Dashboards and Interactivity Flashcards

A dashboard extension object lets you:

Answer: Integrate third-party or custom web apps that interact with the dashboard data

Extensions embed web apps that can read and respond to dashboard data via the Extensions API.

When a filter action's 'Source Sheets' and 'Target Sheets' are the same sheet, the typical result is:

Answer: Drill-down behavior within that sheet

Pointing a filter action at its own source enables interactive drill-down on that sheet.

Which setting controls whether a dashboard's filters re-query the data source live versus using an extract?

Answer: The data source connection type (live vs extract)

Live connections query the source on each interaction, while extracts query the cached extract.

A best practice for dashboard performance with many interactive filters is to:

Answer: Use context filters or extract filters to reduce the data scanned

Context or extract filters narrow the dataset so interactive filters run faster.

What does the 'Only relevant values' option on a quick filter do?

Answer: Shows only values that remain after other filters are applied

'Only relevant values' limits the filter list to options still valid given other active filters.

To create a guided, sequential narrative across several dashboards, you would use:

Answer: A Story with story points

Stories arrange dashboards and sheets into sequential story points for guided analysis.

Why might a published dashboard look different from the design view?

Answer: Dashboard sizing was set to 'Automatic' or a different fixed size than the viewer's screen

Automatic or mismatched fixed sizing causes layouts to render differently across screen sizes.