Slider

Provides the user with a selection of values in the form of a slider. The slider filters the values in a given data range. You can set the maximum and minimum of the data range using indicators.

The selected minimum and maximum values of the slider are labeled. In view mode, you can manually edit the minimum and maximum values of the labels. This allows you to enter exact values for the selected data range. Click a label of an indicator and enter a value required. In addition, you can adjust the minimum and maximum values individually or you can move the entire selected data range using the mouse pointer.

The Slider widget supports only numeric values.

The following widget options are available.

General options

Description

Name

Optional widget name.

More options

Displays additional options.

Container

Hide header: Hides the header as well as the title of the widget , and resizes the content of the container. Click the icon again to display the header.

Hide border: Hides the outline of the widget container. Click the icon again to display the outline.

Container style

Selects the style type of the container. The container styles available in the drop-down menu are part of the style template selected for the current dashboard. By default, the Default widget style is preselected.

Style

Selects the style type of the widget . The widget styles available in the drop-down menu are part of the style template selected for the current dashboard. By default, the Default widget style is preselected.

Auto refresh

Sets the automatic data retrieval of the widget.

Show menu

Enables the widget menu in view mode. In view mode, you can display the widget menu by clicking the Show menu Menu icon in the widget header. In the widget menu, you can, for example, clear a selection, refresh the data displayed, or save the component widget in a CSV file.

Specific slider options

Description

Type

Selects one of the following slider types:

  • Single value: With this slider, you can select a single value in a defined range of values.
  • Range: With this slider, you can select the minimum (From) and the maximum (To) value of a data range.
  • Range (fixed upper): With this slider, you can select the minimum (From) value of a data range. The maximum value is fixed.
  • Range (fixed lower): With this slider, you can select the maximum (To) value of a data range. The minimum value is fixed.
  • Range (open): With this slider, you can select the minimum (From) value and the maximum (To) value of a data range. You can also specify an open range, that means, you can set a fixed minimum and an open maximum or an open minimum and a fixed maximum.

    When you move the slider beyond the start and end point of the slider, the selection is removed.

Display range

Specifies the data rage with a minimum value (From) and a maximum value (To).

If no data source columns are assigned to the widget, you can enter the range values manually.

If data source columns are assigned, the range values are taken from the corresponding columns. The first values of the corresponding data source columns are always taken as minimum or maximum.

The first value of the column assigned to the data range maximum should be greater than the first value of the column assigned to the data range minimum.

The preset values are 0 (minimum) and 100

(maximum).

Initial selection

Values that are preselected by default.

For the Single type, you specify a single value.

For the Range type, you specify the From and To values of the data range.

For the Range (fixed upper) type, you specify the From value.

For the Range (fixed lower) type, you specify the To value.

For the Range (open) type, you specify the From and To value.

If no data source columns are assigned to the widget, you can enter the initial range values manually.

If data source columns are assigned, the initial values are taken from the corresponding columns. The first values of the corresponding data source columns are always taken as minimum or maximum.

By default, the slider selects the full available range.

Show ticks

Shows the step ticks.

Enabled by default.

Step width

Step width of the values between minimum and maximum value.

The values of the slider, starting with the minimum, are increased by this value until the maximum is reached.

By default, the step width is set automatically.

The minimum permissible step width is not smaller than 1/1000th of the range value. For example, if the range is 0 to 10000, the minimum step value is 10.

You can enter your own value for the step width.

The option is only available if the Show ticks option is enabled.

Only step values

Allows the user to select step values only. The indicator snaps to the nearest tick (step value) if the indicator is left between two ticks.

Disabled by default.

The option is only available if the Show ticks option is enabled.

Enable markers

Displays the selected slider value in the marker.

The option is enabled by default.

Rotate axis

Displays the values at an angle of 45° on the axis if the option is enabled, otherwise otherwise displays the values horizontally.

The option is disabled by default.

Numeric format

Selects the format of the values displayed in the

widget.

The slider widget supports only numeric values.