Tip: Interface patterns give you an opportunity to explore different interface designs. Be sure to check out How to Adapt a Pattern for Your Application.
Display a column chart with a toggle to display an alternate grid view of the data.
Display a chart with the number of tickets reported each month internally and from customers. Then add a grid to display the same data. Finally, add a link so that a user may toggle between the chart and grid views of the data. This pattern is recommended to provide a visual data display while still making the data accessible to users who employ assistive technology.
This is the data displayed as a chart:
This is the data displayed as a grid:
This scenario demonstrates:
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a!localVariables(
local!ticketData:{
a!map( month:"January", internalTickets:32, customerTickets:41 ),
a!map( month:"February", internalTickets:16, customerTickets:38 ),
a!map( month:"March", internalTickets:21, customerTickets:37 ),
a!map( month:"April", internalTickets:31, customerTickets:20 ),
a!map( month:"May", internalTickets:33, customerTickets:47 ),
a!map( month:"June", internalTickets:9, customerTickets:22 ),
a!map( month:"July", internalTickets:2, customerTickets:16 ),
a!map( month:"August", internalTickets:11, customerTickets:29 ),
a!map( month:"September", internalTickets:5, customerTickets:0 ),
a!map( month:"October", internalTickets:71, customerTickets:10 ),
a!map( month:"November", internalTickets:4, customerTickets:13 ),
a!map( month:"December", internalTickets:5, customerTickets:21 )
},
/* This variable is referenced in the showWhen parameters of both the grid and
the chart. */
local!showAsGrid: false,
{
a!linkField(
links:{
/* The not() function simply inverts a true or false value, making for a
simple toggle. */
a!dynamicLink(
label: "View data as a " & if(local!showAsGrid, "chart", "grid"),
value: not(local!showAsGrid),
saveInto: local!showAsGrid
)
}
),
if(local!showAsGrid,
a!gridField(
label: "Logged Defect Tickets",
data: local!ticketData,
columns: {
a!gridColumn(
label: "Month",
value: fv!row.month
),
a!gridColumn(
label: "Internal Tickets",
value: fv!row.internalTickets,
align: "END",
width: "NARROW_PLUS"
),
a!gridColumn(
label: "Customer Tickets",
value: fv!row.customerTickets,
align: "END",
width: "NARROW_PLUS"
),
a!gridColumn(
label: "Total Tickets",
value: fv!row.internalTickets + fv!row.customerTickets,
align:"END",
width: "NARROW_PLUS"
)
},
pageSize: 12
),
a!columnChartField(
label: "Logged Defect Tickets",
categories: left(local!ticketData.month, 3),
series: {
a!chartSeries(label: "Internal", data: local!ticketData.internalTickets),
a!chartSeries(label: "Customer", data: local!ticketData.customerTickets)
},
colorScheme: "PARACHUTE",
yAxisTitle: "Number of Tickets",
stacking: "NORMAL",
showLegend: true
)
)
}
)
local!ticketData and update the columns to use record type field references. See Aggregate Data and Conditionally Display in a Chart or Grid for a similar pattern using records.