Adding a Slicer
Get slices inside a View based on the selected dimension.
Steps to Add Slicer in the New UI
Check out the walk-through given below on how to add a slicer.
Navigate to the Design canvas.
Select dimension and one measure to the Dimensions/ Measures column using the clicks at the top bar.
Click the GO option.
A View gets displayed based on the selected combination of the Dimension and Measure.
Select the sliceBy option by the next click.
Select another Dimension by using the next click.
Click the GO option.
The View gets displayed based on the selected slicer dimension value.
Open the Chart Properties window.
Navigate to the General Settings.
Configure the following information to modify the View:
Select a Style option.
Select an Order option (Ascending or Descending).
Select an Order By option.
Provide a number to set limit for the View display.
Select the Horizontal option for the Legend Orientation.
The View gets modified based on the selected slicer and order option.
Steps to Add Slicer in the Old UI
The users can add a further dimension to the created view using the Slicer option.
Check out the given illustration on how to use Slicer in the Old UI of the Design canvas.
Navigate to the Design canvas.
Drag and drop one dimension and one measure to the Dimensions/ Measures column using the Design canvas.
The View gets displayed based on the selected dimension and measure.
Drag and drop another dimension to the Slicer section (E.g., Team is used as a slicer over here).
The slices are displayed in the created View based on the dimension value selected as slicer for the View.
Open the Chart Properties window.
Navigate to the General Settings option.
Order the displayed data sorting it by specific limit and order. You can also select a Style to display the data differently.
The View displays sliced data in the set order and limit.
Customized Slice Color Support
We have introduced the ability to customize slice colors in our Stories. This functionality empowers users to assign specific colors to individual slices, providing greater control over the visual representation of data.
Check out the given illustration to understand the customized slice color functionality in the Story module.
Open a View in the Design canvas with slicer.
Click on the ellipsis icon provided for the slicer Dimension.
The dimension window opens displaying all the Field Colors.
Click on the default color.
A menu opens to choose a new color for the field.
Select a new color.
The provided color will be applied to a field value.
Please Note:
The Slicer supports the selection of only one dimension and one measure in the Dimensions/Measures space. Another dimension should be added to the Slicer space.
The Manual Sort order option does not get supported by the Slicer functionality.
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