Initial Selection

When the dashboard is first loaded, it is often useful for contents to be given initial selections, so that the user isn't presented with a blank page. No initial selection is provided by default, but you can use the Initial Selection dialog, available on the popup menu of each content (or if you prefer, each view of the content). The dialog is shown in Figure 2.5, “Initial Selection Dialog”.

Figure 2.5. Initial Selection Dialog

Initial Selection Dialog

The choices for initial selection are:

None
The default - no items are initially selected.
All
All items are initially selected.
First
The first item is selected (depending on sort order, if any).
Last
The last item is selected (depending on sort order, if any).
Values
This option requires a field name and one or more constant or dynamic values to compare against the records. All records that contain values of the chosen field that match the value strings will be selected. Note that if the values are constant, they must be strings and any other data types will be formatted into strings if necessary, for comparison purposes. If the values are dynamic parameters, they must be defined in the Parameters tab page in Perspective. The parameter value follows the syntax below:
${Parameter_Name#choice(option_1,option_2,
option_3,...,option_n)}
After adding ${Parameter_Name} as a value, each time you click the Home button to refresh, the Dynamic Parameters window will display a dropdown list with pre-defined options for your selection.
Select All on Refresh
All items are selected and the selection is updated each time the view is refreshed.
Select First on Refresh
The first item is selected and the selection is updated each time the view is refreshed.