Adding Other Widgets

Adding a Calendar Widget

A dashboard can include a calendar widget like the following:

To add a calendar widget:

1. Click Menu > Add New Widget....

2. In the left area, click Calendar and then click Calendar.

3. Optionally specify the basic settings, as described in Adding a Widget to a Dashboard.

4. Click OK.

When you open a dashboard, this widget displays the current month, for informational purposes.

Adding a Map Widget

If your cube includes latitude and longitude data, you can include a map widget like the following on your dashboards:

To add a map widget:

1. Obtain and enter a key for the Google Maps API. See Specifying Basic Settings for more information.

2. Optionally, in the Analyzer, define a pivot table that includes the columns Latitude and Longitude (not case-sensitive).

   These columns should contain latitude and longitude values in decimal format (rather than degree/minute/second format).

   For information on creating pivot tables, see Using the Analyzer.

   You do not have to provide a data source for a map widget. If you provide no data source, the widget appears without any pins.

3. Display the dashboard.

4. Click Menu > Add New Widget....

5. In the left area, click Map and then click Map.

6. For Data source, select the previously defined pivot table.

7. Optionally specify the basic settings, as described in Adding a Widget to a Dashboard.

8. Click OK.

9. Optionally configure the widget further as follows:

   1. Select the widget, as described in Reconfiguring a Widget.

   2. Click Widget Settings.

   3. Specify the following additional options:

      • Zoom — Initial zoom setting to use. A larger number results in a closer view.

      • Starting latitude — Initial latitude to display, in degrees.

      • Starting longitude — Initial longitude to display, in degrees.

      • Draggable markers — Controls whether the user can drag the map markers.

Adding a Widget That Uses a Portlet

To add a widget that uses a custom portlet:

1. Click Menu > Add New Widget....

2. In the left area, click Portlet. The list expands to show a list of choices. This list shows the short class names for all compiled portlets in this namespace.

3. Click the name of the portlet to add.

4. Optionally specify the basic settings, as described in Adding a Widget to a Dashboard.

5. Click OK.

For information on creating portlets, see the Implementing InterSystems Business Intelligence.

Adding a Controls Widget

To add a controls widget:

1. Click Menu > Add New Widget....

2. In the left area, click Controls Widget. The list expands to show a list of choices. Click the type of Controls Widget to add.

3. For the Data Source, do one of the following:

   • Click the Search button and then select a data source.

   • Use the Link to drop-down list to select another widget on the same dashboard.

4. Optionally specify the basic settings, as described in Adding a Widget to a Dashboard.

5. Click OK.

6. Optionally configure the widget further as described in the rest of this page.

7. Optionally add controls, as described in Adding Widget Controls.

Note that it is not possible to hide the toolbar for a controls widget.