Case Study 6 - SWF Slider with Chart
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Case Study 6 - SWF Slider with Chart

The prerequisite for this case study is to have a .swf file that has the design of a slider. As a reminder, the slider wouldn't be seen in the Designer. The only way to see the slider work is to view the dashboard over the server.

  1. In a newly created Perspective, drag the RangeSlider.swf file with range slider design into the blank space.

  2. Select the datasource to be used. In this case study, we'll be using FruitSales.ds.

  3. Click on Next 5 times. The skipped pages are for sorting and filtering of data.

  4. This page of the wizard is for the user to enter parameter values to be passed to the .swf file.

    • nameField (mandatory) : the field that the slider represents
    • x (optional) : the X location within the SWF rectangle. The default value is 0, which is about 5px from the edge due to SWF having 5px padding.
    • y (optional) : the Y location within the SWF rectangle. The default value is 0, which is about 5px from the edge due to SWF having 5px padding.
    • width (optional) : the width of the slider. The default is set to 100%. However, when entering a figure, do not use percentages. The unit of measurement for width is pixel.
    • height (optional) : the height of the slider. The default is set to 100%. However, when entering a figure, do not use percentages. The unit of measurement for height is pixel.
    • grouping (optional) : Three different values can be entered. None, Ordered and Sorted. The default value is None. Ordered will list the figures in the order that it is in the datasource. Sorted will list the numbers in ascending order.
    • labels (optional) : words to show on the slider. This is only applicable when grouping is None.
    • snapInterval (optional) : the number of units moved with each click on the slider.
    • tickInterval (optional) : the incremental value of each marker on the slider.

    For this case study, have 2000 as the value for nameField and Sorted for grouping.

  5. Click on Finish.
  6. Next, drag FruitSales.ds to the right of the SWF.
  7. In the View tab, select ElxRangeSlider, which is the .swf file, then the selected option.
  8. Click on Finish.
  9. Save the dashboard and go into the web interface of the server.
  10. Try dragging the slider to different figures. The table on the right will reflect records ranging between the chosen value, as in Figure 2.26, “SWF Range Slider”.

    Figure 2.26. SWF Range Slider

    SWF Range Slider

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