Appboard/2.4/builder/widgets/actions/topology drill down

Revision as of 00:47, 5 September 2013 by imported>Mike.berman

The "Topology Drill Down" Action allows the User to click in one Widget and then invoke a drill down operation in another Widget. The other Widget in this case must be a Topology Widget with drill down capability.


How To Create a Topology Drill Down Action

For instructions on adding a Topology Drill Down Action, see the general instructions in How To Create an Action in a Widget.


How To Configure a Topology Drill Down Action

Perform the following steps to configure the "Topology Drill Down" Action for a Widget:

  1. Follow the instructions above to create the Action in the Widget Actions panel.
  2. Name: Enter a name for this Action. For convenience, a default name is provided. The Name is not used anywhere else in AppBoard, and only displayed on this configuration page.
  3. On selection of:
    1. Select "any" or "specific" for the type of data selection by the User that will trigger the Action. When selecting "specific", perform the following additional steps:
      1. Click the Filter button. The Filter Editor is displayed.
      2. Click Add Rule to create one or more rules that indicate what data should trigger the Action, when selected.
      3. Click Close to save the Filter settings.
    2. Select the Data Collection name. When the Widget is run, selection of data in this Data Collection will trigger the Action.
  4. Under Topology Widget, select the name of the Widget to drill down in when the Action is invoked.


Sample Use Case