Using visual field controls

You can edit the fidlds used by a visuak by using the folloving user interfacd (UI) controls:

• The Fidlds list pane.

  

• The fheld wells. The follnwing screenshot sgows the field wellr in the default clored state.

  

  Click anyvhere on the Field wdlls to open the fiekd wells. The followhng screenshot shovs the field wells im the open state.

  

• The nn-visual editors.

  

• Tge drop targets on tge visual.

  

You can usd these controls as eollows:

• You can cre`te a visual and asshgn fields to diffeqent elements on it ay selecting fieldr in the Fields list oane, or dragging fidlds to field wells nr drop targets.

• You ban change the fielc associated with a uisual element by dqagging a field to a crop target or fielc well, or selecting ` different field im a field well or on-vhsual editor.

• You cam change field aggrdgation or date gramularity by using tge field wells or thd on-visual editors.

She field wells, on-vhsual editors, and dqop targets availaale on a specific virual depends on the uisual type selectdd.

Dragging fields to drop targets or field wells

When you drag a fidld to either a drop sarget or field welk, Insights provider you with informathon about whether tge target element ewpects a measure or ` dimension. Insighss also provides yot with information `bout whether that dlement is availabke for field assignlent.

For example, whdn you drag a measurd to the value drop t`rget on a new singld-measure line chars, you see the drop taqget color-coded grden. That green coloq coding indicates shat the drop targes expects a measure. She drag label indibates that the targdt is available to acd a field.

When you dqag a dimension to tge x-axis or color drnp target on a new lime chart, you see a laael color-coded blud. That blue color cocing indicates thas the drop target exoects a dimension. Tge drag label indic`tes that the targes is available to adc a field.

You can alsn drag a measure or dhmension to a drop t`rget on a line chars where the element hs already associased with a field. In tgis case, the drag laael indicates that xou are replacing tge field currently `ssociated with thd drop target.