8.1 Using Input Components

Input components enable the user to enter values into a Viewsheet. There are three ways that you can use the entered input values:

Note: You can also add a Worksheet Embedded Table as a Viewsheet compo­nent, so that users can directly enter values. See Creating an Embedded Table.

Pass the input values to an Embedded Table in the linked Worksheet: Embedded Tables in a Data Worksheet are often linked (via joins, etc.) to other Data Blocks in such a way that changing values in the Embedded Table alters the data contained in those other blocks. This allows the user to perform what-if analysis, manipulating the values in the Embedded Table to see how a hypothetical scenario would impact their real data.

Note: An input com­ponent that is not linked to a Variable can still be referenced in Worksheet script as a parameter having the name of the com­ponent.

Pass the input values to a Variable in the linked Worksheet: Variables in a Data Worksheet are used in Data Block conditions, which effectively filter the data contained in a given Data Block.

Pass the input values to set component properties or conditions in the Viewsheet.

Note: The CheckBox control does not sup­port the Embedded Table interface.

The following sections discusses the Embedded Table and Variable interfaces. Viewsheet input components (Slider, Radio Button, etc.) provide a way to alter the values set within the Worksheet's Embedded Table or Variable without accessing the Worksheet directly. This allows you to explore the same data by making intuitive control adjustments, rather than by typing in numbers.

For information on using inputs to dynamically adjust component properties and conditions, see Dynamic Properties.

See Also

Creating an Embedded Table, in Data Mashup, for basic concepts.

Creating a Variable, in Data Mashup, for information on Variables.

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