Define Data Visualization

The Define Data Visualization wizard includes the following pages: More

Data Source

Use the Data Source page to select an existing data source, or to add, copy, or edit a data source.

Note:

You can create a REST data source using this page. You can not create a SQL Data source on this page. Advanced data source options are not supported in this wizard.

Element	Description
Filter data sources	Enter a full or partial search string, then click to refresh the list with all the data sources for which a match is found. Click to clear the current search string and display all data sources.
Add Data Source	Click to create a new REST data source with basic options using the Add New/Edit Data Source wizard.
Secure Data Source	Read-only informative icon to represent when an item is a secure data source.
Load More Items	If there are a large number of data sources, click to add more data sources to the listing.
Copy	Click to copy the selected data source.
Edit	Click to edit the selected data source.

Template

Use the Define Data Visualization wizard Template page to select the visualization template to present the data retrieved from the data source.

The template visualization type available is based on the resource path provided. The built-in templates cannot be modified, but a developer can create custom visualization templates in JDeveloper. More

Element	Description
Filter presentation types	Enter the filter criteria and click the Search icon. Click to clear the search field.
Visualization Templates	Click to select a visualization template in which to present the data. More

Element

Description

Filter presentation types

Enter the filter criteria and click the Search icon.

Click to clear the search field.

Visualization Templates

Click to select a visualization template in which to present the data. More

Options

Use the Define Data Visualization wizard Options page to define the display options to use with the selected data source.

Use the Settings tab to define the settings specific to the selected visualization template. More

Use the Parameters tab to define visualization parameters, which are used get input from other components to the page. Data source parameters are used to retrieve the data from the data source. Using this tab, you can pass a visualization parameter value to a data source parameter. This creates the master-detail relationship where one visualization can pass values to another visualization, and then this value is passed to a data source through data source parameters to make a back data query. You have the option to create or delete visualization parameters. New data visualizations do not have any parameters.

Element	Description
Name	Enter a parameter name. Existing visualization parameter names are listed.
Value	Enter a parameter value. Existing visualization parameter values are listed.
Remove Add	Click to remove the selected parameter(s), or add new parameters.

Data Source Parameters are from the selected data source.

Element	Description
Column Layout	Displays data source parameters. Show or hide selected data source parameters.
Name	The parameter name.
Label	The parameter label.
Value	The parameter value.
Type	From the drop-down list, select the parameter type: Input Text, Date, Global Param.
Show	Select to display the parameter.
Required	Select to make this parameter required.