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Selectors
A selector is an element of a dashboard that allows a user to change the data
he is viewing. A selector can be displayed as a button bar, a drop-down list,
radio buttons, and so on. A selector can change panels or the focus of a Grid/
Graph. Examples of selectors are shown below:
Selectors allow a user, in Interactive Mode and Editable Mode in
MicroStrategy Web, to:
• Flip through the panels in a panel stack to display the different panels.
The selector for the panel stack in the sample dashboard is a button bar,
which appears to the analyst as the “view” buttons.
• Display different attribute elements or metrics in a Grid/Graph. For
example, a user can slice or filter the data on a graph by selecting specific
regions or metrics. In the sample dashboard, the slider is the selector for
the Regional Performance graph, while the category buttons are the
selector for the Subcategory Analysis grid.
For more information, examples, and procedures for selectors, see Chapter
4, Providing Interactivity to Users: Selectors.
Title bars
A title bar is simply an area across the top of a panel stack or Grid/Graph.
You can choose whether to display the title bar for each panel stack and
Grid/Graph. When it is displayed, the title bar contains a title and several
buttons.
• The title identifies the panel, panel stack, or Grid/Graph.
• The buttons allow users to minimize and maximize Grid/Graphs in
MicroStrategy Web.
For examples and procedures to add a title bar to a Grid/Graph, see the
Document Creation Guide or Desktop Help. For examples and procedures to
add a title bar to a panel stack, see Displaying the title bar of a panel stack,
page 71.
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