Viewing flashboards
If your administrator has configured the and for , you can view flashboards on forms that contain a Data Visualization field with a flashboard in a web browser.
To view Unicode characters in a flashboards field on the , you must have the appropriate language packages installed on the system on which the is running.
Refreshing flashboards
To enable users to refresh a flashboard, you can implement one of these methods:
- The user can refresh a flashboard by closing and re-opening the form that contains the flashboard.
- You can create a Refresh button that activates a Set Fields active link that resets the flashboards field.
You can create a Refresh button that activates a Set Fields active link that resets the flashboards field. Simply set the field to itself for the Set Fields action to refresh the field. - You can create a Set Fields active link at a specified interval to refresh a flashboard.
Displaying tooltips
When you hover your mouse over a flashboard, it shows the corresponding values of the underlying data. Tooltips are automatic and available on all types of charts.
Manipulating
If an application includes a flashboard (a graph such as bar chart or pie chart), you can manipulate the look of the flashboard by using the following controls:
Button or field | Description |
| Opens the Options panel where you can make changes as described in Changing labels or variables below. |
| Opens the flashboard to a full-screen view. In a browser, press ESC to return to normal view. |
| Returns the flashboard to a normal view. |
| Opens the toolbar, which reveals the Zoom buttons, the Show Legend check box, and the chart selection menu. |
| Closes the toolbar, which reveals the Zoom buttons, the Show Legend check box, and the chart selection menu. |
Show Legend | Displays a legend for the flashboard. |
| Zooms in on specific parts of the flashboard. Click the button, and move the cursor to the flashboard. Click and drag the area you want to zoom in on. |
| Zooms out to view more of the flashboard. |
| Allows you to change the flashboard to another type of chart. The options are:
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Changing labels or variables
- Click the properties (
) button. - Edit the following options:
- Title—Title that appears in the tab above the set of flashboards.
- X Axis Label
- Y Axis Label
- Active Variables—Enables you to add or remove variables from the flashboard.
Drilling down to a information in a flashboard
You can view more information about a chart in a flashboard by using the following methods:
- Mouse over a grouping, and a tooltip displays the statistics for that grouping.
- Click a grouping, and a tooltip displays more statistical information (such as the x and y values).
To view the information about line, area, and stacked area charts, mouse over or click the end point of the group.