Dashboards and Interactivity Flashcards

A parameter action is most useful when you want a user selection to:

Answer: Drive a calculation or reference line dynamically

Parameter actions pass a selected value into a parameter to drive calculations or reference lines.

Which is true about a 'Highlight' action on a dashboard?

Answer: It dims unrelated marks while emphasizing related ones without filtering data out

Highlight actions emphasize related marks visually while keeping all data visible.

To make a single legend or filter apply across multiple worksheets on a dashboard, you should:

Answer: Apply the filter to selected/all worksheets using the same data source

'Apply to Worksheets > All Using This Data Source' shares one filter across sheets.

What is the effect of setting a filter action to run on 'Hover'?

Answer: The target updates as the user moves the mouse over marks

Hover triggers the action immediately as the cursor passes over a mark.

A 'Set action' on a dashboard primarily allows users to:

Answer: Dynamically change set membership by interacting with marks

Set actions update which members belong to a set based on user selections, enabling powerful comparisons.

Which dashboard object provides a collapsible area to hide and reveal other objects via a button?

Answer: Show/Hide button on a floating container

A Show/Hide button toggles the visibility of a floating container, saving space.

When a tooltip includes 'Viz in Tooltip', what does the user see?

Answer: A mini visualization filtered to the hovered mark

Viz in Tooltip embeds a small chart that updates to the context of the hovered mark.