Controls
Time Dropdown
Controls
Time Dropdown
Time Dropdown allows your users to select time periods in your dashboards.
What it does
This element allows your users to select time periods in your dashboards.
Configuration
Basic Configuration
Available by accessing the Setup and Preferences tabs
| Configuration Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Set Filter Values | In this section, you can add and reorder options your users can select from. You choose the name of the value (ex. Last 7 days) and the minutes that represents (ex. 10,080). |
| Default Value | Set the default selection for the Time Dropdown |
| Label | Set the label your users see for the dropdown |
| Enable Filtering | Allow your users to search within the dropdown for values |
| Enable Clearing Selection | Allow your users to clear the dropdown with an X |
| Use Portal for Popover | When enabled, prevents the dropdown options from being hidden when overflowing. Applicable to both overflow from a container and the embed component itself. |
| 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. |
Variable Usage
In the SQL query, use the following syntax
WHERE 1=1
[[AND DATE_DIFF(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(), timestamp, MINUTE) < {{time_period_dropdown_1}}]]
Filtering
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.