Initial page should be blank when executing a Dashboard

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am creating a dashboard with 3 tables and 3 charts. A set of table & Chart gets data from one Dataprovider, similarly 2 more sets of Table & Charts from other Dataproviders. I have added a dropdown web item with this 3 Dataproviders in it, wherein when i select a Dataprovder the chart & table for that dataprovider alone is displayed, other 2 sets are hidden.

When i execute this template, in the first screen, i am getting a dropdown at the top with all the 3 tables & 3 charts displaying below. But I want the initial screen to be blank with only Dropdown box at the top. Only when i select a query from the dropdown, the table & Chart should be displayed. I am sure that this is possible in WAD but not sure on how to do it.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Regards,

Murali

[former_member213877 · Accepted solution]

Hi Murali,

Keep the Visibility (VISIBILITY) property of all three containers in which you have the Analysis Items and the Charts as Hidden.

-Pradnya

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Pradnya,

I have already tried this option. But in the initial page, it is showing all the Tables & Charts. Only when i select the particular command in the dropdown, the page is coming blank. But, my requirement is that once the page open itself, it should open blank with only dropdown box at the top.

Thanks,

Murali

[former_member213877 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

What do you select in the dropdown (which command), the page is coming blank??

-Pradnya

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Pradnya,

The command i have given. I have created 4 commands totally. 3 commands for executing 3 table & Chart set individually and the other 1 command for hiding all of the Tables & Charts to display the page blank.

The Problem is i want the initial page to be blank itself. Right now, in the initial page, i am getting all the tables & charts displaying. Only when i select the particular command in the dropdown, the Blank page is coming.

Please reply back if you need any further clarifications.

Thanks,

Murali

[former_member213877 · Accepted solution]

Hi Murali,

In the first place, setting the Visible property of the container to Hidden[HIDDEN] should work.

But, since, that is not helping out.. You can try doing this..

In the web template property, there is a property.. Standard Actions of the Web template.

It has two sub properties, Action Before First Display and Action Before Rendering.

Try setting the command for hiding all of the Tables & Charts to display the page blank in Action Before Rendering.

Do let me know how it works.

-Pradnya

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Pradnya,

Thanks for your help.

Can you help me in finding the Property "Standard Actions of the Web template" in WAD? I checked in all the tabs but couldnt find like that.

Regards,

Murali

[former_member213877 · Accepted solution]

Hi Murali,

When you click on + (plus sign) in the Behavior property.., Under 'Use Personalization', we have Standard Actions of the Web template.

Again when we click on the plus sign against 'Standard Actions of the Web template', we have 'Action Before First Rendering'.

Still didnt find, check it out here...

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/14/31fa826d0bd540899b02888bf55df4/content.htm

Hope this helps you..!!

-Pradnya

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Pradnya,

This works. But i have another problem. Initially, the page is coming blank but when i select any of the query in the dropdown, it is not getting displayed, the page is still showing blank. This happens for all the 3 queries.

Any help on this?

Thanks,

Murali

[former_member213877 · Accepted solution]

Hi Murali,

I dont know the reason why it is behaving so. I too, tried it out.

I also tried using the first approach i.e. making the container's visibility to Hidden (HIDDEN). It works.

First, keep the visibilty property of all the three containers to Hidden.

For Dropdown web item's property, select Fixed List of Options ( Static_option_List), and then bind them accordingly.

i.e.

1.) for Dataprovider1 (Text in the Dropdown box) --> Three Set Web Item Parameters Commands

First command--> Container1 in Target Web Item > Next> Visibility = Visible ( VISIBLE ).

Second command--> Container2 in Target Web Item > Next> Visibility = Hidden ( HIDDEN ).

Third command--> Container3 in Target Web Item > Next> Visibility = Hidden ( HIDDEN ).

2.) for Dataprovider2 (Text in the Dropdown box) --> Three Set Web Item Parameters Commands

First command--> Container2 in Target Web Item > Next> Visibility = Visible ( VISIBLE ).

Second command--> Container1 in Target Web Item > Next> Visibility = Hidden ( HIDDEN ).

Third command--> Container3 in Target Web Item > Next> Visibility = Hidden ( HIDDEN ).

3.) for Dataprovider3 (Text in the Dropdown box) --> Three Set Web Item Parameters Commands

First command--> Container3 in Target Web Item > Next> Visibility = Visible ( VISIBLE ).

Second command--> Container2 in Target Web Item > Next> Visibility = Hidden ( HIDDEN ).

Third command--> Container1 in Target Web Item > Next> Visibility = Hidden ( HIDDEN ).

4.) for No Display (Text in the Dropdown box) --> Three Set Web Item Parameters Commands

First command--> Container1 in Target Web Item > Next> Visibility = Hidden ( HIDDEN ).

Second command--> Container2 in Target Web Item > Next> Visibility = Hidden ( HIDDEN ).

Third command--> Container3 in Target Web Item > Next> Visibility = Hidden ( HIDDEN ).

Please try this out again. It works in my case...

There must be some small mistake you must be making .... somewhere..

-Pradnya

Edited by: Pradnya Rane on Mar 30, 2009 4:25 PM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Pradnya,

Thanks for all your effort. Its working fine now :-):-)..

Regards,

Murali