Building Dashboards & Stories Flashcards

A 'Highlight' dashboard action does what when a user selects a mark?

Answer: Emphasizes related marks across views while dimming others

Highlight actions visually emphasize matching marks without removing other data.

A 'URL' dashboard action is commonly used to:

Answer: Open a web page or pass parameters to an external link on selection

URL actions launch web links, often embedding field values to build dynamic URLs.

Which run option for a dashboard action triggers it only when the user clicks a mark?

Answer: Select

The Select run option fires the action on click of a mark.

What does setting a filter action's 'Clearing the selection will' option to 'Show all values' do?

Answer: Returns target sheets to showing all data when deselected

Show all values resets target views to unfiltered when the source selection is cleared.

A 'Parameter' dashboard action allows a user to:

Answer: Change a parameter value by interacting with a mark

Parameter actions let users set a parameter's value through selecting marks on a sheet.

The 'Hover' run option for an action is best used for:

Answer: Quickly previewing highlights or tooltips without clicking

Hover triggers actions on mouse-over, useful for lightweight highlighting or tooltip behavior.

A 'Set Action' on a dashboard lets users:

Answer: Dynamically add or remove members of a set through selection

Set actions update a set's membership based on user selections, enabling interactive comparisons.