Dimension Class

A dimension that is a DataItem whose values are used to categorize data.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardCommon

Assembly: DevExpress.Dashboard.v20.2.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Dashboard.Core, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Dashboard.Core

Declaration

C#

public class Dimension :
    DataItem

VB.NET

Public Class Dimension
    Inherits DataItem

Related API Members

The following members return Dimension objects:

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• BoundImageDashboardItem.ImageDimension
• CardDashboardItem.SparklineArgument
• ChoroplethMapDashboardItem.AttributeDimension
• DateFilterDashboardItem.Dimension
• GeoPointMapDashboardItemBase.Latitude
• GeoPointMapDashboardItemBase.Longitude
• GridDashboardItem.SparklineArgument
• GridDimensionColumn.Dimension
• GridHyperlinkColumn.DisplayValue
• PieMapDashboardItem.Argument
• PivotItemFormatRuleLevel.Column
• PivotItemFormatRuleLevel.Row
• RangeFilterDashboardItem.Argument

Remarks

The Dimension is used to provide discrete categorical information. These values can be of any type - string, date-time or numeric. In any case, the dashboard does not summarize the dimension values, but groups identical values. You can perform grouping, sorting, or display the top values for the dimension values. In contrast to dimensions, a Measure is used to summarize data against grouped dimension values.

To learn more about dimensions and measures, see Measures and Dimensions.

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

Inheritance

Object

DataItem

Dimension