How to minimize or maximize one of 4 containers in Xcelsius Dashboard 2008?

[former_member363950]

Hi SDN Members,

Is there a possibility to minimize or maximize (in the whole windows i.e.) one of four containers in a Xcelsius dashboard (2008 SP02). This in runtime or in a swf file.

As example we can see this functionality here ([www.example.adobe|http://examples.adobe.com/flex3/devnet/dashboard/main.html])

Or is there a better suggestion to integrate such a functionality in a Xcelsius Dashboard.

Kind regards and many thanks for helping

Arnaud

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

You need to Create 2 containers,2 Line Chart/Pie Chart and 2 Push buttons.

Logic:

1>1 container and 1 line chart should be of smaller size(will be used for minimized screen),other 2 should have the size as required when user clicks on Maximize button.

2>set 1 push button(let minimize button) value to 1 and other push button(let maximize button) value to 2.

3>and then set dynamic visibility for the containers and charts,i.e when minimize button(having value 1) will be clicked the the smaller container/charts will be displayed and when maximize button(having value 2) will be clicked the the Larger container/charts will be displayed .

Hope it will help you.If unclear then post with your query.

[Former Member]

Hi ,

Xcelsius has a component to meet your requirement. Under Componnets->Others->"Panel Set" . In the Panel set component when you have multiple panels, this maximize and minimizw option works automatically.

Hope it helps!

Please provide points if this answers helps you!

Thanks,

Arun

[former_member363950]

Hi Arun and many thanks for your help,

I can use the panel set with four windows panel to resolve the problem as you wrote:

The problem i have now, is that when i click on the maximization button (where actually i ONLY have the MAXImization button on each window and no min...) on one of the window:

All the 4 charts of the 4 windows are displayed. The actual functionality is only that, i have know only one button for all the dashboard to go back to the initial panel set (with 4 windows).

Do you know how i can configure the panel set, so that, when i click on the button of a window, only that window with its own chart is displayed and not all 4 charts.

Many thanks and kind regards

Arnaud

Edited by: Arnaud on Jan 19, 2012 4:55 PM

[Former Member]

Hi Arnaud,

Firstly the dashboard in www.examples.adobe is not developed using Xcelsius. That is developed using HTML coding on a different dashboard tool . We can achieve the functionality that your dashboard requires but you need to have a lot of components and implement dynamic visibility idea throughout the dashboard.It might affect your the dashboard performance. That again depends upon the number of charts you want to display.

Thanks,

Arun Uday

[former_member363950]

Hi Arun, In the panel set i use a layout with 4 panels, each one with 1 chart: That means i uses 4 charts.

Can you help me to find out how to set the panels, so that only one chart is displayed, when i click on the maximization button of its panel.

Many thanks and kind regards

Arnaud

[Former Member]

Hi Arnaud ,

Firstly, you need to have 4 different swf files separetely for each chart.

Eg: "file1.swf" , "file2.swf" , "file3.swf" , "file4.swf" . this swf files should have the required selection components and charts with all data connections working. Now place a Panel set in your canvas. In the properties under Content > content type should be "By URL".

Open the swf files in browser and get the url and place it in spread sheet,for eg."C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\file1.swf". Assign the different URL's to the respective panels. Under Behaviour tab , in Selected Item option assign "Item:" as URL 1. Now when you preview it , you can see all the four charts in four panels. You will find Maximize option on the top right most corner of every panel. You can maximize and minize to work on them accordingly.

Hope it helps!

Please provide points if this answer helps you!

Thanks,

Arun Uday