Building analytic dashboards : Using data objects in gadgets : Filtering a gadget data source : How to filter a data source in a gadget
 
How to filter a data source in a gadget
This example uses a list gadget.
1 From the gadget menu, choose Edit, as shown in Figure 4‑10. Data Selector Gadget Wizard appears.
Figure 4‑10 Selecting Edit to create a filter
2 In Data Selector Gadget WizardData, choose Filter, as shown in Figure 4‑11. Data Selector Gadget WizardFilter appears.
Figure 4‑11 Adding a filter to a gadget data source
3 Figure 4‑12 shows Filter. In filter, select the following items:
*In Filter By, select a data field to filter from, such as Customer Country.
*In Condition, select a filter condition operator, such as Equal To.
*Choose Select Value to see a list of existing values for the selected field. Select one of the values, such as Canada, as shown in this example.
Figure 4‑12 Creating a filter condition
4 Add the new filter condition by choosing Add Condition.
5 In Data Selector Gadget WizardFilter, choose OK. The dashboard appears and the gadget updates to show data that matches the filter condition, as shown in Figure 4‑13.
Figure 4‑13 Displaying filtered data in a list