Using "useGetWidgetModel" to Embed an Existing Widget in ComposeSDK When developing ComposeSDK embedded applications, there are three principal techniques for embedding or converting an existing Sisense widget. Discussing each method, and some of th...
How to hide the "Switch to view mode" button based on a role This article provides an example JavaScript snippet that could hide the "Switch to view mode" button based on the user's role. How to use it? First of all, you need to get the role name y...
Symptoms Sometimes with a pivot table full of many columns with zero and only a few non-zero values, you want the zeroes to display as empty-string. That way the nonzero values really stand out. (This is the opposite of this: Solved: nulls to 0 in...
Using the Color Palette Parameter of Sisense Dashboards in Scripts and Plugins Like many other dashboard parameters, the color palette of a Sisense dashboard can be accessed and modified in scripts and plugins for customization and addi...
This article describes how the append dashboard filters as URL params to apply scope automatically to embedded dashboards. The example below shows how to apply members as filters. If you already have dashboard filters defined, you can write the f...
Migrating Blox Custom Actions When relocating Sisense resources from one server to another, the Sisense Rest API is a possible method for transferring Sisense components and objects like dashboards, users, groups, and data sources. Similarly, Blo...
This dashboard script allows you to add subtitles/description right under the widget title. To add a subtitle/description add ' - ' after the widget title, followed by the subtitle text. Long text will automatically wrap. To add another line break wi...
Sisense doesn't currently support filtering on timestamps natively. This article shows how we can leverage BloX to work around this limitation and allow users to select a date and timestamp range to filter their dashboards. (This is an updated versio...
This article will show you how to quickly color a pivot table into two sections: by Row and by Value1. Build your pivot table. 2. In the widget editor, add the widget script below. Information on how to add a widget script here: https://sisense.dev/...
Using the "desc" Description Parameter of a Sisense Dashboard via the REST API and the Dashboard Javascript Object The description parameter ("desc") of the Sisense dashboard object is notable for its somewhat unique characteristic – it's not access...
If you've ever attempted to dynamically resize your embedded iFrames in your parent application, you may have experienced a CORS conflict. Basically, since your parent application and sisense application serve from different domains, your browser re...
How to use JumpToDashboard in a Blox widget This article explains how to use a JumpToDashboard within a Blox widget. We’ll use a default template “Indicator Right” as an example to implement the JumpToDashboard action within the button. First, let...
Sync Blox Input Element with Current Filter State When creating a Blox widget and altering a filter within a dashboard or widget, it is sometimes advantageous to modify the default behavior, so that upon activating a Blox action, the Blox widget in...
Dynamic Timeframe in Sisense BloX Analytical Need Understanding the timeframe scope of the data is crucial for contextualizing the dashboard, or report, accurately. Sisense generally accomplishes this by reflecting the timeframe scope within the fil...
Using the Metadata plugin, themes, and languages to limit duplication of dashboards Do you end up with many copies of the same dashboard because your different users want to see their dashboards using their color schemes and their naming conventions?...
Funnel chart migration from Funnel Add-on to out-of-the-box widget Previously, we had the Funnel widget as a separate solution, which became a part of the product and is no longer supported as a plugin. (https://www.sisense.com/marketplace/funnel-wi...
Introduction The following article discusses a dashboard's (high-level) development cycle. It breaks the process into easy measurable steps that start from the initial KPI planning all the way to maintaining and adjusting your end product. Table of C...
Localization in Sisense, or How to Control Date and Numbers FormatIn Sisense, the format of data displayed, such as date and numbers in widgets or filters, is managed by localization. By default, localization is set to be automatically detected based...
Analytical Need Sometimes we wish to see how we are performing in the last x months and comparing that to the previous parallel period. For example, we wish to see how we perform from Sep last year to Aug this year and compare it with Sep 2 years ...
You will learn about common scenarios where we may need to copy or apply a new list of sharings for dashboards within this article. We need to export some dashboard corruption, remove them from the instance, and import them back. Copy the share lis...
