Calendar Picker Description

This is the Need4Viz Wiki page for the Calendar Picker from Navigation Elements.

Since Need4Viz 2024.2.0

• Display a date selector to affect one or two Webi variable(s).
• Selector can be a day/day-time/time/month/week picker.
• The resulted selection is sent to Webi variable in a fixed format for each kind of picker :
  • Day → YYYY-MM-DD
  • DayTime → YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MI
  • Time → HH:MI
  • Month → YYYY-MM
  • Week → YYYY-WWK

• Dimension 1 : Webi report variable that will be directly affected by the calendar picker.
• Dimension 2 : [optional] Webi report variable that will be directly affected by a second calendar picker (linked to the first one).

Here you can find instructions for accessing settings for Need4viz graphics: Format Custom Element.

For Calendar Picker, the available parameters are :

Extended Parameters

• Global
  • Title of chart : This common setting is described here → Chart title.
  • Background color : This setting allows you to choose the type of colorization for the background of the component. Several styles and colors are available.

• Options
  • Global options : Choose here the kind of picker you need (day/time/month…). You can enter a min/max value (in the same format as the resulted selection), choose to not add a button for the validation and set the style of the calendar values.
  • Button options : Customize here the wording as well as the font style of the button.
  • Labels calendars : Customize here the wording as well as the font style of the labels on top of the calendar(s).

• Input_Control
  • Input Controls reset option : This setting allows you to choose the input controls that must be reset or not. If “All except specified” is set and no list is fed, all report input controls will be reset when selection is done.
  • Variables reset option : This setting allows you to reset your Webi variables (set with #N4V_ALL content) during the selection (use “;” separator).

Export Server → See the user guide for the “Export Server” section here

Export FTP → See the user guide for the “Export FTP” section here

Export SharePoint → See the user guide for the “Export SharePoint” section here

KB articles to get more information :

• How to create a Calendar picker and use it your Webi report : Here