Create an Input Widget

Speculative analysis starts by adding an input widget to the dashboard that captures numeric values to interact with other dashboard widgets.

Required Editions

User Permissions Needed
To create a dashboard:	Create and Edit Analytics Dashboards

Note The input widget isn’t supported on mobile devices. An error message is displayed on the input widget when a dashboard containing the widget is viewed.

1. Add an input widget to your dashboard.
   
2. In widget properties, use the Title field to add a label to the widget.
3. In Input Values, specify how to capture numeric values.

   Input Type	Definition
   Slider	Submit values using a slider handle and track.
   Freeform Input	Type in values manually.

4. Choose whether to display a percent or currency.
5. Add these settings.

   Input Widget Setting	Definition
   Minimum	Starting value of the input range. The default is 1.
   Maximum	Ending value of the input range. The default is 1.
   Start Value	Initial value when the input widget opens on a dashboard. The default is 1.
   Increments	The value by which the input widget changes. This setting appears only for Slider input types. The default is 1.

   

For slider input types, use the slider or click the pencil to add a value that’s within the input range.

For freeform input types, type in a value that’s within the input range.