The text input element allows you to process user inputted text on your dashboard.
The text input allows you to capture a users text input and configure the dashboard to respond to the inputted text.
Available by accessing the Setup
and Preferences
tabs
Configuration Option | Description |
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Allowable entries | Select between whether a user can input all characters, or just numbers in the textfield |
Default Value | Set a default value for the text input available on load |
Label | This label appears above the text input and can be configured to describe how the text input should be used. |
Placeholder Text | This is the message shown in the text input when no input has been written by the user yet. |
Search Icon | This icon can be toggled on if the text input is being used as a search bar. |
Enable Dependency Selection | When enabled, you may create a dependency between this element and other elements on the dashboard. When this element is dependent on an element selected, it will be disabled until a value is selected by the user. |
In the SQL query, use the following syntax
You can now filter directly your charts in the UI elements themselves. For more information on this process, see the filtering section of the overview page.