Tile editor

The tile editor is where you set up what a dashboard tile shows and how it looks. Every tile type uses the same editor, but each type shows only the settings that apply to it. This page describes each setting on the Details tab and which tile types have it.

To open the tile editor, put your dashboard in edit mode, expand the option menu on the tile, and select Edit Tile. To add a new tile, see Add your first tile.

The editor has three tabs:

• Details: what the tile shows and how it looks, described on this page
• Drilldowns: further views of the data that viewers can drill into. See Drilldowns.
• Filters: filters that apply to this tile only. See Tile filters.

To rename a tile, select its title on the dashboard and edit it in place.

Sections of the Details tab

The Details tab starts with the Tile Type, followed by the sections for that type:

Some tile types have their own sections in place of dimensions:

• Text on a text tile, where you write the tile's content
• Sets on a Venn tile
• Columns on a data grid
• Map Definition on a map, where you choose the map to show
• Variables on a profile tile

You choose dimensions and measures in the same search dialogue you use across Orbit. See Searching in Orbit.

Dimension settings

A dimension splits your data into categories, such as region or gift type, and each measure gives the number for each category. Expand a dimension to see its settings. The settings depend on the type of variable you chose.

In the tables on this page, charts means single and multi dimension charts, not Pareto charts.

For how date and numeric bands work, see Band dates and numbers.

On a cube, add dimensions under Rows and Columns, and select Swap Axes to switch them.

Measure settings

A measure is the number a tile shows. For what you can measure and what each function does, see Measures. Expand a measure to see its settings. Which ones you see depends on the tile type.

To combine two measures, select Calculated Measure next to + Add Measure. See Calculated measures. Number tiles also have Compare settings. See Number tiles.

Data Settings

These settings control how the tile counts its data and how much of it shows.

A value limit applies across the whole tile, while a category limit applies to one dimension.

Data grids and profile tiles have their own data settings. See Data grid tiles and Setting up your profile tile.

Tile Settings

These settings control how the tile looks and behaves on the dashboard.

Data grids also have Results Require User Filter and Restrict Export. See Data grid tiles.

Notes

Notes appear on the tile, to explain what it shows or how to read it. Turn on Notes and enter your content in the editor. You can:

• Make text bold, italic, underlined, or struck through
• Align text left, centre, right, or justified
• Add bulleted or numbered lists
• Add or remove links
• Insert an image

To add a whole tile of text instead, use a text tile.

Changing a tile in view mode

Viewers can change some of these settings for themselves from the tile's option menu in view mode, such as the sort order. See Change how a tile displays.