Global Selection Pages
The Global Selection Pages lets you define selection pages that are linked to global parameters. Global selection page enable consistent filtering across views, dashboards, reports, and workbooks.
A selection page presents users with prompts to pick one or more values before data is displayed. If the linked Global Parameter defines a data type, user input is validated automatically.
When to use global selection pages
- Defining reusable filter pages: Create centralized selection page templates linked to global parameters for consistent filtering across multiple views, dashboards, reports, and workbooks.
- Ensuring consistent filtering logic: Design standardized prompts and validation rules that apply everywhere a global parameter is used, reducing duplication and improving accuracy.
Create a global selection page
From the Save dialog
- Open a visualization from the Dashboards, Reports, or Workbooks tabs.
- In the Toolbar panel, select the Save Changes icon, and choose Save As.
- Under Options, select Selection Page from the On Open dropdown list.
- Click the pencil icon next to the selection page and click Add.
- Enter a name for the selection page. Use the translation icon to add names in different languages—ideal for multilingual environments.
- Drap and drop parameters from the list on the right into the selection page.
- Adjust parameter settings as required.
- Click Confirm.
From the Administration window
- From the navigation panel, click the gear icon at the bottom. The Administration page opens.
- Select Global Selection Pages from the menu.
- Click Add.
- Enter a name for the selection page. Use the translation icon to add names in different languages—ideal for multilingual environments.
- Drap and drop parameters from the list on the right into the selection page.
- Adjust parameter settings as required.
- Click Create.
Selection page properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Parameter | Displays the name of the parameter field. |
| Mandatory | Defines whether the field is required and how many values are allowed:
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| Default Operator | Sets the default comparison operator for filtering. Options available: =, >=, >, <=, <, <>, Contains, Not Contains, Start With, End With, Between, Not Between, In, Not In, Is Null, Is Not Null. |
| Default Value | Specifies a predefined value that appears when the page loads. |
| Second Value | Uses only when with operators Between or Not Between to specify a range. |
| Prompt | Associates a prompt to guide input for the parameter. |
Edit an existing global selection page
- Select the selection page from the list and click the pencil icon.
- Add, edit, or remove parameters as needed.
- Click Update.