DashboardItemGroup Class

Represents a group used to arrange dashboard items within a dashboard.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardCommon

Assembly: DevExpress.Dashboard.v23.1.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Dashboard.Core, DevExpress.Win.Dashboard.Design

Declaration

C#

public class DashboardItemGroup :
    DashboardItem,
    IMasterFilterItem,
    IInteractivityOptionsProvider,
    IDashboardItemContainer

VB.NET

Public Class DashboardItemGroup
    Inherits DashboardItem
    Implements IMasterFilterItem,
               IInteractivityOptionsProvider,
               IDashboardItemContainer

Related API Members

The following members return DashboardItemGroup objects:

• Dashboard.CreateGroup()
• DashboardItem.Group
• DashboardItemGroup.Group

Remarks

A dashboard item group arranges dashboard items within the dashboard into a separate layout group. Moreover, the dashboard item group provides the capability to manage interaction between dashboard items within and outside of the group.

To create and manage a dashboard item group in code, use the following members:

• To add a group to the dashboard, use the Dashboard.Groups property or create a new group using the Dashboard.CreateGroup method.
• To add or remove dashboard items to/from the group, use the Add/Remove methods. The Items property provides access to dashboard items contained within the current group.

• To access interactivity settings for the current DashboardItemGroup, use the InteractivityOptions property. The DashboardItemGroupInteractivityOptions object returned by this property exposes the following members.

  • The DashboardItemGroupInteractivityOptions.IsMasterFilter property provides the capability to filter external dashboard items using master filter items contained within the current dashboard item group. If this property is set to false, master filter items contained within the group can filter only dashboard items from this group.
  • The FilterableDashboardItemInteractivityOptions.IgnoreMasterFilters property allows you to isolate dashboard items contained within the group from being filtered using external master filter items.

Example

This example demonstrates how to combine filter elements in a group and bind them to data in code.

The dashboard contains the following filter items combined in a group:

• ComboBoxDashboardItem
• ListBoxDashboardItem
• TreeViewDashboardItem

The group serve as a master filter for the Chart dashboard item.

View Example: How to Group Filter Elements and Bind to Data at Runtime

Form1.cs

using DevExpress.DashboardCommon;
using DevExpress.DataAccess.ConnectionParameters;
using DevExpress.DataAccess.Sql;
using DevExpress.XtraEditors;
using System;

namespace Dashboard_FilterElements_and_Groups {
    public partial class Form1 : XtraForm {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            DashboardSqlDataSource dataSource = CreateDataSource();
            dashboardViewer1.Dashboard = CreateDashboard(dataSource);
            dashboardViewer1.SetMasterFilter("comboBoxDashboardItem1", "Internet Explorer");
        }

        private static DashboardSqlDataSource CreateDataSource() {
            DashboardSqlDataSource dataSource = new DashboardSqlDataSource();
            dataSource.ConnectionParameters =
                new XmlFileConnectionParameters(@"..\..\Data\WebsiteStatisticsData.xml");
            SelectQuery selectQuery = SelectQueryFluentBuilder
                .AddTable("Data")
                .SelectColumns("Browser", "BrowserDetails", "Date", "Count")
                .Build("Statistics");
            dataSource.Queries.Add(selectQuery);
            return dataSource;
        }

        private static Dashboard CreateDashboard(DashboardSqlDataSource dataSource) {
            Dashboard dashboard1 = new Dashboard();
            dashboard1.DataSources.Add(dataSource);

            ComboBoxDashboardItem comboBox1 = new ComboBoxDashboardItem() {
                Name = "Browser",
                DataSource = dataSource,
                DataMember = "Statistics",
                ComboBoxType = ComboBoxDashboardItemType.Checked
            };
            comboBox1.FilterDimensions.Add(new Dimension("Browser"));

            ListBoxDashboardItem listBox1 = new ListBoxDashboardItem() {
                Name = "Browser Version",
                DataSource = dataSource,
                DataMember = "Statistics"
            };
            listBox1.FilterDimensions.Add(new Dimension("BrowserDetails"));
            listBox1.InteractivityOptions.IgnoreMasterFilters = false;

            TreeViewDashboardItem treeView1 = new TreeViewDashboardItem() {
                Name = "Date",
                DataSource = dataSource,
                DataMember = "Statistics",
                AutoExpandNodes = true
            };
            treeView1.FilterDimensions.AddRange(new Dimension("Date", DateTimeGroupInterval.Year),
                new Dimension("Date", DateTimeGroupInterval.Quarter));

