This dialog is used for adding or editing actions to be performed when clicking a dynamic item in a graphical table or a text area, or clicking a tile in a KPI chart. The actions can open Spotfire tools that work on the range of filtered or marked data, apply bookmarks, or navigate to a certain page or visualization in the analysis, the same things that are available for Action Controls. Multiple actions can be performed in just one click. It is also possible to add your own custom actions using the IronPython scripting functionality, or to refresh data function calculations.
To reach the Action Settings dialog from a graphical table:
Right-click the dynamic item column for which to add or edit an action in a graphical table visualization.
Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
If the Settings dialog for your selected dynamic item is not opened directly, go to the Axes page in the Graphical Table Properties dialog, select the column you want to modify and click Settings.
Go to the Actions page and click Settings.
To reach the Action Settings dialog from a text area:
On the text area title bar,
click Edit Text Area 
.
Comment: You can also right-click the text area
and select Edit Text Area
from the pop-up menu.
Response: The Edit Text Area dialog is opened.
Right-click the gray edit box representing the desired dynamic item in the text area.
Select Edit Control from the pop-up menu.
Go to the Actions page and click Settings.
To reach the Action Settings dialog from a KPI tile:
Right-click the KPI tile for which you want to add or edit an action.
Select KPI Settings in the opened menu.
Go to the Actions page in the KPI Settings dialog.
Select the Perform action on click check box.
Click Settings.
Actions
Select this option to insert an action which includes displaying or hiding panels, applying bookmarks, switching pages, or performing various operations on marked rows.
Option |
Description |
Description |
A text that can be shown in the tooltip when hovering with the mouse pointer over the item connected to the action. By typing a good description you can help other users of the analysis understand what will happen when clicking on the item. |
Available
actions |
Lists all actions that can be included in a multiple action link, grouped by type. Click on the plus sign to expand a group. Click on an action (a function, a bookmark or a page) to select it. Comments about bookmarks: For bookmark components, the active visualization always takes precedence over the active page. The filter settings of the active filtering scheme are changed, including the setting determining how related data tables are affected by each other's filtering. The markings component of a bookmark takes the analysis back to the state all markings had when the bookmark part was captured. If a marking has been removed, that marking is simply ignored. Comments about marked rows: The marking applied when adding any of the Marked Rows functions is the one used by the active data table. The active data table is the one used by the visualization that was active before clicking on the text area. If the marking for the active visualization is set to (None), nothing will happen when clicking on the link. |
Add |
Adds the selected action to the Selected actions list. |
Remove |
Removes the selected action from the Selected actions list. |
Selected
actions (applied in top-bottom order) |
Lists the added actions in the order that they will be performed. |
Settings |
Opens the Settings dialog for the action selected in the Selected actions list (when applicable). |
Move
Up |
Moves the selected action up in the list. |
Move
Down |
Moves the selected action down in the list. |
Script
Select this option to insert an action that executes a script when clicked. For script examples, see IronPython Example Scripts or Action Script Examples.
Note: For security reasons, there are some restrictions for using scripts. For more information, see Usage of Scripts.
Option |
Description |
Description |
A text that can be shown in the tooltip when hovering with the mouse pointer over the item connected to the action. By typing a good description you can help other users of the analysis understand what will happen when clicking on the item. |
Available
scripts |
Lists all currently defined scripts. Note: The Remark field can contain information about whether a script is trusted or not. Scripts that you have created yourself are trusted, and so are scripts saved as trusted to the library by a member in the Script Author group. If you receive an analysis file containing a script directly from another person, the script will be listed as "Not trusted". This does not necessarily mean that the script contains any unsafe material, but you should determine whether you trust the script or not by inspecting it in the Edit Script dialog. By clicking OK in the Edit Script dialog, the script will be trusted. If you know all scripts are safe, you can click Trust All. However, due to security reasons, scripts cannot be used in a TIBCO Cloud Spotfire web client environment. In a Spotfire on premises web client environment, scripts can be executed if they are saved as trusted by a member in the Script Author group. See also Usage of Scripts and Data Functions. |
Add |
Lets you select an analysis file from which to import all available scripts, or to define a new script. Note: Spotfire compares the scripts you are trying to import with already existing scripts. A script whose script body is identical to an existing script will not be imported even if it has a different name. If you choose to add a new script the New Script dialog is opened. |
Edit |
Opens the Edit Script dialog where you can edit the selected script or its parameters. |
Delete |
Deletes the selected script. |
Manage trust |
Opens the Manage trust dialog where you can handle all trust-related issues in one place. If you are sure all items in the analysis are safe, click Trust all on the Unsigned items to trust all scripts simultaneously. |
Necessary
input for the selected script |
Lists all parameters that have been defined for the selected script. Click on a parameter to modify the input. Different parameter types have different input settings. |
Value |
Click this radio button if you want to type a value to use as input for the selected parameter. |
Property |
Click this radio button to associate the selected parameter with a property. |
Select
Property |
Opens the Select Property dialog where you can specify which property to get the input to the script from. |
Expression |
Click this radio button to calculate the value for the selected parameter via an expression. |
Select
visualization |
Select the visualization in the current analysis that you want to associate with the selected script parameter. |
Select
page |
Select the page in the current analysis that you want to associate with the selected script parameter. |
Select
data table |
Select the data table in the current analysis that you want to associate with the selected script parameter. |
Data Function
Select this option to insert an action that refreshes a previously executed data function when clicked.
Option |
Description |
Description |
A text that can be shown in the tooltip when hovering with the mouse pointer over the item connected to the action. By typing a good description you can help other users of the analysis understand what will happen when clicking on the item. |
Available
data functions |
Lists all data functions that have been executed within the current analysis and that do not use the Refresh function automatically feature. |