fields.

  

• Infolets displaying a list of records. The example infolet shown in the following image displays a list of offers. A drilldown link is also provided. For configuration information, see Configuring a List Infolet to Display a List of Records.