            DashboardItemGroup group1 = new DashboardItemGroup() {
                Name = "Filters"
            };
            group1.InteractivityOptions.IsMasterFilter = true;
            dashboard1.Groups.Add(group1);
            group1.AddRange(comboBox1, treeView1, listBox1);

            ChartDashboardItem chart1 = new ChartDashboardItem() {
                Name = "Browser Statistics",
                DataSource = dataSource,
                DataMember = "Statistics",
            };
            chart1.Arguments.Add(new Dimension("Date", DateTimeGroupInterval.MonthYear));
            chart1.SeriesDimensions.AddRange(new Dimension("Browser"), new Dimension("BrowserDetails"));
            chart1.Panes.Add(new ChartPane());
            SimpleSeries salesAmountSeries = new SimpleSeries(SimpleSeriesType.SplineArea);
            salesAmountSeries.Value = new Measure("Count");
            chart1.Panes[0].Series.Add(salesAmountSeries);
            dashboard1.Items.Add(chart1);

            return dashboard1;
        }
    }
}

Form1.vb

Imports DevExpress.DashboardCommon
Imports DevExpress.DataAccess.ConnectionParameters
Imports DevExpress.DataAccess.Sql
Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors
Imports System

Namespace Dashboard_FilterElements_and_Groups
    Partial Public Class Form1
        Inherits XtraForm

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
        End Sub

        Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
            Dim dataSource As DashboardSqlDataSource = CreateDataSource()
            dashboardViewer1.Dashboard = CreateDashboard(dataSource)
            dashboardViewer1.SetMasterFilter("comboBoxDashboardItem1", "Internet Explorer")
        End Sub

        Private Shared Function CreateDataSource() As DashboardSqlDataSource
            Dim dataSource As New DashboardSqlDataSource()
            dataSource.ConnectionParameters = New XmlFileConnectionParameters("..\..\Data\WebsiteStatisticsData.xml")
            Dim selectQuery As SelectQuery = SelectQueryFluentBuilder.AddTable("Data").SelectColumns("Browser", "BrowserDetails", "Date", "Count").Build("Statistics")
            dataSource.Queries.Add(selectQuery)
            Return dataSource
        End Function
        Private Shared Function CreateDashboard(ByVal dataSource As DashboardSqlDataSource) As Dashboard
            Dim dashboard1 As New Dashboard()
            dashboard1.DataSources.Add(dataSource)

            Dim comboBox1 As New ComboBoxDashboardItem() With {.Name = "Browser", .DataSource = dataSource, .DataMember = "Statistics", .ComboBoxType = ComboBoxDashboardItemType.Checked}
            comboBox1.FilterDimensions.Add(New Dimension("Browser"))

            Dim listBox1 As New ListBoxDashboardItem() With {.Name = "Browser Version", .DataSource = dataSource, .DataMember = "Statistics"}
            listBox1.FilterDimensions.Add(New Dimension("BrowserDetails"))
            listBox1.InteractivityOptions.IgnoreMasterFilters = False

            Dim treeView1 As New TreeViewDashboardItem() With {.Name = "Date", .DataSource = dataSource, .DataMember = "Statistics", .AutoExpandNodes = True}
            treeView1.FilterDimensions.AddRange(New Dimension("Date", DateTimeGroupInterval.Year), New Dimension("Date", DateTimeGroupInterval.Quarter))

            Dim group1 As New DashboardItemGroup() With {.Name = "Filters"}
            group1.InteractivityOptions.IsMasterFilter = True
            dashboard1.Groups.Add(group1)
            group1.AddRange(comboBox1, treeView1, listBox1)

            Dim chart1 As New ChartDashboardItem() With {.Name = "Browser Statistics", .DataSource = dataSource, .DataMember = "Statistics"}
            chart1.Arguments.Add(New Dimension("Date", DateTimeGroupInterval.MonthYear))
            chart1.SeriesDimensions.AddRange(New Dimension("Browser"), New Dimension("BrowserDetails"))
            chart1.Panes.Add(New ChartPane())
            Dim salesAmountSeries As New SimpleSeries(SimpleSeriesType.SplineArea)
            salesAmountSeries.Value = New Measure("Count")
            chart1.Panes(0).Series.Add(salesAmountSeries)
            dashboard1.Items.Add(chart1)

            Return dashboard1
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace

Implements

ICustomPropertyProvider

IDashboardItemContainer

Inheritance

Object

DashboardItem

DashboardItemGroup