Interactivity

This section describes features that enable interaction between the Pie dashboard item and other items. These features include Master Filtering and Drill-Down.

The section contains the following topics.

Master Filtering

Dashboard allows you to use any data-aware dashboard item as a filter for the entire dashboard (Master Filter). To learn more about filtering concepts common to all dashboard items, see the Master Filtering topic.

The Pie dashboard item supports filtering by argument or series values.

Filtering by Arguments

 

 

When filtering by arguments is enabled, you can click a pie segment to make other dashboard items only display data related to the selected argument value.

To enable filtering by arguments in the Designer, set the required Master Filter mode and click the Arguments button in the Data Ribbon tab.

 

Filtering by Series

 

 

When filtering by series is enabled, you can click a pie to make other dashboard items display only data related to the selected pie.

To enable filtering by series in the Designer, set the required Master Filter mode and click the Series button in the Data Ribbon tab.

 

Reset Filtering

 

To reset filtering, use the Clear Master Filter button (the icon) in the caption area of the Pie dashboard item, or the Clear Master Filter command in the Pies context menu.

Drill-Down

The built-in drill-down capability allows you to change the detail level of data displayed in dashboard items on the fly. To learn more about drill-down concepts common to all dashboard items, see the Drill-Down topic.

The Pie dashboard item supports drill-down on argument or series values.

Drill Down on an Argument

 

 

When drill down on an argument is enabled, you can click a pie segment to view a detail diagram for the corresponding argument value.

NoteNote

When Filtering by Arguments is enabled, you can view the details by double-clicking a pie segment.

Drill down on an argument requires that the Arguments section contains several data items, from the least detailed to the most detailed item.

To enable drill down on an argument, click the Drill Down button in the Data Ribbon tab ...

...and the Arguments button.

 

Drill Down on a Series

 

 

When drill down on a series is enabled, you can click a pie chart to view a detail diagram for the corresponding series value.

NoteNote

When Filtering by Series is enabled, you can view the details by double-clicking a pie chart.

Drill down on a series requires that the Series section contains several data items, from the least detailed to the most detailed item.

To enable drill down on a series, click the Drill Down button in the Data Ribbon tab...

...and the Series button.

 

Drill Up

 

To return to the previous detail level (drill up), use the Drill Up button (the icon) in the caption area of the Pie dashboard item, or the Drill Up command in the context menu.