Blox

Blox, as in the context of building blocks, is an element in your Dashboard view that you can use to control and customize your data presentation.

Each major Blox enables you to interactively explore and analyze data. Blox types are listed in the following table.

Blox types table
Blox name Description Example Usage
Grid A table-like representation of data that includes all needed functions to manipulate the data in a multidimensional way. You can drill up, drill down, show, hide sort, pivot, and swap axes. Used in most views except the Process Diagrams and Export Values views.
Chart A graph-like representation of data that provides advanced visualization of data. You can visualize your data through a large number of chart types including bar, line, pie, scatter and bubble charts as well as bipolar and dual-axis charts. Only displayed in the Reports and Dimensions views.
Data layout panel A tree-like representation of the dimensions that will be used in the analysis. You can move and reorder dimensions across axes. Only displayed in Dimensions views. It is not displayed by default. You should click the Show Layout button from the toolbar to show the data layout panel.
Page filter A drop-down list representation of a dimension and its members. You can view and analyze your data according to a dimension or one of its members. Only displayed in Dimensions view.
Toolbar A toolbar that offers easy access to common data analysis functionalities. The toolbar Blox includes a menu bar, a toolbar and a set of buttons. You can use the menu bar and the buttons to perform multiple operations on grids and charts like exporting reports to different Excel and PDF formats. Only displayed in the Reports and Dimensions and Active Instances views. The toolbar Blox availability depends on the mode of the view as follows:
  • In the Configure and Edit modes, the toolbar Blox is displayed by default.
  • In the View mode, the toolbar Blox is hidden and is only displayed when you maximize the view. Only the menu bar will show from the toolbar Blox. The toolbar and buttons will not show.
PresentBlox A combination of one or more of the grid, chart, data layout panel, toolbar and page filter into a single, well-orchestrated, interconnected scene. In a PresentBlox, drilling down in the grid automatically updates both grid and chart with the new data. Also, selecting a different dimension or changing the dimension members in the page filter updates both grids and charts with the new data. Only displayed in the Reports and Dimensions views

The following image shows the different Blox.

Legend
  1. Toolbar Blox
  2. Page Filter Blox
  3. Data Layout Panel Blox
  4. Grid Blox
  5. Chart Blox
PresentBlox

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