Set selections and filters

The Process Variants widget supports the filter and selection functionalities of MashZone NextGen dashboards. By setting filters and selections, you can define relations and interactions between several dashboard widgets.

The Process Variants widget can be used to set a selection or a filter in other dashboard widgets. Additionally, the entire widget can be filtered by other widgets.

You can select a single variant or multiple variants at once. Click the variants you want to select. Or click a bar in the chart and drag the mouse pointer to the last variant bar that you want to select. A rectangle displayed marks your multi-selection. You can also use the rectangle to deselect variant bars.

The interactions between widgets are handled by using coordinates that contain the current selection. These coordinates are then updated by the widget on every selection change and can be used to filter other widgets. The Process Variants widget currently only exposes one coordinate with the name VariantList. This VariantList coordinate delivers all variants which are currently selected in the Process Variants widget (in a special PPM syntax because MashZone NextGen currently does not support multi-selection.).

Please note the following advice:

General information on how to use filters and selections can be found in the MashZone NextGen online help.