Assign a data source to a widget

Before you can display content in a widget, you must first assign a data source to this widget.

The Setup panel gives you quick access to the ARIS Document Storage to select an ARIS document as a data source. You can also specify a URL to a web document or an ARIS service, or you can select an existing data feed without the need to create a data feed. Alternatively, you can define a data feed that delivers processed data to a widget. A data feed reads the data from one or more data sources, such as XLS files, databases, or data feeds, and then combines, transforms, and calculates the data for the widgets. For details on configuring a data feed, see the Configure a data feed chapter.

You can also configure the data source assignment manually if you want to use other data sources or columns.

Example

The Configuration Setup panel of the Line chart widget enables you to assign a data source.

Setup widget

The editor automatically analyzes the assigned data source and provides the identified columns as criteria, such as dimension and measures, for the widget. You can assign the criteria to the different elements of the widget, for example, to the X or Y axis or as hidden columns. If you want to replace the assigned data source, click Delete Delete in the Data source box and select another data source.

Example

The Line chart widget with an assigned data source, a dimension on the X axis, and a measure on the Y axis.

Configure widget

If you select and assign a data source to the widget, a data feed is automatically created. This data feed is only available for the widget for which it was created. You can configure the data feed in the same way as in the data feed editor. Click Edit Edit in the Data source box in the Setup panel to edit the created data feed.

Example

Data feed automatically created for the Line chart widget with the selected data feed assigned as the data source.

Data feed