Dashboard Parameters

Dashboard parameters in Wyn Enterprise act as global variables that allow users to dynamically control and filter data across different scenarios in a dashboard. These parameters enhance interactivity and flexibility by enabling user inputs that influence the content and presentation of data.

What Are Dashboard Parameters?

Dashboard parameters are user-defined values that can be applied across various components of a dashboard. They enable the filtering of data at a global level and can be reused in:

• Global filters

• Scenario filters

• Dashboard jumps

• Scheduled tasks

Parameters can be configured to accept single or multiple values, with support for different data types such as dates, strings, booleans, and numeric types. Wyn also supports MultiValue parameters and multi-dimensional parameters for more advanced filtering needs.

Key Features

• Global Scope: Once created, parameters can be applied across multiple dashboard components.

• MultiValue Support: Users can select multiple values or even use a "Select All" option for filtering.

• Flexible Default Values: Parameters can have static defaults, user or organization context-based defaults, or dynamic values from datasets.

• Binding Options: Parameters can be bound to user input controls like slicers or to selected values in scenarios.

• Transformation Support: For date and time data types, parameters can include transformation logic such as formatting, adjusting, or extracting parts.

• Scheduled Task Integration: Parameters can be included in scheduled exports and data deliveries.

Configuration Overview

Setting up a dashboard parameter involves several steps:

1. Define the Parameter: Set the name, prompt text, and data type.

2. Set Default Values: Choose static values, context-based defaults, or dataset-derived values.

3. Enable MultiValue (Optional): Allow the parameter to accept multiple values.

4. Bind the Parameter: Link it to slicers or specific fields in the dashboard.

5. Apply Transformations (Optional): Customize the formatting or manipulation of date/time values.

6. Include in Scheduled Tasks (Optional): Make the parameter available for scheduled dashboards.

Related Topics

• Filter Dashboard Visualization by a Date Parameter

• Filter Dashboard Visualization by a Parameter-Bound Slicer

• Filter Dashboard Visualization by a Query-Based Parameter

• Use an Image to Reset a Parameter Filter

• Dynamically Filter a Chart Using a Parameter

• Dynamically Change the Date Format in a Chart Using a Parameter

• Pass Dynamic Parameter to Native Query Dataset

• Pass Dynamic Parameter to Direct Dataset