Actions are a convenient and effective means of extending the classic flow of analytics. Use the Actions panel to configure specific actions that will be triggered when a user clicks somewhere on the visual. To learn about support for MS SSAS defined Actions, see Cube Actions.
Note: Discovery Actions are not available in the Community edition.
Tip: To learn about using Actions in Present, click here.
Configuring Actions
Opening the Action panel
Open the Actions panel from the Home ribbon.
Actions are configured from the Action panel.
Action Types
The types of action that you can configure from the Action panel include:
- Jump to Content Item: Open a discovery or presentation from the Action context menu or one of the other Run From options.
- Jump to URL: When the specified report element is selected, the dynamic PQL functions are used to produce a URL.
- Execute JavaScript: When the specified report element is selected, a JavaScript function is executed.
- Tooltip: Create a tooltip that displays a specified discovery or presentation.
Tip: Actions can be replicated across multiple reports, edited, and deleted as needed. For more information, see Action Panel in Discover Pro.
Cube Actions
When working with MS OLAP, Tabular, and BW models, actions that were configured in the data source can be executed in Pyramid. For more information, see Cube Actions.
Execute Actions
You can access actions through the Actions context menu, which opens through right-click on a desktop or a long tap on a mobile (where the action is a supported type):
For Jump to Content Item, Jump to URL, and Execute JavaScript actions, you may also be able to run the Action "on click." That is, you may also be able to run the action when you Click or Tap, Double-click, or Alt+click the Trigger Element. The click action is configured using the Run From attribute.