Use an Analytics Link Data Action to Pass Parameter Values
You can create a data action to pass the selected parameter values to a canvas in another workbook.
- On the Home page, hover over a workbook, click Actions, then select Open.
- Click Menu on the workbook toolbar and click Data Actions.
- Click Add Action and enter a name for the new navigation link.
- Click the Type field and select Analytics Link.
- Click the Anchor To field and select the columns from the current visualization to associate with this data action. Don't select measure columns or hidden columns. If you don't specify a value for the Anchor To field, then the data action applies to all data elements in the visualizations.
- In the Target field, click the This Workbook field and select Select from Catalog and browse for and select the workbook that you want to use for the anchor.
- Click the Canvas Link field and select the canvas that you want to use.
- If you want to pass a filter value, then click the Pass
Values field and select which values you want the data action to
pass.
- All - Dynamically determines the intersection of the cell that you click and passes all filter values for the selected data.
- Anchor Data - Ensures that the data action is displayed at runtime, but only if the required columns specified in the Anchor To field are available in the view context.
- None - Opens the page (URL or canvas) but no filter values are passed for the selected data.
- Custom - Passes only user selected custom filter values for the selected data.
- Click the Pass Parameter Values field and select which
parameter values you want the data action to pass.
- All - Dynamically determines the intersection of the cell that you click and passes all parameter values for the selected data.
- None - Opens the page (URL or canvas) but no parameter values are passed for the selected data.
- Custom - Passes only user selected custom parameter values for the selected data.
- Click Supports Multiple Selection to set the
value.
- On - The data action can be invoked when one or multiple data points are selected.
- Off - The data action can only be
invoked when a single data point is selected.
This setting is particularly useful when the selection of multiple data points might result in an error.
- Click OK to save.