Converting Dashboard Items

The Web Dashboard provides the capability to convert data-bound dashboard items to another type.

To convert the selected dashboard item to another type, use the dashboard item's Convert To menu.

Note: You can also created a copy of the selected dashboard item using the Duplicate current item command.

The Web Dashboard always preserves the following settings for data-bound dashboard items.

• The set of data items used to bind the dashboard item to data.

• Data shaping settings of data items and their names.

• A custom name displayed within the dashboard item caption.

The following settings are kept if the dashboard item is being converted to an item that also supports this feature.

• Master Filtering settings (e.g., the specified master filter mode).

• Drill-Down settings (e.g., the target dimension).

• Conditional Formatting settings.

• Coloring settings.

• Calculation settings.

For different types of dashboard items, some specific settings can be preserved. For example, the following settings are preserved.

• Legend settings for the Chart/Scatter Chart dashboard items.

• Series types for the Chart/Range Filter dashboard items.

• Element arrangement settings for the Pie/Card/Gauge dashboard items.

• Caption settings for the Pie/Gauge dashboard items.

• Navigation settings for Choropleth Map/Geo Point Maps.

• The attribute whose values are displayed within shape titles for Choropleth Map/Geo Point Maps.

• Legend settings for the Choropleth Map/Geo Point Maps.

• Clustering settings for Geo Point Maps.