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Prerequisites

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Only users with the admin role can switch the widget types.

How to switch to another widget type 

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  1. Navigate to Widgetson the MSPbots app.
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  2. Open one widget that you want to switch Select the widget for switching to another widget type.
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  3. When the Widget Builder window opens, click Click Config. 
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  4. In Next, click the Widget Type dropdown menu of Widget Type, select the widget type and choose the type of widget you want to switch to. The following widget types are supported for switching between each other.
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    You can switch between the following types of widgets alternatively. 

    • Grid
    • Funnel
    • Card Number
    • Progress Tracker
    • Line Chart
    • Column Chart
    • Pie Chart
    • Heatmap
    • Pivot Table
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    After switching the widget type, the configuration switching for the widget is as follows:
    Basic Setting - Settings for the switched widget are the same as the

  5. Click Apply.

How do the configurations change after switching to another widget type?

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The original configurations adjust as you switch the widget from one type to another. The changes in the settings are described below.

  • Basic Setting - This setting is unchanged. It will be the same as the configurations in the original widget.
  • Data Source -

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  •  This setting is also unchanged. It will be the same as the configurations in the original widget.
  • Config

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        • Parameter fields that exist in both the original

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        • and

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        • the target widget

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        • will be filled in sequentially.

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        • However, if the parameter field

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        • is not

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        • available in the target widget, it will not be displayed.

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        • Configuration is required for parameter fields that exist in the target widget but not in the original widget

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        • The original widget's

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        • Dimension and Measure fields

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        • will be synchronized and sequentially converted

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        • and filled in

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        • the new widget type.
      • Condition Formatting

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        • If

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        • the original

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        • and the

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        • converted widget have Condition Formatting configured,

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        • the new widget's configuration retains the original settings for Condition Formatting

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        • . 
        • If the original widget does not have Condition Formatting

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        • and the

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        • converted widget has Condition Formatting settings,

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        • you have to configure the Condition Formatting for the

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        • converted widget. 

      • History -

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      • The settings for the

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      • converted widget are the same as the original widget.

        Tip

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      • The configuration of the first widget will be displayed when you switch to

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      • a new widget type

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      • and

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      • switch back to the

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      • initial widget type

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